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OverviewIntroduction to Geographic Information Systems, 6e is designed to provide students in a first or second GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use of GIS. Introduction to GIS strikes a careful balance between GIS concepts and hands-on applications. The main portion of the chapter presents GIS terms and concepts and helps students learn how each one fits into a complete GIS system. At the end of each chapter, an application section with 2-7 tasks presents students with actual GIS exercises and the necessary data to solve the problem. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kang-Tsung ChangPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Imprint: McGraw-Hill Professional Edition: 6th edition Dimensions: Width: 19.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.60cm Weight: 0.837kg ISBN: 9780077465438ISBN 10: 0077465431 Pages: 418 Publication Date: 16 March 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Mixed media product Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print ![]() Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of Contents1 Introduction2 Coordinate Systems3 Vector Data Model4 Raster Data Model5 GIS Data Acquisition6 Geometric Transformation7 Spatial Data Accuracy and Quality 8 Attribute Data Management9 Data Display and Cartography10 Data Exploration11 Vector Data Analysis12 Raster Data Analysis13 Terrain Mapping and Analysis14 Viewsheds and Watershed15 Spatial Interpolation16 Geocoding and Dynamic Segmentation17 Least Cost Path and Network Analysis 18 GIS Models and ModelingReviewsAuthor InformationKarl Chang is a professor at the University of Idaho. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |