A Primer of GIS, First Edition: Fundamental Geographic and Cartographic Concepts
Author:   Francis Harvey
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
ISBN:  

9781593855666


Pages:   310
Publication Date:   14 April 2008
Replaced By:   9781462522187
Format:   Hardback
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A Primer of GIS, First Edition: Fundamental Geographic and Cartographic Concepts


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Author:   Francis Harvey
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
Imprint:   Guilford Publications
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.744kg
ISBN:  

9781593855666


ISBN 10:   1593855664
Pages:   310
Publication Date:   14 April 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781462522187
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Part I: Communication and Geographic Understanding. Goals of Cartography and GI: Representation and Communication. Choices in How to Make Representations. GI and Cartography Issues. Part II: Principles of GI and Cartography. Projections. Locational and Coordinate Systems. Databases, Cartography, and GI. Surveying, GPS, Digitization. Remote Sensing. Positions, Networks, Fields, and Transformations. Part III: Advanced Issues in GI and Cartography. Cartographic Representation Map Cultures, Misuses, and GI. Administration of Spaces. Part IV: GI Analysis: Understanding Our World. GI Analysis and GIS. Geostatistics. Futures of GIS.

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Presents fundamental concepts with intelligence and depth while remaining accessible to beginning and future GIS users from varied disciplinary backgrounds. With an entire chapter on map misuses and a robust discussion of the future of GIS, the primer is clearly more than a guide to understanding the technology. It bridges conceptual and practical areas of knowledge; for example, taking readers from basic cartographic concepts to an initial exploration of specific areas of application like GPS and lidar. - David Tulloch, Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA


Presents fundamental concepts with intelligence and depth while remaining accessible to beginning and future GIS users from varied disciplinary backgrounds. With an entire chapter on map misuses and a robust discussion of the future of GIS, the primer is clearly more than a guide to understanding the technology. It bridges conceptual and practical areas of knowledge; for example, taking readers from basic cartographic concepts to an initial exploration of specific areas of application like GPS and lidar. - David Tulloch, Center for Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey


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Francis Harvey, Department of Geography, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

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