
Geographic Information Systems
A Guide to the Technology
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 30. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 301 pages
978-1-4613-6755-0 (ISBN)
Description
Geographic Information Systems: A Guide to cessing, spreadsheets, and data base the Technology was born of need-the need management. Recently, geographic infor for a comprehensive work on the emerg mation management technology came to ing field of geographic information man the desktop, signaling a new era of in agement technology. creasing use and popularity. Enthusiastic We encountered the need often in our users have long been the main source of work at PlanGraphics, Inc. , a leading com grassroots support and growth. We perceive at least three broad audi puter consulting firm that specializes in ences for this book: 1) executives, man the design and implementation of geo agers, professionals, and other lay people; graphic information systems (GIS) and as 2) practitioners and technicians; and 3) stu sists organizations in using the technology to solve problems and perform work more dents and academicians. We recognize efficiently. We needed it, our clients that GeographicInformation Systems cannot needed it, and it didn't exist. completely satisfy the disparate needs of Geographic information management any of these groups, but we have tried to give each of these audiences a foundation technology-using computers to map, draw, store, and manipulate spatial data upon which to build. Our purpose is two fold. We hope to aid those considering, evolved independently in many places with many variations.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XIII, 301 p.
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
843 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4613-6755-0 (9781461367550)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-3934-6
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
07/1995
Chapman and Hall
€114.52
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Content
I Technology for the Information Age.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Evolution of the Technology.- Chapters 3 Applications.- 4 Benefits and Costs.- II System Components.- 5 Data Base Concepts.- 6 Data Types.- 7 Hardware.- 8 Geographic Information System Software.- 9 System Configurations and Data Communications.- III Managing Change.- 10 Implementation.- 11 Legal Issues.- 12 Horizons.