Geographic information systems and science/
Longley, Paul A.
Geographic information systems and science/ Paul A. Longley - New York: John Wiley & Sons, c2001. - xviii, 454 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction
1 Systems, Science, and Study -- 2. A Gallery of Applications ,
Principles -- 3. Representing Geography -- 4 Georeferencing -- 5. The Nature of Geographic Data -- 6. Uncertainty -- 7. Generalization, Abstraction, and Metadata
Techniques
8. GIS Software -- 9. Geographic Data Modeling -- 10. GIS Data Collection -- 11. Creating and Maintaining Geographic Databases -- 12. Visualization and User Interaction -- 13. Geographic Query and Analysis: From Data to Information -- 14. Advanced Spatial Analysis -- 15. Uncertainty, Error, and Sensitivity
Practice
16. GIS and Management -- 17. G-business: GIS Assets, Constraints, Risks, and Strategies -- 18. Operational Aspects of GIS -- 19. Success through GIS Partnerships at Local, National, and Global Level -- 20.Epilog
0471495212 0471892750
Geographic information systems
Problem solving
910.285 / LON/G
Geographic information systems and science/ Paul A. Longley - New York: John Wiley & Sons, c2001. - xviii, 454 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction
1 Systems, Science, and Study -- 2. A Gallery of Applications ,
Principles -- 3. Representing Geography -- 4 Georeferencing -- 5. The Nature of Geographic Data -- 6. Uncertainty -- 7. Generalization, Abstraction, and Metadata
Techniques
8. GIS Software -- 9. Geographic Data Modeling -- 10. GIS Data Collection -- 11. Creating and Maintaining Geographic Databases -- 12. Visualization and User Interaction -- 13. Geographic Query and Analysis: From Data to Information -- 14. Advanced Spatial Analysis -- 15. Uncertainty, Error, and Sensitivity
Practice
16. GIS and Management -- 17. G-business: GIS Assets, Constraints, Risks, and Strategies -- 18. Operational Aspects of GIS -- 19. Success through GIS Partnerships at Local, National, and Global Level -- 20.Epilog
0471495212 0471892750
Geographic information systems
Problem solving
910.285 / LON/G