List of potential research themes List of potential research themes from first breakout discussions The new information society is already looking very different, and is not easily represented with traditional tools, e.g. cartographic. Access is limited by issues of privacy, control, intellectual property rights, pricing, expertise, costs of acquisition, and the ability to create alternative information. Methods for modeling and simulating geographies are emerging in the digital world.
Daily transactions are increasingly likely to be geocoded.
Geographic and geospatial literacy define the ability of users of GI technologies to express themselves.