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Title Geographic information systems / Christopher J. Dawsen, editor
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2011]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Environmental science, engineering and technology
Environmental science, engineering and technology series
Contents GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE; GIS AND SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; NATURE OF SPATIAL DECISION PROBLEMS ; SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS ; DATA-BASED SDSS ; MODEL-BASED SDSS ; KNOWLEDGE-BASED SDSS ; MULTI-CRITERIA SDSS ; INTEGRATED SDSS ; COLLABORATIVE SDSS; SDSS AND ADVANCED VISUALIZATION; IMPLEMENTATION OF SDSS ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, G.I.S. AND FORESTRY; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; What is GIS ; The Application of GIS in Forestry ; Forest Models Forest Models
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The Spatial Decisions Support Systems ; Semi-structural decision problems ; Effectiveness of decision-making process ; The support of the decision ; DBMS and Forestry; DISCUSSION ; RESULTS ; REFERENCES ; GIS AND SPATIAL DECISION MAKING ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ; 2.1. Brief History of GIS; 2.2. Definitions of GIS ; 2.3. Major Components of GIS ; 2.4. GIS Data; 2.5. GIS Data Models; 2.6. GIS Functions ; 2.7. GIS Software ; 3. GIS, ES, MCDM AND SPATIAL DECISION MAKING ; 3.1. GIS and Spatial Decision Making
3.2. Expert Systems and Spatial Decision Making 3.3. MCDM and Spatial Decision Making ; 4. INTEROPERABILITY AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES ; 4.1. Loose (Shallow) Coupling; 4.2. Tight (Deep) Coupling; 4.3. Client/Server ; 4.4. Component Object Model Technology (COM) ; 4.5. Ontology: A Promising Interoperability Approach; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES; USING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR RANGE-WIDE SPECIES CONSERVATION PLANNING ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; METHODS; GIS Layer Compilation ; Creation of Cost Surface ; Corridor Delineation ; Prioritization ; RESULTS; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2. GIS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS 2.1. GIS Mapping and Standard Digital Data Sources ; 2.2. Remote Sensing and Field Mapping by GPS ; 3. MAPPING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ; 4. SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION ; 5. A CASE STUDY: MAPPING OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN PRAGUE WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY VALUE ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT ; REFERENCES ; MODELING OF TRAFFIC-RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN THE GIS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. TRAFFIC-RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Geographic information systems.
Geographic Information Systems
geographic information systems.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems.
Geographic information systems
Geoinformationssystem
Form Electronic book
Author Dawsen, Christopher J
LC no. 2019714305
ISBN 9781612099255
1612099254
1620819058
9781620819050