TY - BOOK AU - Heywood,Ian AU - Cornelius,Sarah AU - Carver,Steve TI - An introduction to geographical information systems SN - 9780273722595 (pbk.) U1 - 910.285 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Harlow, England, Toronto PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - Geographic information systems N1 - BRIEF CONTENT Part 1 Fundamentals of GIS 1 What is GIS ? 2 Spatial data 3 Spatial data modelling 4 Database management 5 Data input and editing 6 Data analysis 7 Analytical modelling in GIS 8 Output; from new maps to enhanced decisions Part 2: Issues in GIS 9 The development of computer methods for handling spatial data 10 Data quality issues 11 Human and organizational issues 12 GIS project design and management 13 The future of GIS ; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -