Geographic Information Systems and Their Socioeconomic Applications
Published on 7. November 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-415-05698-4 (ISBN)
Description
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have grown out of a number of technologies and application fields concerned with the geographic location of their objects of study. An extraordinary tool, GIS allows the dynamic modelling of geographic reality. Increasing use is made of GIS in geodemographic applications such as marketing, health, transport and planning. The existing material on GIS is either technical in nature or concerned with applications in the physical environment or focuses on specific areas such as computer cartography and remote sensing. This book reviews the development and present applications of GIS technology, and presents a theoretical framework in which to understand the piecemeal, technology-led evolution of GIS. The reader is then taken step by step through the collection, input, storage, manipulation and output of data in GIS. Finally, the potential for the development of sophisticated socioeconomic information systems is considered. Providing a concise and non-technical introduction to the rapidly expanding field of GIS, this book should be of value to students and professionals in applied socioeconomic fields.
This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of geography.
This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of geography.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, 56 line drawings, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-05698-4 (9780415056984)
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Content
List of Figures Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 Geographic Information Systems 1.2 Socioeconomic Data 1.3 Structure of Work Chapter 2: The Development of GIS 2.1 Overview 2.2 Computer Systems 2.3 Information Systems 2.4 Computer-Aided Cartography 2.5 Image Processing 2.6 Contemporary GIS 2.7 Summary Chapter 3: GIS Applications 3.1 Overview 3.2 Natural Environment 3.3 Built Environemnt 3.4 Handling Socioeconomic Data 3.4.1 Dime and Tiger 3.4.2 Census Mapping Systems 3.4.3 Geodemography 3.5 Summary Chapter 4: GIS Theory 4.1 Overview 4.2 Geographic Objects 4.3 Analog and Digital Maps 4.4 Theoretical Models of GIS 4.4.1 Components of GIS 4.4.2 Fundamental Operations of GIS 4.5 A Theoretical Framework for GIS 4.5.1 The Ecological Fallacy 4.5.2 The Modifiable Areal Unit Problem 4.6 The Representation of Geographic Data 4.7 Summary Chapter 5: Data Collection and Input 5.1 Overview 5.2 Data Collection 5.2.1 Census Data 5.2.2 Postcode-Based Data 5.2.3 Data From Surveys and Customer Lists 5.2.4 Data From Remote Sensing 5.2.5 The Data Collection Transformation 5.3 Data Input 5.3.1 Vector Digitizing 5.3.2 Verification 5.3.3 Attribute Data Input 5.3.4 Raster Data Input 5.3.5 The Data Input Transformation 5.4 Summary Chapter 6: Data Storage 6.1 Overview 6.2 Vector Data Storage 6.3 Attribute Data Storage 6.4 Object-orientated Data Structures 6.5 Raster Data Storage 6.6 Triangulated Irregular Networks 6.7 Summary Chapter 7: Data Manipulation 7.1 Overview 7.2 Vector Data Manipulation 7.3 Raster Data Manipulation 7.4 Data Conversion 7.5 Data Interpolation 7.5.1 Point-Based Interpolation 7.5.2 Area-Based Interpolation 7.5.3 Boundary Interpolation 7.5.4 Surface Generation From Centoid Data 7.6 Summary Chapter 8: Data Output and Display 8.1 Overview 8.2 Data Display 8.2.1 Display Technology 8.2.2 Display Standards 8.3 Data Transfer 8.3.1 Transfer Technology 8.3.2 Transfer Standards 8.4 Summary Chapter 9: Towards a Socioeconomic GIS 9.1 Overview 9.2 Information Systems Approaches 9.3 Individual-Level 9.4 Geographic Aggregation 9.4.1 Vector-Based Approaches 9.4.2 Raster-Based Approaches 9.5 Modelled Representations 9.5.1 Concept 9.5.2 Implementation 9.6 Summary Chapter 10: Conclusion 10.1 Geographic Information Systems... 10.2 .. . And Their Socioeconomic Applications Glossary of Commonly Used GIS Terms and Acronyms Bibliography Index.