tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post5114337366243680841..comments2010-06-04T18:12:12.370+01:00Comments on thematic mapping blog: The love/hate relationship with GIS (Part 2)Bjørn Sandvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16080335362672606377noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4741970181714760187.post-76654803185969366962010-06-04T18:12:12.350+01:002010-06-04T18:12:12.350+01:00I would argue that the positions presented in this...I would argue that the positions presented in this post are slightly misinformed. Cameras are not placed on bombs for the benefit of CNN, they are placed to assist with precise targeting. Any objective assessment of past conflicts will show that precision targeting has vastly reduced civilian causalities. War is a terrible thing, but misinformed statements don't help to further the discussion. If academics devoted some time to actually observing how geospatial technology is applied in the war zone they might come away with a more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. Of course that would require leaving the slick virtual reality of the ivory tower.Jarlath O'Neil-Dunnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08554942198390184997noreply@blogger.com