Introduction to geographic Information Systems
Kang-tsung Chang
- 9th edition
- New York McGraw-Hill Education 2019
- xv,444p.: ill.; 23cm
- This International student is for use outside the U.S. .
Table of contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 GIS 2-5 1.2 Elements of GIS 6-9 1.3 Applications of GIS 10-12 1.4 Integration of GIS, Web 2.0, and Mobile Technology 12-20 CHAPTER 2 COORDINATE SYSTEMS 22 2.1 Geographic coordinate system 23-27 2.2 Map projection 27-29 2.3 Commonly used map projections 28-33 2.4 Projected coordinate systems 33-36 2.5 Options for Coordinate systems in GIS 37-45 CHAPTER 3 VECTOR DATE MODEL 46 3.1 Representation of spatial features 47-48 3.2 Topology 49-51 3.3 Georelational Data model 52-54 3.4 object-based data model 55-59 3.5 Representation of composite features 60-70 CHAPTER 4 RASTER DATA MODEL 71 4.1 Elements of the Raster Data model 72-74 4.2 Satellite Images 75-77 4.3 Digital elevation models 77-78 4.4 Other Types of Raster Data 79-80 4.5 Raster Data Structure 81-84 4.6 Raster Data Compression 84-85 4.7 Data Conversion and Integration 86-91 CHAPTER 5 GIS DATA ACQUISITION 93 5.1 Existing GIS Data 94-98 5.2 Metadata 99 5.3 Conversion of existing data 99-100 5.4 Creation of New data 100-115 CHAPTER 6 GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATION 117 6.1 Geometric Transformation 118-122 6.2 Root mean Square (RMS) Error 122-123 6.3 Interpretation of RMS Errors on digitized maps 121 6.4 Resampling of Pixel Values 125-132 CHAPTER 7 SPATIAL DATA ACCURACY AND QUALITY 133 7.1 Location Errors 134-135 7.2 Spatial Data Accuracy standards 135 7.3 Topological Errors 136-138S 7.4 Topological editing 139-140 7.5 Nontopological editing 140-141 7.6 Other editing operations 142-150 CHAPTER 8 ATTRIBUTE DATA MANAGEMENT 151 8.1 Attribute Data in GIS 153-154 8.2 The relational Model 155-160 8.3 Joins, Relates, and Relationship classes 162 8.4 Spatial Join 162 8.5 Attribute Data Entry 163-164 8.6 Manipulation of fields and Attribute data 164-171 CHAPTER 9 DATA DISPLAY AND CARTOGRAPHY 172 9.1 Cartographic representation 174-177 9.2 Types of quantitative Maps 178-180 9.3 Typography 181-184 9.4 Map Design 186-189 9.5 Animated Maps 190 9.6 Map production 191-202 CHAPTER 10 DATA EXPLORATION 204 10.1 Data Exploration 205-210 10.2 Map-based data Manipulation 210-212 10.3 Attribute Data Query 213-216 10.4 Spatial Data Query 217-220 10.5 Raster Data Query 220-228 CHAPTER 11 VECTOR DATA ANALYSIS 229 11.1 Buffering 230-233 11.2 Overlay 233-238 11.3 Distance Measurement 239 11.4 Pattern Analysis 239-245 11.5 Feature manipulation 245-255 CHAPTER 12 RASTER DATA ANALYSIS 258 12.1 Data Analysis Environment 259 12.2 Local Operations 259-262 12.3 Neighborhood operations 263-2656 12.4 Zonal Operations 265-267 12.5 Physical Distance Measure Operations 267-269 12.6 Other Raster Data operations 269-270 12.7 map Algebra 271 12.8 Comparison of Vector-and Raster-based Data Analysis 271-277 CHAPTER 13 TERRAIN MAPPING ANALYSIS 279 13.1 Data for Terrain mapping and analysis 280 13.2 Terrain Mapping 281-285 13.3 Slope and Aspect 287-291 13.4 Surface Curvature 293 13.5 Raster Versus TIN 294-301 CHAPTER 14 VIEWSHED AND WATERSHED ANALYSI 303 14.1 View shed Analysis 304-306 14.2 Parameters of Viewshed Analysis 307 14.3 Applications of viewshed analysis 309-310 14.4 Watershed Analysis 310-314 14.5 Factors Influencing Watershed Analysis 315-324 CHAPTER 15 SPATIAL INTERPOLATION 327 15.1 Elements of spatial Interpolation 328 15.2 Global Methods 329-331 15.3 Local methods 331-338 15.4 kriging 338-344 15.5 Comparison of Spatial Interpolation Methods 345-354 CHAPTER 16 GEOCODING AND DYNAMIC SEGMENTATION 356 16.1 Geocoding 357-362 16.2 Variations of Geocoding 363 16.3 Applications of Geocoding 363-364 16.4 Dynamic segmentation 364-367 16.5 Applications of Dynamic segmentation 368-376 CHAPTER 17 LEAST-COST PATH ANALYSIS AND NETWORK ANALYSIS 378 17.1 Least-Cost path analysis 379-383 17.2 Applications of least-cost path Analysis 384 17.3 network 384-385 17.4 Assembly of a Network 385-386 17.5 Network Analysis 387-400 CHAPTER 8 GIS MODELS AND MODELING 402 18.1 Basic Elements of GIS Modeling 403-405 18.2 Binary models 405-407 18.3 index Models 408-412 18.4 Regression Models 413-415 18.5 Process Models 416-423 References 423 Index 427