GIS for Dummies | Michael N. DeMers | Wiley Publishing, Inc. | 2009 | English | 388 p | pdf | 8.46 MB | ISBN : 978-0-470-23682-6 | Learn to : Use GIS technology as it applies to your business; Retrieve, analyze, and interpret geographic data; Recognize gographic patterns and distributions; Design and Implement a GIS.
Book Title
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GIS for Dummies
Authors
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Michael N. DeMers
Publisher
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Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Year
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2009
Language
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English
Pages
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388 p
File Format
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pdf
File Size
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8.46 MB
Learn to :
- Use GIS technology as it applies to your business,
- Retrieve, analyze, and interpret geographic data,
- Recognize gographic patterns and distributions,
- Design and Implement a GIS .
Introduction
Do you plan to purchase a geographic information system (GIS) in the near future? Are you curious about what it can do for you and how you can get the most out of it? Do you need to use the software, or do you need to supervise others who use it? Do you have concerns about how GIS might change the way your organization functions?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, GIS For Dummies is the right book for you. GIS is some of the most exciting software to come along in ages, and I want to get you as excited about the possibilities GIS offers as I am. This book can help you start thinking about how you can use maps and harness the awesome power of this new technology.
About This Book
Unlike many books on GIS, this one isn’t meant to keep you spellbound for days or weeks. Instead, you can use this book when you need to answer basic questions or figure out what questions to ask your GIS-specialist friends. Think of this book as a reference you can use to find what you need when you need it.
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Contents at a Glance
Introduction
Part I: GIS: Geography on Steroids
Chapter 1:
Seeing the Scope of GIS
Chapter 2:
Recognizing How Maps Show Information
Chapter 3:
Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Maps
Part II: Geography Goes Digital
Chapter 4:
Creating a Conceptual Model
Chapter 5:
Understanding the GIS Data Models
Chapter 6:
Keeping Track of Data Descriptions
Chapter 7:
Managing Multiple Maps
Chapter 8:
Gathering and Digitizing Geographic Data
Part III: Retrieving, Counting, and Characterizing Geography
Chapter 9:
Finding Information in Raster Systems
Chapter 10:
Finding Features in Vector Systems
Chapter 11:
Searching for Geographic Objects, Distributions, and Groups
Part IV: Analyzing Geographic Patterns
Chapter 12:
Measuring Distance
Chapter 13:
Working with Statistical Surfaces
Chapter 14:
Exploring Topographical Surfaces
Chapter 15:
Working with Networks
Chapter 16:
Comparing Multiple Maps
Chapter 17:
Map Algebra and Model Building
Part V: GIS Output and Application
Chapter 18:
Producing Cartographic Output
Chapter 19:
Generating Non-Cartographic Output
Chapter 20:
GIS in Organizations
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 21:
Ten GIS Software Vendors
Chapter 22:
Ten Questions to Ask Potential Vendors
Chapter 23:
Ten GIS Data Sources