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Time geography rediscovered: a common language for location-oriented services

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Eric-Oluf Svee,

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LOCWEB '09: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Location and the Web

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1507136.1507147

Published: 04 April 2009 Publication History

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We propose that the concepts of Time Geography be evaluated as a framework for use within location-oriented services. Originally conceived as a system to describe patterns in human migration, Time Geography is ideally suited for providing the common language and concepts necessary for dialogue within this evolving area. Location-oriented services have been the focus of a great deal of attention, but with research occurring in many disparate disciplines, the lack of a common model that can conceptualize these ideas has not received appropriate attention. To demonstrate its applicability within location-oriented services, we present a research activity which makes explicit use of concepts from Time Geography, with the hope that it can be seen as a tractable and practical solution for several difficulties facing this fast growing area of interest.

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Sui D(2012)Looking through Hägerstrand’s dual vistas: towards a unifying framework for time geographyJournal of Transport Geography10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.02023(5-16)Online publication date: Jul-2012
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.020
Wilde EBoll SCheverst KFröhlich PPurves RSchöning JOlsen DHinckley KMorris MHudson SGreenberg S(2009)Location and the webCHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/1520340.1520729(4737-4740)Online publication date: 4-Apr-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1520340.1520729
Wilde EBoll SCheverst KFröhlich PPurves RSchöning J(2009)Second International Workshop on Location and the Web (LocWeb 2009)Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Location and the Web10.1145/1507136.1507137(1-2)Online publication date: 4-Apr-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1507136.1507137

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Time geography rediscovered: a common language for location-oriented services
1. Information systems
  1. Information systems applications
2. Social and professional topics

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Sui D(2012)Looking through Hägerstrand’s dual vistas: towards a unifying framework for time geographyJournal of Transport Geography10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.02023(5-16)Online publication date: Jul-2012
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.020
Wilde EBoll SCheverst KFröhlich PPurves RSchöning JOlsen DHinckley KMorris MHudson SGreenberg S(2009)Location and the webCHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/1520340.1520729(4737-4740)Online publication date: 4-Apr-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1520340.1520729
Wilde EBoll SCheverst KFröhlich PPurves RSchöning J(2009)Second International Workshop on Location and the Web (LocWeb 2009)Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Location and the Web10.1145/1507136.1507137(1-2)Online publication date: 4-Apr-2009
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1507136.1507137

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