Geocybernetics and Science 2.0

摘要

The term Science 2.0 came to our attention almost a decade after the scientific management model of CentroGeo had been in place. The Scientific Management Model (SMM) that supports CentroGeo's Scientific Project places societal context as a starting point as proposed in the trend of Science 2.0. A methodology was designed, based on second order cybernetics to incorporate qualitative methods, empirical work, theoretical frameworks and a feedback processes in a collaborative mode of producing knowledge. This scientific management approach became a "freeway" for the advancement of an avenue of research that Reyes et al. named "Geocybernetics". The science of cybernetics is a main building block in the theoretical framework for innovative geocybernetic concepts such as Cybercartography, Complex Solutions in Geomatics and Collective Maps. This essay is part of an effort to confront the "living experience" of an innovative SMM as well as the scientific results of geocybernetics with the different related meanings of Science 2.0 found in the literature, as means to explore new research areas.