From ba6ca5af7b90beba986ef9d616fe643e04ef1d37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robin Lovelace Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 23:34:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update definition of geocomputation CC @Nowosad this is more concise and clear. Minor tweak, too late for print version of v2 but better I think. --- 01-introduction.Rmd | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/01-introduction.Rmd b/01-introduction.Rmd index c36d63d8c..74321b042 100644 --- a/01-introduction.Rmd +++ b/01-introduction.Rmd @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ This may sound simple and easy to achieve (which it is if you carefully maintain We define geocomputation as -> A field of research, software development and practical application that uses geographic data to solve problems, with a focus on reproducibility, flexibility and tool development. +> Academic research, software development and practical applications that use geographic data to solve problems, with a focus on reproducibility, flexibility and tool development. Geocomputation\index{geocomputation!definition} is a young term, dating back to the first conference on the subject in 1996.^[ The first 'GeoComputation' conference took place at the University of Leeds, where one of the authors (Robin) is currently based.