[ Order This Book ] More Info: Sample Summary Table of Contents Geographic Information Systems and Science Author: Paul A. Longley,Michael Goodchild,Foreword by Joe Lobley Cover: cover Pages: 454 List Price: $49.95 Published by Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated Date Published: 07/2001 ISBN: 0471892750 Table of Contents Foreword Preface List of Acronyms Introduction 1 1 Systems,Science, and Study 1 2 A Gallery of Applications 27 Principles 59 3 Representing Geography 59 4 Georeferencing 79 5 The Nature of Geographic Data 97 6 Uncertainty 123 7 Generalization, Abstraction, and Metadata 143 Techniques 163 8 GIS Software 163 9 Geographic Data Modeling 183 10 GIS Data Collection 205 11 Creating and Maintaining Geographic Databases 225 12 Visualization and User Interaction 247 13 Geographic Query and Analysis: From Data to Information 277 14 Advanced Spatial Analysis 303 15 Uncertainty, Error, and Sensitivity 325 Practice 345 16 GIS and Management 345 17 G-business: GIS Assets, Constraints, Risks, and Strategies 369 18 Operational Aspects of GIS 397 19 Success through GIS partnerships at Local, National, and Global Level 413 20 Epilog 437 Index 449