Format:
1 online resource (350 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9788122426397
Content:
Geographical Information Systems - Representing Geography History and Development of GIS GISs Roots in Cartography Spatial Data Structure and Models The Nature and Source of Geographic Data GIS and the Real World Model Basic Data Models in GIS Advanced Data Models Geographic Query and Analysis Selection of a GIS The future of GIS GIS Project Design and Management.
Content:
Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Geographical Information Systems-Representing Geography -- Information Technologies in Geography -- The Course of Technological Innovation -- Geographic Information Systems: a Generic Definition -- The Gis View of the World -- Why is GIS Important? -- Contributing Disciplines -- Major Areas of Application -- The Appeal and Potential of GIS -- Components of GIS -- Benefits of Computerizing Information -- Chapter 2 History and Development of GIS -- Advantages of GIS Over Manual Methods -- First Automatic Processing of Geographical Information -- Important Milestones in the Development of GIS -- Recent Developments -- Chapter 3 GISs Roots in Cartography -- Human Cognition of the Spatial World -- Sensing and Perceiving the World -- Cognitive Maps -- Spatial Learning and Development -- Using and Learning Maps -- GIS and Spatial Cognition -- Defining a Map -- Types of Maps -- Other Representations of the World -- Gis and Computer Cartography -- Mapping Concepts, Features & Properties -- Types of Information in a Digital Map -- The Shape of the Earth -- Datum Types -- General Coordinate Systems -- Earth Coordinate Geometry -- Map Projections -- World Geographic Reference System (GEOREF) -- Affine and Curvilinear Transformations -- Chapter 4 Spatial Data Structure and Models -- Information Organization and Data Structure -- Geographic Data and Geographic Information -- Information Organization -- The Relationship Perspective of Information Organization -- The Operating System (OS) Perspective of Information Organization -- The Application Architecture Perspective of Information Organization -- Data - Fundamental Concepts -- Spatial - Non-Spatial Data -- Database Management System (DBMS) -- Data Models -- Data Modelling -- Chapter 5 The Nature and Source of Geographic Data.
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ISBN 9788122423761
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9788122423761
Additional Edition:
Print version GIS Basics
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