Читать книгу GIS Research Methods - Steven J. Steinberg - Страница 15

Chapter 9 explores approaches to conducting ethnographic research that has a spatial component. Specifically, we focus on how to accomplish spatial qualitative data collection in the field. Although GIS is a spatial computer program for ethnographic field research, we advise using a simple, low-technology process. Adopting a low-technology approach reduces the risks to data collection security and provides more data collection flexibility. In this chapter, we highlight the collection of primary, spatially based data via on-site ethnographic data collection methods, including case studies, oral histories, and participant observations. In essence, these are all forms of sociospatial documentation.