Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems

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Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems
Author: DeMers, Michael N

Cover: cover
Pages: 504
List Price: $60.00
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Date Published: 10/1999
ISBN: 0471314234

Table of Contents

Unit 1: Introduction: Chapter 1: Introduction to Automated Geography
Unit 2: Geographic Data, Maps and Automation: Chapter 2: Spatial Analysis: The Foundation of modern Geography; Chapter 3: The Map as a Model of Geographic Data: The Language of Spatial Thinking; Chapter 4: Cartographic and GIS Data Structures
Unit 3: Input, Storage and Editing: Chapter 5: GIS Data Input; Chapter 6: Data Storage and Editing
Unit 4: Analysis: The Heart Of The GIS: Chapter 7: Elementary Spatial Analysis; Chapter 8: Measurement; Chapter 9: Classification; Chapter 10: Statistical Surfaces; Chapter 11: Spatial Arrangement; Chapter 12: Comparing Variables Among Coverages; Chapter 13: Cartographic Modeling
Unit 5: GIS Output: Chapter 14: The Output from Analysis
Unit 6: GIS Design: Chapter 15: GIS Design and Implementation
Appendix A: Software and Data Sources
Appendix B: Using the Wiley World Wide Web to Find Data and GIS Examples
Glossary
Index