Discovering geographic knowledge in data rich environments: a report on a specialist meeting

On 18--20 March 1999, a Specialist Meeting on "Discovering geographic knowledge in data-rich environments" was convened under the auspices of the Varenius Project of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). This, workshop brought together a diverse group of researchers and practitioners with interests in developing and applying new techniques for exploring large and diverse geographic datasets. The interaction prior to, during and after the three-day workshop resulted in the identification of research priorities and directions for continued development of "geographic knowledge discovery" (GKD) theory techniques.