Fundamentals of geographic information systems
Title:
Fundamentals of geographic information systems
Author:
DeMers, Michael N.
ISBN:
9780471314233
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
New York ; Chichester : J. Wiley, c2000.
Physical Description:
xiii, 498 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
General Note:
Previous ed.: 1997.
Contents:
Unit 1. Introduction. Ch. 1. Introduction to Automated Geography -- Unit 2. Geographic Data, Maps, and Automation. Ch. 2. Spatial Analysis: The Foundation of Modern Geography. Ch. 3. The Map as a Model of Geographic Data: The Language of Spatial Thinking. Ch. 4. Cartographic and GIS Data Structures -- Unit 3. Input, Storage, and Editing. Ch. 5. GIS Data Input. 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 Coverages. Ch. 13. Cartographic Modeling -- Unit 5. GIS Output. Ch. 14. The Output from Analysis -- Unit 6. GIS Design. Ch. 15. GIS Design and Implementation -- App. A. Software and Data Sources -- App. B. Using the Wiley World Wide Web to Find Data and GIS Examples.
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Electronic Access:
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