In fact to us as geographers the computer is a friendly animal because it likes to handle information in the way that we prefer to have it. So, for e… - Torsten Hägerstrand
" "In fact to us as geographers the computer is a friendly animal because it likes to handle information in the way that we prefer to have it. So, for example, when it comes to the location of data, the use of ordinary geographical names of places and areas is very inconvenient, but the use of x-y coordinates works excellently. And such coordinates, ofcourse, are the spatial equivalents of the physical units which are used for measuring time.
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About Torsten Hägerstrand
Torsten Hägerstrand (October 11, 1916, in Moheda – May 3, 2004, in Lund) was a Swedish geographer. He is known for his work on migration, cultural diffusion and time geography.
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Stig Torsten Erik Hägerstrand
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