
GIS
A Computing Perspective, Second Edition
CRC Press
2nd Edition
Published on 11. May 2004
Book
Hardback
446 pages
978-0-415-28375-5 (ISBN)
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Description
GIS: A Computing Perspective, Second Edition, provides a full, up-to-date overview of GIS, both Geographic Information Systems and the study of Geographic Information Science. Analyzing the subject from a computing perspective, the second edition explores conceptual and formal models needed to understand spatial information, and examines the representations and data structures needed to support adequate system performance. This volume also covers the special-purpose interfaces and architectures required to interact with and share spatial information, and explains the importance of uncertainty and time. The material on GIS architectures and interfaces as well as spatiotemporal information systems is almost entirely new.
The second edition contains substantial new information, and has been completely reformatted to improve accessibility. Changes include:
A new chapter on spatial uncertainty
Complete revisions of the bibliography, index, and supporting diagrams
Supplemental material is offset at the top of the page, as are references and links for further study
Definitions of new terms are in the margins of pages where they appear, with corresponding entries in the index
The second edition contains substantial new information, and has been completely reformatted to improve accessibility. Changes include:
A new chapter on spatial uncertainty
Complete revisions of the bibliography, index, and supporting diagrams
Supplemental material is offset at the top of the page, as are references and links for further study
Definitions of new terms are in the margins of pages where they appear, with corresponding entries in the index
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Illustrations
261 s/w Abbildungen, 35 s/w Tabellen
35 Tables, black and white; 261 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
937 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-28375-5 (9780415283755)
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Persons
Matt Duckham, Michael F. Worboys
Author
University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
University of Maine, Orono, USA
Content
Introduction. Fundamental database concepts. Models of geospatial information. Representation and algorithms. Structures and access methods. Architectures. Interfaces. Spatial reasoning and uncertainty. Time.