ABSTRACT
GeoComputation (GC) is new, exciting and here, but what is it? Some writers seem to think it has been around as long as there have been computers being used in geography, whilst others think that GC is more or less a brand-new invention. There is seemingly an understandable confusion, so the purpose of this chapter is to examine some of the alternative definitions, identify the more appropriate ones and then outline some examples of what it may mean in practice.
