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The fourth edition of this highly regarded and successful text continues to provide a clear and accessible introduction to the world of GIS for students and professionals. With an increased focus on the practical applications of GIS, the new edition features a wealth of new multi-disciplinary case studies and examples of GIS in practice, demonstrating how it is used worldwide and within a variety of different industries.Furthermore, the new edition has been substantially revised and updated to include coverage of the latest advances in GIS such as web and mobile [...] Introduction to Geographical Information Systems is suitable for students of Geographical Information studies at all levels, from undergraduate to professionals retraining in GIS.

Über den Autor

Ian Heywood, previously Director of Director of Growing Business and Skills for Scottish Enterprise Grampian, Director of Open and Distance Learning for RobertGordonUniversity, Aberdeen, and a Senior Lecturer in GIS at ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity, is now a freelance consultant and Director of the Ideas Academy [...] Cornelius is a Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Aberdeen, specializing in adult and online learning. She was previously an Associate Lecturer for the Open University and has taught GIS at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Free University of [...] Carver is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Leeds. He is Director of the MA in GIS and MSc in GIS.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Fundamentals of GIS

1 What is GIS?
2 Spatial data
3 Spatial data modelling
4 Database management
5 Data input and editing
6 Data analysis
7 Analytical modelling in GIS
8 Output: from new maps to enhanced decisions

Part 2 Issues in GIS

9 The development of computer methods for handling spatial data
10 Data quality issues
11 Human and organizational issues
12 GIS project design and management

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Fachbereich:	Geografie
Genre:	Geowissenschaften , Importe
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780273722595
ISBN-10:	027372259X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Heywood, Ian Cornelius, Sarah Carver, Steve
Auflage:	4. Auflage
Hersteller:	Pearson Pearson Business Pearson Education Limited
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Pearson Education, St.-Martin-Str. 82, D-81541 München, salesde@pearson.com
Maße:	265 x 195 x 26 mm
Von/Mit:	Ian Heywood (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.06.2011
Gewicht:	1,022 kg