Homeland security and context In the Geographical Dimensions of Terrorism (GDOT) (Cutter et al.
It is impossible to understand the implications of a homeland security strategy, let alone hope to make predictions, conduct meaningful modeling and research, or assess the value and dangers of geospatial technologies, without consideration of overarching political, social, economic, and geographic contexts within which these questions are posed. It is good to see that a great deal of new thought and research continues to flow from that initial research agenda, as illustrated by many of the papers of this new book, entitled Geospatial Technologies and Homeland Security: Research Frontiers and Future Challenges.Geospatial Technologies and Homeland Security Context is relevant not only to understanding homeland security issues broadly, but also to the conduct of research on geospatial technologies.