%0 Journal Article %1 RefWorks:177 %A Wang, Yong %A Lai, Phillip %A Sui, Daniel %D 2003 %J Journal of Geographical Systems %K 621; 636; 933; HYPERLINKS; INTERNET INTERNET; STATISTICS; US WEB cyberspace; death distance; domain education mapping; names; network of sites; the %N 4 %P 381-405 %T Mapping the Internet using GIS: The death of distance hypothesis revisited %U http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=11650721&site=ehost-live %V 5 %X This paper revisits the death of distance hypothesis. To explore the role of distance in the information age, three methods – web scan, hyperlink, and trace-route – are used to map the Internet for the US educational network. Statistical analysis is conducted to evaluate whether physical distance has any impact on the Internet information access. The cartographic and statistical results indicate that geography in general and distance in particular are still important factors in shaping the spatial pattern of Internet activities. For the most popular fifty-three US educational web sites, the physical distance within one thousand miles has positive effects on Internet access while access to international hosts heavily depends on the response time, link speed and other Internet infrastructures and interconnections such as the availability of domain name servers, network access points, backbones, etc. Implications of absolute, relative, and virtual distance in mapping the Internet are discussed. It is concluded that the death of distance hypothesis is premature, even misguided in most cases. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Journal of Geographical Systems is the property of Springer Science & Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) %@ 14355930

@article{RefWorks:177, abstract = {This paper revisits the death of distance hypothesis. To explore the role of distance in the information age, three methods – web scan, hyperlink, and trace-route – are used to map the Internet for the US educational network. Statistical analysis is conducted to evaluate whether physical distance has any impact on the Internet information access. The cartographic and statistical results indicate that geography in general and distance in particular are still important factors in shaping the spatial pattern of Internet activities. For the most popular fifty-three US educational web sites, the physical distance within one thousand miles has positive effects on Internet access while access to international hosts heavily depends on the response time, link speed and other Internet infrastructures and interconnections such as the availability of domain name servers, network access points, backbones, etc. Implications of absolute, relative, and virtual distance in mapping the Internet are discussed. It is concluded that the death of distance hypothesis is premature, even misguided in most cases. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of Journal of Geographical Systems is the property of Springer Science & Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)}, added-at = {2008-12-27T17:34:46.000+0100}, author = {Wang, Yong and Lai, Phillip and Sui, Daniel}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a21c1c1a02c8f69387f246c890438614/critzo}, description = {test export from refworks}, interhash = {5f639d7521b4307ce11a3426d5c993f3}, intrahash = {a21c1c1a02c8f69387f246c890438614}, isbn = {14355930}, journal = {Journal of Geographical Systems}, keywords = {621; 636; 933; HYPERLINKS; INTERNET INTERNET; STATISTICS; US WEB cyberspace; death distance; domain education mapping; names; network of sites; the}, month = {12}, note = {M3: Article; Yong Wang 1 Email Address: yong@geog.tamu.edu Lai, Phillip 2 Sui, Daniel 1 Email Address: sui@geog.tamu.edu; Affiliations: 1: Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3147, USA 2: Watson Engineering Group Inc., Los Angeles, CA, USA; Source Information: Dec2003, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p381; Subject Term: INTERNET; Subject Term: STATISTICS; Subject Term: INTERNET domain names; Subject Term: WEB sites; Subject Term: HYPERLINKS; Author-Supplied Keyword: 621; Author-Supplied Keyword: 636; Author-Supplied Keyword: 933; Author-Supplied Keyword: cyberspace; Author-Supplied Keyword: death of distance; Author-Supplied Keyword: mapping; Author-Supplied Keyword: the US education network; NAICS/Industry Codes: 518111 Internet Service Providers; NAICS/Industry Codes: 516110 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting; Number of Pages: 25p; Illustrations: 4 charts, 7 diagrams, 2 graphs; DOI: 10.1007/s10109-003-0117-9; Document Type: Article}, number = 4, pages = {381-405}, timestamp = {2008-12-27T17:35:03.000+0100}, title = {Mapping the Internet using GIS: The death of distance hypothesis revisited}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=11650721&site=ehost-live}, volume = 5, year = 2003 }