The Philosophy of GIS

1.    Qingyun Du (Wuhan University): A philosophy perspective on Theoretical Cartography and GIScience

2.    N. Chrisman (RMIT University):  Realism and ModelsT. Bittner (University of Buffalo): Is there a Quantum Geography?

5.    R.G. Winther (University of California Santa Cruz): Is the map really not the territory? Abstraction and Representation in GIS, Cartography, and Science

6.    B. Smith (University of Buffalo): On Drawing lines on a Map [revisited]

7.    A.C. Varzi (Columbia University in the City of New York): Boundaries: Theory and Practice

8.    R. Casati and P. Fernandez (CNRS, Institut Jean Nicod): (Dis)orientation, navigation styles, and GIS

9.    Thomasson (Dartmouth College): Geographic Objects and the Science of Geography [revisited]

10.  T. Tambassi (University of Bucharest): On the notion of geographical entities: mapping the geo-ontological debate

11.  H. Couclelis (University of California Santa Barbara): TBA

12.  D.M. Mark (University of Buffalo) and G. Sinha (Ohio University): Ontology design for topographic modeling and analysis

13.  C. Pesaresi (Sapienza University of Rome): GIS and education