flat-file solution / suitable device / boundary network / earlier solution / printing press / mainstream computing / short-term solution / mainstream computing industry / uniform solution / mature technologies / Road networks / hybrid solution / Transportation applications / arc-based solution / software industry / early commercial products / asset management / database management / relational database management systems / geographic information systems / airline reservation system / /
Organization
Government of Canada / Department of Geography / University of California / Santa Barbara / National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis / /
Person
Alexander von Humboldt / Lewis / Clark / Michael F. Goodchild / Charles Darwin / / /
Position
Major / cartographer / /
ProvinceOrState
California / /
Technology
GIS / technology of database management / relational database / data modeling / database management system / CAD / /
MODELING THE EARTH: A SHORT HISTORY Michael F. Goodchild 1 ABSTRACT Models are partial mirrors, reflecting how humans perceive the world around them. I trace the history of modeling the geographic world from early descri