EBOOK Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 9e

1st Edition
1307339999 · 9781307339994
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 9th edition is designed to provide students in a first orsecond GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use of GIS. Introduction to GIS strikes a careful balance between GIS conce… Read More
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Chapter 01 Introduction
Chapter 02 Coordinate Systems
Chapter 03 Vector Data Model
Chapter 04 Raster Data Model
Chapter 05 GIS Data Acquisition
Chapter 06 Geometric Transformation
Chapter 07 Spatial Data Accuracy and Quality
Chapter 08 Attribute Data Management
Chapter 09 Data Display and Cartography
Chapter 10 Data Exploration
Chapter 11 Vector Data Analysis
Chapter 12 Raster Data Analysis
Chapter 13 Terrain Mapping and Analysis
Chapter 14 Viewshed and Watershed Analysis
Chapter 15 Spatial Interpolation
Chapter 16 Geocoding and Dynamic Segmentation
Chapter 17 Least Cost Path and Network Analysis
Chapter 18 GIS Models and Modeling

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 9th edition is designed to provide students in a first orsecond 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 andhands-on applications. The main portion of the chapter presents GIS terms andconcepts 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.