
The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS
Michael Kennedy(Author)
CRC Press
3rd Edition
Published on 22. May 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
308 pages
978-1-138-11463-0 (ISBN)
Description
Since the publication of the bestselling second edition of The Global Positioning System and GIS, the use of GPS as an input for GIS has evolved from a supporting analysis tool to become an essential part of real-time management tools in wide-ranging fields. Continued technological advances and decreased costs have altered the GPS vendor landscape significantly and opened the door to an array of receiver and software options.
Retaining the in-depth description that made the previous edition so popular, The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS, Third Edition has expanded its coverage to review the capabilities and features common to most receivers. While it emphasizes Trimble and Magellan hardware and Trimble TerraSync and ESRI ArcPad software to capture data, the text's broadened coverage makes it useful with virtually any hardware/software packages, so readers will be able to collect GPS data and install it in ArcGIS-regardless of the data capture mechanism.
Covering the latest developments in this emerging field, the third edition has been updated to include:
New information on automated data collection
Updates to the conversion of GPS data into GIS form with ArcGIS Desktop (v. 9.3) as well as ESRI software
An examination of differential correction and improvements in accuracy of collected data
Additional emphasis on ArcMap and Pathfinder Office
Illustrations using ArcMap to combine GPS data with other data sets including raster DRGs, DOQs, DEMs, and various vector data sets
Using a top-down approach, each chapter begins with a theoretical overview followed by self-study exercises and projects that provide step-by-step guidance on applying the concepts using GPS hardware or a PC. The text includes downloadable resources with GPS data sets for exercises in Trimble SSF and ESRI shapefile formats, plus other valuable learning resources.
Solutions manual available upon qualified course adoption
Retaining the in-depth description that made the previous edition so popular, The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS, Third Edition has expanded its coverage to review the capabilities and features common to most receivers. While it emphasizes Trimble and Magellan hardware and Trimble TerraSync and ESRI ArcPad software to capture data, the text's broadened coverage makes it useful with virtually any hardware/software packages, so readers will be able to collect GPS data and install it in ArcGIS-regardless of the data capture mechanism.
Covering the latest developments in this emerging field, the third edition has been updated to include:
New information on automated data collection
Updates to the conversion of GPS data into GIS form with ArcGIS Desktop (v. 9.3) as well as ESRI software
An examination of differential correction and improvements in accuracy of collected data
Additional emphasis on ArcMap and Pathfinder Office
Illustrations using ArcMap to combine GPS data with other data sets including raster DRGs, DOQs, DEMs, and various vector data sets
Using a top-down approach, each chapter begins with a theoretical overview followed by self-study exercises and projects that provide step-by-step guidance on applying the concepts using GPS hardware or a PC. The text includes downloadable resources with GPS data sets for exercises in Trimble SSF and ESRI shapefile formats, plus other valuable learning resources.
Solutions manual available upon qualified course adoption
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
86 s/w Abbildungen, 1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white; 86 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-11463-0 (9781138114630)
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Michael Kennedy
The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS
Book
07/2009
3rd Edition
CRC Press
€327.37
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Person
Michael Kennedy
Content
Basic Concepts (Step-by-Step in all chapters). Automated Data Collection. Examining GPS Data. Differential Correction. ArcGIS Desktop, ArcData, and GPS. Integrating GPS Data with GIS Data. Beyond the Basics. The Present and the Future.