Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
7th Edition
Published on 1. March 2013
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-07-352290-6 (ISBN)
Description
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 7th edition is designed to provide students in a first or second GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use of GIS. Introduction to GIS strikes a careful balance between GIS concepts and hands-on applications. The main portion of the chapter presents GIS terms and concepts and helps students learn how each one fits into a complete GIS system. At the end of each chapter, an application section with 2-7 tasks presents students with actual GIS exercises and the necessary data to solve the problem.
More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-07-352290-6 (9780073522906)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Karl Chang is a professor at the University of Idaho.
Content
1 Introduction2 Coordinate Systems3 Vector Data Model4 Raster Data Model5 GIS Data Acquisition6 Geometric Transformation7 Spatial Data Accuracy and Quality 8 Attribute Data Management9 Data Display and Cartography10 Data Exploration11 Vector Data Analysis12 Raster Data Analysis13 Terrain Mapping and Analysis14 Viewshed and Watershed Analysis15 Spatial Interpolation16 Geocoding and Dynamic Segmentation17 Least Cost Path and Network Analysis 18 GIS Models and Modeling