Networking Spatial Information Systems
2nd Edition
Published on 11. September 1995
Book
Hardback
600 pages
978-0-471-96227-4 (ISBN)
Description
This updated edition explores how the introduction of broadband telecommunications in the early 1990s has revolutionary implications for the spatial information community worldwide. It addresses local area networks (LANs), interconnectivity, wide area networks (WANs) and networking. A new chapter reviews recent applications and experiences in spatial information systems in a range of contexts.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-96227-4 (9780471962274)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introducing the Next Wave: Networking Spatial Information Systems; PART I: TECHNOLOGY; LANs, MANs and WANs; ISDN and B-ISDN Networks; Standards for Telecommunication System Interworking; The Integration of New Technologies and Distributed Architecture; Decentralizing Spatial Databases; Spatial Data Standards; PART II: APPLICATIONS, LAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS; Implementing a Provincial Land Information Network; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Statewide Networking of Natural Resources; Digital Communications for GIS; CADD/AM/FM; CADD in the AEC Sector; IMAGING; Multi-Media Communications and GIS Applications; ISSUES IN THE DIFFUSION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS; Inhibitors and Facilitators in High Speed Networking; On the Crest of the Wave.