Geographic Information Systems and Science, 2nd Edition,9780470870013

Geographic Information Systems and Science, 2nd Edition

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780470870013
ISBN10: 047087001X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-03-01
Publisher(s): WILEY
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Summary

The first edition of Geographic Information Systems and Science has taken the GIS textbook market by storm, selling over 22,000 copies since publication. It is the most current, authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the field, that goes from fundamental principles to the big picture.GISS 2e builds on the success of the first edition: Completely revised with a new five part structure: Foundations; Principles; Techniques; Analysis; Management and Policy All new personality boxes of current GIS practitioners New chapters on Distributed GIS, Map Production, Geovisualization, Modeling, and Managing GIS Specific coverage of current hot topics: GIS and the New World Order Security, health and well-Being Digital differentiation in GIS consumption The core organizing role of GIS in geography The greening of GIS Grand challenges of GIS science Science and explanation A new suite of instructor resources including a companion website with an on-line lab resource and personal student sullabus and a cehensive Instructor's Manual that maps the textbook to various disciplines and levels of courses.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Addendum
Preface
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
I Introduction
1 Systems, science, and study
2 A gallery of applications
II Principles
3 Representing geography
4 The nature of geographic data
5 Georeferencing
6 Uncertainty
III Techniques
7 GIS Software
8 Geographic data modeling
9 GIS data collection
10 Creating and maintaining geographic
databases
11 Distributed GIS
IV Analysis
12 Cartography and map production
13 Geovisualization
14 Query, measurement, and
transformation
15 Descriptive summary, design, and
inference
16 Spatial modeling with GIS
V Management and Policy
17 Managing GIS
18 GIS and management, the Knowledge
Economy, and information
19 Exploiting GIS assets and navigating
constraints
20 GIS partnerships
21 Epilog

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