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Geographical information systems and science / Paul A. Longley ... [et al].

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Chichester ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvii, 517 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0470870001
  • 047087001X (pbk)
Other title:
  • Geographic information systems and science [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910/.285 23
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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).

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