Geographic information systems : an introduction / Tor Bernhardsen.
"If we are to solve many of the problems facing us-in the cities, in the wild areas of the earth, in the atmosphere, and the oceans-we shall need the help of skilled users of GIS technology. If readers can master what is in this volume, they will be well started on this enterprise." -From...
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New York, NY :
Wiley,
[2002]
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Table of Contents:
- Geographical information systems and graphical information
- Historical development : geographical data and GIS
- From the real world to GIS
- Basic data models
- Advanced data models
- Georeferencing systems
- Hardware and communication technology for GIS applications
- Basic software and databases for GIS
- Data collection I
- Data collection II
- Data quality
- Database implementation and spatial indexing
- Housekeeping tools
- Basic spatial analysis
- Advanced analysis
- Visualization
- Choosing a GIS : organizational issues
- Choosing a GIS : technical issues
- Standards and geospatial infrastructure
- Formal problems in establishing GIS
- A vision for the future.