Overview of Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems Book

"This book provides a rigorous and balanced treatment of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts and techniques in a single volume. It is suitable for Geographic Information Systems courses held in departments of Geography or Anthropology. Fully updated to reflect advances in GIS concepts and techniques, this text approaches the subject from the broader context of information technology. Complete, up-to-date coverage is given to the concepts and techniques pertaining to every stage of the systems development life cycle of GIS, as well as its applications to various areas of spatial problem solving and decision making. The text : Emphasizes GIS and mainstream IT integration; explores new spatial analysis techniques/landscape metrics; expands discussion of geovisualization; examines new terrain data acquisition by LiDAR and covers emerging technology in mobile computing and location-based services. Covers topics that are often not adequately covered in other GIS texts Includes the principles and practice of information resource management, information system development methodology, spatial database modeli

• Book Type :

Engineering&Technology

Book Binding :

Paperback

Language :

English

Number of Pages :

544 pages

ISBN - 10 :

8120339142

Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems Published On :

2009

Resource:

Students and Professionals:Sciences,Technology&Medicine, Engineering&Technology

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