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Geographic information systems and science / Paul A. Longley ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Longley, Paul.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Chichester ; New York : Wiley, c2001Description: xviii, 454 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0471892750 (alk. paper); 9780471892755; 9780471495215.Subject(s): Geographic information systems | Problem solving | Geography | Geography | Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing | Ethical & social aspects of ITDDC classification: 910.285 LON Summary: This volume deals with the scientific context, content and implications of GIS and the impact of Internet GIS on science and society. It has over 50 illustrated mini-case studies of real GIS applications that show how GIS is being used everyday.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This volume deals with the scientific context, content and implications of GIS and the impact of Internet GIS on science and society. It has over 50 illustrated mini-case studies of real GIS applications that show how GIS is being used everyday. Printed in colour with over 500 colour illustrations, the text includes links to several on-line resources including: questions for further study at the end of each chapter; lists of key GIS readings; links to important on-line web sites; cross references to the two-volume Big Book of GIS by the same authors and links to an extensive distance learning web site (ESRI Virtual Campus) with specially prepared materials.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume deals with the scientific context, content and implications of GIS and the impact of Internet GIS on science and society. It has over 50 illustrated mini-case studies of real GIS applications that show how GIS is being used everyday.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword
  • Addendum
  • Preface
  • List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Part I Introduction
  • 1 Systems, Science, and Study
  • 2 A Gallery of Applications
  • Part II Principles
  • 3 Representing Geography
  • 4 The Nature of Geographic Data
  • 5 Georeferencing
  • 6 Uncertainty
  • Part III Techniques
  • 7 GIS Software
  • 8 Geographic Data Modeling
  • 9 GIS Data Collection
  • 10 Creating and Maintaining Geographic Databases
  • 11 Distributed GIS
  • Part 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
  • Part 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
  • Index