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.	eographic Information Science (GISci) is a rapidly developing field of research and applications directed to modeling, managing, analyzing, and applying georeferenced information in a variety of contexts. GISci integrates geographic research traditions (associated with cartography, remote sensing, geographic information systems, environmental cognition, and spatial analysis) and forges links to complementary efforts in scientific visualization, high performance computing, spatial statistics, cognitive science, library science, intelligent transportation systems, facility location, and others. Research in GISci spans a range from the theoretical (associated with the representation of space and space-time) to the applied (particularly design of geographic information and mapping systems and their user interfaces) and also deals with the application of those systems (and implications of those applications) in contexts as diverse as environmental science, epidemiology and health care delivery, marketing, regional planning, decision support, hazards management, international development, science education, and many others. Building on a strong GISci base that involves several faculty with related research and teaching interests, the Department of Geography has just begun a major new GISci initiative in Geographic Visualization (geovisualization).
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