Introduction to mathematical techniques used in GIS
by
Dale, Peter.
Title
:
Introduction to mathematical techniques used in GIS
Author
:
Dale, Peter.
ISBN
:
9780415334143
Personal Author
:
Dale, Peter.
Publication Information
:
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2004.
Physical Description
:
xv, 202 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
:
Ch. 1. Characteristics of geographic information -- Ch. 2. Numbers and numerical analysis -- Ch. 3. Algebra - treating numbers as symbols -- Ch. 4. The geometry of common shapes -- Ch. 5. Plane and spherical trigonometry -- Ch. 6. Differential and integral calculus -- Ch. 7. Matrices, determinants, and vectors -- Ch. 8. Curves and surfaces -- Ch. 9. Transformations -- Ch. 10. Basic statistics -- Ch. 11. Best-fit solutions.
Abstract
:
"Introduction to Mathematical Techniques Used in GIS explains to nonmathematicians the fundamentals that support the manipulation and display of geographic information. It focuses on basic mathematical techniques, building upon a series of steps that enable a deeper understanding of the complex forms of manipulation that arise in the handling of spatially related data."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Geography -- Mathematics.
Geographic information systems.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168020367864 | 910/.0151 D139.I 2004 | 1 |