Observer can create error, but not truth. First Denunciation Truth not inherent in nature, but projected there by social action. Latour's Response Modernist division between Nature and Society no longer tenable. Both Nature and Society are to be explained. Speaking Truth to Power Reinterpreted Assessment of Data Quality confronts powerful institutions with observations they might not be so pleased to discover.
Persuasion lies at the core of scientific activity.
An Agenda for Change Need to avoid the tyranny of the way things have always been done. Research community should voice concerns about the solutions imbedded in routine technology. If GIS integrates diverse sources, geometric registration required. Despite its prevalence, registration software is rarely discussed or decribed. Each decision has a social component.