Title:
Fundamentals of geographic information systems
Author:
DeMers, Michael N.
ISBN:
9780471204916
9780471451495
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Publication Information:
New York : John Wiley, 2005.
Physical Description:
xi, 468 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Unit 1. Introduction -- Ch. 1. Introduction to digital geography -- Unit 2. Digital geographic data and maps -- Ch. 2. Basic geographic concepts -- Ch. 3. Map basics -- Ch. 4. GIS data models -- Unit 3. Input, storage, and editing -- Ch. 5. The input subsystem -- Ch. 6. Data storage and editing -- Unit 4. Analysis : the heart of the GIS -- Ch. 7. Elementary spatial analysis -- Ch. 8. Measurement -- Ch. 9. Classification -- Ch. 10. Statistical surfaces -- Ch. 11. Spatial arrangement -- Ch. 12. Comparing variables among maps -- Ch. 13. Cartographic modeling -- Unit 5. GIS output -- Ch. 14. The output from analysis -- Unit 6. GIS design, applications, and research -- Ch. 15. GIS design -- Ch. 16. GIS applications -- Ch. 17. GIS research -- App. Using the Wiley World Wide Web to find data and GIS examples.
Abstract:
"Now updated and revised, Michael DeMers's Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, 3E equips you with a set of basic concepts and skills you'll need to solve everyday geographical problems, and perhaps even uncover new uses for this powerful technology. Rather than overwhelming you with details, equations, or computer codes, DeMers interweaves the ideas of geographic inquiry and spatial thinking, inviting you to join in the excitement of discovery as it takes place within the computerized world of the digital GIS databases."--BOOK JACKET.
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