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Author Chrisman, Nicholas R.

Title Exploring geographic information systems / Nicholas Chrisman
Edition Second edition
Published New York ; Chichester : Wiley, [2002]
©2002

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Description xiv, 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Contents Pt. 1. Basic Building Blocks of Geographic Information -- Ch. 1. Reference Systems for Measurement -- Ch. 2. Measurement Frameworks -- Ch. 3. Representation -- Pt. 2. Transformations and Operations -- Ch. 4. Attribute-based Operations -- Ch. 5. Overlay: Integration of Disparate Sources -- Ch. 6. Distance Relationships -- Ch. 7. Surfaces and Near Neighbors -- Ch. 8. Comprehensive Operations -- Ch. 9. Transformations -- Pt. 3. The Broader Arena -- Ch. 10. Evaluation and Implementation -- Ch. 11. Social and Institutional Interactions
Summary Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is the organized activity by which people measure aspects of geographic phenomena and processes; represent these measurements, usually in the form of a computer database, to emphasize spatial themes, entities, and relationships; operate upon these representations to produce more measurements, and to discover new relationships by integrating disparate sources; and transform these representations to conform to other frameworks of entities and relationships. These activities reflect the larger context, such as institutions and cultures, in which these people carry out their work. In turn, the GIS may influence these structures. This text provides the coverage needed to master this technology
Notes Previous ed.: 1997
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Geographic information systems.
LC no. 2001017548
ISBN 0471314250 paperback