Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Kang-Tsung Chang (Autor)

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448 Seiten

2009 | 5th edition
McGraw Hill Higher Education
9780071267588 (ISBN)

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Presents students with foundation in GIS concepts and the use of GIS. This title features a chapter that presents GIS terms and concepts and helps students learn how each one fits into a GIS system. It includes an application section with 2-7 tasks that provides students with actual GIS exercises and the necessary data to solve the problem.

"Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 5/e" is designed to provide students in a first or second GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use of GIS. "Introduction to GIS" strikes a careful balance between GIS concepts and hands-on applications. The main portion of the chapter presents GIS terms and concepts and helps students learn how each one fits into a complete GIS system. At the end of each chapter, an application section with 2-7 tasks presents students with actual GIS exercises and the necessary data to solve the problem.

Karl Chang is a professor at the University of Idaho.

1 Introduction2 Coordinate Systems3 Vector Data Model4 Raster Data Model5 GIS Data Acquisition6 Geometric Transformation7 Spatial Data Editing8 Attribute Data Management9 Data Display and Cartography10 Data Exploration11 Vector Data Analysis12 Raster Data Analysis13 Terrain Mapping and Analysis14 Viewsheds and Watershed15 Spatial Interpolation16 Geocoding and Dynamic Segmentation17 Path Analysis and Network Applications18 GIS Models and Modeling

Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	188 x 233 mm
Gewicht	717 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-13	9780071267588 / 9780071267588
Zustand	Neuware