GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS Principles, Techniques, Management, and Applications

• Other Authors: Longley, Paul A. (Editor), Goodchild, Michael F. (Editor), Maguire, David J. (Editor), Rhind, David W. (Editor)
• Format: Manuscript Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. Wiley 2005; ©2005
• Edition: Second Edition Abridged
• Subjects: Geographic information systems
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• Item Description: Previous edition 1999
• Physical Description: xlv, 358 pages illustrations, maps 26 cm 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9780471735458 (paperback); 0471735450 (paperback)

Since the publication of the First Edition of Geographical Information Systems in 1991, the "Big Book" of GIS has become the definitive work on the science, application, and practice of GIS. This new Abridged Second Edition of Geographical Information Systems brings this definitive reference to a whole new audience, with a streamlined format, a new chapter covering recent developments in GIS, and the full text of the Second Edition of Geographical Information Systems, seventy-two chapters in all, on the accompanying CD-ROM in searchable PDF format. Unmatched in scope by any other reference on the subject, Geographical Information Systems, Second Edition provides crucial background on basic GIS concepts and addresses the radical shifts and changes that have taken place in GIS technology and its uses. Included in this Abridged Edition are twenty-four chapters covering topics as diverse as issues of space and time in GIS, problems with data quality, uncertainty and error detection, spatial analysis, developments in GIS architecture and spatial databases, GIS data collection, data transformation and linkage, implementing GIS and using it as a management tool, and the societal and legal implications of GIS and spatial information. This affordable Abridged Edition provides a convenient reader for students taking any of a wide range of GIS courses, and serves as a concise reference for professionals working with GIS.