GIS fundamentals : a first text on geographic information systems /

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Main Author: Bolstad, Paul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Acton, MA : White Bear Lake, Minnesota : XanEdu Eider Press, 2016.
Edition:5th ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to GIS
  • Data models
  • Geodesy, datums, map projections and coordinate systems
  • Maps, data entry, editing, and output
  • Global navigation satellite systems and coordinate surveying
  • Aerial and satellite images
  • Digital data
  • Tables
  • Basic spatial analysis
  • Topics in raster analysis
  • Terrain analysis
  • Spatial estimation : interpolation, prediction, core area
  • Spatial models and modeling
  • Data standards, data quality
  • New developments in GIS
  • Appendix A. Glossary
  • Appendix B. Geographic data sources
  • Appendix C. Useful conversions
  • Appendix D. Answers to selected study questions.