Geographical information systems and science /
Geographic information systems and science
Paul A. Longley ... [et al].
- 2nd ed.
- Chichester ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2005.
- xvii, 517 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Table of Contents I: INTRODUCTION 1 1. Systems, Science, and Study 3-33 2. A gallery of Applications 35-60 II: PRINCIPLES 61 3. Representing Geography 63-83 4. The Nature of Geographic Data 85- 107 5. Georeferencing 109-126 6. Uncertainty 127-153 III: TECHNIQUES 7. GIS Software 157-175 8. Geographic Data Modeling 177-216 9. GIS Data Collection 199-216 10. Creating and Maintaining Geographic Databases 217-239 11. Distributed GIS 241- 259 IV: ANALYSIS 261 12. Cartography and Map Production 263-287 13. Geovisualization 289-313 14. Query, Measurement, and Transformation 315-339 15. Descriptive Summary, Design, and Inference 341- 362 16. Spatial Modeling With GIS 363-382 V: MANAGEMENT AND POLICY 383 17. Managing GIS 385-403 18. GIS and Management, the Knowledge Economy, and Information 405-424 19. Exploiting GIS assets and Navigating Constraints 425-445 20. GIS Partnerships 447- 470 21. Epilog 471- 486
Index 487
Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 487-517).