TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chang, Kang-Tsung 
TI  - Introduction to geographic information systems
SN  - 9789814636216
U1  - 910.285 22
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw Hill
KW  - Computer systems
N1  -    CONTENTS

 Chapter 1

  Introduction  1

  1.1 GIS
  1.2 Elements of GIS
  1.3 Applications of GIS
  1.4 Integration of desktop GIS, Web GIS, and mobile technology
  1.5 Organization of this book
  1.6 Concepts and terms

 Chapter 2

 Coordinate system

     2.1 Geographic Coordinate system
     2.2 Map Projections
     2.3 Commonly used map Projections
     2.4 Projected coordinate systems
    2.5 Options for coordinate systems in GIS

Chapter 3 

  Vector data Model

  3.1 Representation of simple feature
  3.2 Topology
  3.3 Georelational data model
  3.4 Object-based data model
  3.5 Representation of composite features

Chapter 4 

   Raster data model

  4.1 Elements of the raster data model
  4.2 Satellite Images
  4.3 Digital Elevation Model
  4.4 Other types of raster data
  4.5 Raster data structure
etc

  Chapter 5 

   GIS Data Acquisition

   5.1 Existing GIS data
   5.2 Metadata
   5.3 Conversion of existing data
   5.4 Creation of new data
   
Chapter 6 
  
   Geometric transformation

  6.1 Geometric transformation
  6.2 Root mean Square (RMS) error
  6.3 Interpretation of RMS Errors on digitized maps
  6.4 Resampling of pixel values
 
Chapter 7 
 
  Spatial data accuracy and quality

    7.1 Location errors
    7.2 Spatial data accuracy standards
    7.3 Topological Errors
    7.4 Topological editing
    7.5 Nontopological editing
    7.6 Other editing operations

 Chapter 8 

  Attribute data management

   8.1 Attribute data in GIS
   8.2 The relational model
   8.3 Joins, Relates, and Relationship classes
   8.4 Attribute data entry
   8.5 Manipulation of field and attribute data

  Chapter 9

    Data display and cartography

    9.1 Cartographic representation
    9.2 Types of quantitative maps
    9.3 Typography
    9.4 Map design
    9.5 Animated maps
    9.6 Map production

  Chapter 10

    Data exploration

    10.1 Data exploration
    10.2 Map-based data manipulation
    10.3 Attribute data query
    10.4 Spatial data query
    10.5 Raster data query

Chapter 11

   Vector data analysis

  11.1 Buffering
  11.2 Overlay
  11.3 Distance Measurement
  11.4 Pattern analysis
  11.5 Feature manipulation

  Chapter 12 
 
     Raster data analysis

   12.1 Data analysis environment
   12.2 Local operations
   12.3 Neighborhood Operations
   12.4 Zonal operations
   12.5 Physical distance measure operations
   12.6 Other raster data operations
   12.7 Map algebra

Chapter 13 
  
  Terrain mapping and analysis

    13.1 Data for terrain mapping analysis
    13.2 Terrain mapping
    13.3 Slop and aspect
    13.4 Surface curvature
    13.5 Raster versus TIN

Chapter 14

   Viewshed and Watershed Analysis

  14.1 Viewshed analysis
  14.2 Parameters of viewshed analysis
  14.3 Application of viewshed analysis
  14.4 Watershed analysis
  14.5 Factors Influencing 
  14.6 Applications of watershed analysis

Chapter 15

   Spatial interpolation

   15.1 Elements of spatial interpolation
   15.2 Global methods
   15.3 Local methods
   15.4 Kriging
   15.5 Comparison of spatial interpolation

Chapter 16

    Geocoding and dynamic segmentation

  16.1 Geocoding
  16.2 Variations of geocoding
  16.3 Applications of geocoding
  16.4 Dynamic segmentation
  16.5 Applications of dynamic segmentation

Chapter 17

   Least - cost path analysis and network analysis

    17.1 Least-cost path analysis
    17.2 Application of least-cost path
    17.3 Network
    17.4 Assembly of a network
    17.5 Network analysis

Chapter 18

   GIS Model and Modeling

 18.1 Basic elements of GIS Modeling
 18.2 Binary models
 18.3 Index Models
 18.4 Regression models
 18.5 Process Model 

; Includes index: p.420-429
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