GIS fundamentals / Stephen Wise.
"Aimed at readers with a knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) but no formal training in computer science, this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to how GIS store and process spatial data. This updated edition includes two new chapters on databases and future develop...
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| Other title: | Geographic information system fundamentals |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
©2014.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Summary: | "Aimed at readers with a knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) but no formal training in computer science, this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to how GIS store and process spatial data. This updated edition includes two new chapters on databases and future developments, substantial additional material on raster imagery, and revisions throughout that incorporate up-to-date applications such as GPS on mobile devices and Internet-based services. The chapter on future technologies includes discussions of 3D GIS, handling time in GIS, spatial SQL, and handling imprecise geographies"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 289 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-289). |
| ISBN: | 1439886954 9781439886953 1498785654 9781498785655 9781482231908 1482231905 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed January 16, 2014). |