the GIS&T Body of Knowledge

The Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge (BoK) is available via two new platforms to support more extensive data exploration, search, discovery, and visualization. 

 BoK Visualization Home PageFrom the GIS&T BoK Visualization platform, the full collection of 350+ Topics appears in its hierarchical structure. Topics are nested within Thematic Units which belong within Knowledge Areas (KA). Only the Domain Applications KA has its Topics as stand-alone content.

Each Topic is available as an easy-to-read version of its description, learning objectives, and other elements. 

Use this Vis & Search platform to explore the content, gain rapid access to the full collection to search and explore, and locate a permalink for very Topic which connects directly to the GIS&T BoK Living Textbook platform (described in more detail below).

  • This brief guide (pdf) to the Vis & Search platform (PDF) will assist in navigating the interface.
  • This video (~ 6 minutes) explains how to navigate platform.
  • Looking for a quick summary overview of the full collection?  Here's a color-coded 2-page overview (pdf) (last updated January 2024). 

 

Living Textbook

From the GIS&T BoK Living Textbook platform, all Topics can be accessed directly through robust search functionality, or accessed via an animated knowledge graph that depicts connections across the BoK content.

Each Topic is available as an easy-to-read version of its description, learning objectives, and other elements.

Use this Living Textbook platform to review the content, explore connections across Knowledge Areas, print individual Topics, or locate the persistent identifiers (DOIs) for very Topic.