Perspectives on Space and Time in US and Chinese Science

摘要: The pursuit of scientific knowledge has evolved along different paths in Chinese and Western civilizations. Bridging the human natural sciences, geography is about dynamic interaction between humanity its environment. Space time are naturally prime concern field geography. In US, debate nomothetic idiographic perspectives been to some degree addressed through advent geographic information systems. Impacted by a unique culture, traditional science primarily descriptive, with rather restricted dissemination. But China quickly catching up world’s approach modern science. Empowered increasingly rapid development technology, entering into Big Data age which detailed spatial data can be collected volunteers general public timely manner. Despite barriers sharing other difficulties within community, gap US expected decrease future. meantime, we anticipate that many new discoveries will made international collaboration under framework more complete coupling space time.