Overview

The Third Edition of this bestselling textbook has been fully revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field and still retains its accessible format to appeal to a broad range of students. Now divided into five clear sections the book investigates the unique, complex and difficult problems that are posed by geographic information and together they build into a holistic understanding of the key principles of GIS. This is the most current, authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the field, that goes from fundamental principles to the big picture of: GIS and the New World Order security, health and well-being digital differentiation in GIS consumption the core organizing role of GIS in Geography the greening of GIS grand challenges of GIScience science and explanation Key features: Four-colour throughout Associated website with free online resources Teacher?s manual available for lecturers A complete learning resource, with accompanying instructor links, free online lab resources and personal syllabi Includes learning objectives and review boxes throughout each chapter New in this edition: Completely revised with a new five part structure: Foundations; Principles; Techniques; Analysis; Management and Policy All new personality boxes of current GIS practitioners New chapters on Distributed GIS, Map Production, Geovisualization, Modeling, and Managing GIS

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Author:   Paul A. Longley ,  Mike Goodchild ,  David J. Maguire ,  David W. Rhind
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Edition:   3rd Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780470721445

ISBN 10:   0470721448
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   13 August 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

FOREWORD. DEDICATION. PREFACE. LIST OF ACRONYMS. 1 Introduction. Chapter 1: Systems, Science, and Study. Chapter 2: A Gallery of Applications. 2 Principles. Chapter 3: Representing Geography. Chapter 4: The Nature of Geographic Data. Chapter 5: Georeferencing. Chapter 6: Uncertainty. 3 Techniques. Chapter 7: GIS Software. Chapter 8: Geographic Data Modeling. Chapter 9: GIS Data Collection. Chapter 10: Creating and Maintaining Geographic Databases. Chapter 11: The GeoWeb. 4 Analysis. Chapter 12: Cartography and Map Production. Chapter 13: Geovisualization. Chapter 14: Spatial Data Analysis. Chapter 15: Spatial Analysis and Inference. Chapter 16: Spatial Modeling with GIS. 5 Management and Policy Chapter 17: Managing GIS. Chapter 18: Operating Safely with GIS. Chapter 19: GIS Partnerships. Chapter 20: Epilogue: GIS&S in the Service of Humanity. Index.

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