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ISE Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

9th Edition
1260092585 · 9781260092585
Introduction toGeographic Information Systems, 9th edition is designed to provide students in a first orsecond GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use ofGIS. Introduction to GIS strikes a careful balance between GIS concep… Read More
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1 Introduction

2 Coordinate Systems

3 Vector Data Model

4 Raster Data Model

5 GIS Data Acquisition

6 Geometric Transformation

7 Spatial Data Accuracy and Quality

8 Attribute Data Management

9 Data Display and Cartography

10 Data Exploration

11 Vector Data Analysis

12 Raster Data Analysis

13 Terrain Mapping and Analysis

14 Viewshed and Watershed Analysis

15 Spatial Interpolation

16 Geocoding and Dynamic Segmentation

17 Least Cost Path and Network Analysis

18 GIS Models and Modeling



Introduction toGeographic Information Systems, 9th edition is designed to provide students in a first orsecond GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use ofGIS. Introduction to GIS strikes a careful balance between GIS concepts andhands-on applications. The main portion of the chapter presents GIS terms andconcepts 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 presentsstudents with actual GIS exercises and the necessary data to solve the problem.

4 new tasks have been added within chapters 2, 11, 12 and 13, bringing the total number of tasks to 87 within the text. All tasks in this edition use ArcGIS and its extensions of Spatial Analyst, 3-D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Network Analyst, and ArcScan. Additionally, a challenge task is found at the end of each applications section.
Web sites and references have been updated.
New developments in GIS (including open source and free GIS, integration of GIS with Web2.0 and mobile technology, new horizontal datums, animated maps, quality of geocoding, and regression analysis with spatial data).
Changes in acquisition of geospatial data (such as very high resolution satellite images, LiDAR data, LiDAR-based DEMs, and global-scale data, now possible from websites maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other organizations).
Careful interpretation of important GIS concepts (such as datum shift, topology, spatial database, spatial join, and map algebra closely linked to GIS operations and analyses).
The text provides data sets and instructions for the applications section in each chapter, as well as challenge tasks, written questions, and review questions for each chapter. Data sets can be found on the student companion site.
Key terms are boldfaced where they first appear in the chapter and then summarized and defined with a glossary at the end of the chapter.
The author created all the figures and tables ensuring precise correlation between the chapter material and their accompanying visuals.
The author has combined georelational and object-based vector data models into one chapter. A couple of years ago the majority of GIS users were still using georelational vector data such as shapefiles. But now many have turned to object-based vector data such as the geodatabase. Therefore it makes sense to combine these two data models into a chapter and simply call the chapter vector data model.
The text-specific website offers additional teaching and learning tools for students and instructors. Students will find data sets for ArcGIS applications in the text and that correspond to ArcGIS 10. Additionally, students will find exercise data sets and chapter web links to existing GIS data and relevant information. Instructors will appreciate a password-protected Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint image and lecture slides, a listing of exercise data sets, and more!
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