Introduction to Geographic Information Systems:
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1. Verfasser: Mukherjee, Falguni (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, MD Rowman & Littlefield 2024
Schriftenreihe:Exploring Geography
Schlagworte:
Beschreibung:Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: What is GIS?; Learning Objectives; Why GIS?; What is GIS?; Components of a GIS; Location Information; A GIS Integrates Information; Processes Performed by a GIS; History of GIS; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; Bibliography; Chapter 2: Projections and Coordinate Systems; Learning Objectives; Location Information; Cartography and Maps; Shape of the Earth; Map Projections; Coordinate Systems; Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinate System; The Military Grid Coordinate System; United States National Grid; State Plane Coordinate System; Other Systems; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; Chapter 3: GIS Spatial Data Models; Learning Objectives; Representing Real World Features; Vector Data Model; Vector Data Model Structures; Raster Data Model; Comparing the Two Spatial Data Models; File Formats; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; Chapter 4: Attribute Data; Learning Objectives; Representing Aspatial Data and
- Information; Database Management System; RDBMS and GIS; Types of Data; Functions in an Attribute Table; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; Chapter 5: Geospatial Data; Learning Objectives; Geospatial Data; Finding Geospatial Data; Field Methods and Geospatial Data Creation; Global Positioning System (GPS); Remote Sensing Data Collection; Geocoding; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; Chapter 6: GIS and Cartography; Learning Objectives; Why Cartography?; Cartographic Elements of a Map; GIS Maps; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; Chapter 7: GIS Softwares; Learning Objectives; GIS Softwares; ArcGIS; QGIS; GRASS GIS; gvSIG Desktop; Software Selection; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; Chapter 8: GIS and Society; Learning Objectives; GIS and Society - Why?; GIS and Organization - Principles of GIS Project Management; GIS and Society; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; Chapter 9: GIS - Possibilities and the Future;
- Learning Objectives; The World of GIS; What Can You Do with a GIS Degree?; What Lies Ahead?; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References ; Chapter 10: Geospatial Data Analysis; Learning Objectives; Geospatial Analysis - What and Why?; Retrieving Data; Spatial Analysis Using Vector Data; Spatial Analysis Using Raster Data; Questions and Activities; Key Terms; References; About the Author; Series Page; Glossary
Beschreibung:268 Seiten 254 mm
ISBN:9781538152010

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