THE EVOLUTION OF SERVICE ECONOMIES: A GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE1

Of the several classifications of services, each emphasizes different characteristics. The International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) is used for a comparative study on the transformation into service economies of the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, France, West Germany, Italy and Japan. Service economies are defined as national economies in which employment in services surpassed that in manufacturing. The pace of the evolution of service economies has been rapid with North America leading, followed in order by Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and West Germany. Service economies have important implications for urban growth, intercity competition, and international trade.     

高校GIS专业课程设置的探索

通过对高校地理信息系统(简称GIS)专业基础理论、基本方法、应用技术、与学科最新发展前沿的深入分析,结合GIS专业学生的知识结构体系,提出了一种新的GIS专业基础课和专业课的设置,在对GIS人才的特点和能力培养途径提出了自己建议的同时,对课程内容及教学形式等相关问题进行了相应地探讨。     

精品课程教学基本建设与教学改革研究——以《遥感概论》省级精品课程建设为例

以《遥感概论》省级精品课程建设为例,探讨精品课程教学基本建设与教学改革。认为高素质的教师队伍是精品课建设的基础,课程体系和教学内容的设计是精品课建设的关键,课程网站是精品课程建设的必备条件,学生综合能力提高是精品课建设的目标,并结合课程教学实践,提出了相应的建设措施。     

建立影像地图集生产系统,提高实践性教学质量

结合《苏州市影像地图集》的设计和研制,着重讨论基于新技术进行影像地图集生产的软硬件环境,以及通过对新技术的生产流程、过程控制方法等关键环节的技术研究和实践,建立了影像地图集生产实践教学系统。该系统为教师提供了先进的科学研究、技术开发和技术应用环境和条件,为开展实践性教学和进行地图集设计、生产提供理论和技术指导。     

福建省第三产业发展的区域比较分析

运用可拓工程方法和主成分分析方法建立了福建省第三产业发展水平的综合评判物元模型。模型的输出结果表明：福建省各地区第三产业发展水平差距悬殊；综合关联度将第三产业发展水平划分成4个等级，单指标关联度则揭示了各地区第三产业发展的优、劣势。     

高职GIS专业实践教学及实践基地建设

高职教育是GIS人才培养的重要组成部分。本文通过介绍职教GIS专业的建设，探索GIS实践教学与实践基地建设模式、方法及对人才培养的影响。     

Computer-assisted teaching and learning in photogrammetry

The advanced personal computer models, new storage media such as CD-ROMs, new authoring tools and especially the Internet will influence the production of learning software for photogrammetry. Some examples of learning programs are presented, including experience from the development and use of these programs in the education of land surveyors. They demonstrate the progress made over the years as well as the potential and possibilities of computer-assisted teaching and learning in photogrammetry.     

Productivity Profiles of PhD-Granting Geography Departments in the Unites States: 1980–1994

In our study, 48 U.S. departments that grant geography PhDs are compared along four measures of academic productivity. Using 1980–1994 as the base period, research productivity of faculty was assessed by counting book titles, as well as authorships in 77 journals. Teaching productivity was determined by placement of PhDs in graduate programs of geography in North America, and by a weighted index of teaching outcomes. Data were summed for departments, but are reported primarily as productivity per person (per FTE count). The results point to a wide variety of departmental profiles, from those departments that appear to emphasize teaching outcomes to those that are more productive in book publishing and journal authorship, with several exhibiting a balance between teaching and research.     

Traces of the secondary Geography curriculum

Abstract: Expressions of dissatisfaction about the post‐compulsory Geography curriculum in the early 1970s were unusually concerted, leading to the creation of a National Geography Curriculum Committee. This essay reviews this history and the resulting Syllabus for Schools: Geography Forms 5–7 as a prelude to a discussion of contemporary curriculum development. The essay argues that curriculum development from 1975 and the ‘education reforms’ of the late 1980s failed to produce conditions in which satisfactory outcomes for a Geography curriculum can be assured in 2005, and that a new and concerted period of participation in curriculum discussion is required. Some goals for this process are outlined in the final section of the paper.     

模拟水深测量实习设计与实现

针对海洋测绘实践教学中,水深测量实习受场地、经费和安全因素影响大,难以开展的问题,设计并实现了模拟水深测量实习。该模拟实习能较为真实地模拟了水深测量的主要步骤,易于开展和推广。