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"Effective use of today's powerful GIS technology requires an understanding of the science of problem-solving that underpins it. Since the first edition published over a decade ago, this book has led the way, with its focus on the scientific principles that support GIS usage. It has also p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Longley, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2015]
Edición:Fourth edition.
Temas:
Geographic information systems.
Geographic Information Systems
Systèmes d'information géographique.
geographic information systems.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems.
Geographic information systems
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Geographic Information: Science, Systems, and Society
  • 1.1 Introduction: What Are GI Science and Systems, and Why Do They Matter?
  • 1.1.1 The Importance of Location
  • 1.1.2 Spatial Is Special
  • 1.2 Data, Information, Evidence, Knowledge, and Wisdom
  • 1.3 GI Science and Systems
  • 1.4 The Technology of Problem Solving
  • 1.5 The Disciplinary Setting of GI Science and Systems (GISS)
  • 1.5.1 The Historical Perspective
  • 1.5.2 The Business Perspective
  • 1.5.3 The Government Perspective
  • 1.5.4 Computer-Science and Information-Science Perspectives
  • 1.5.5. The Geography Perspective
  • 1.5.6 The Societal Perspective
  • 1.6 GI Science and Spatial Thinking
  • 1.7 GI Systems and Science in Society
  • Questions for Further Study
  • Further Reading
  • 1 Principles
  • 2 The Nature of Geographic Data
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The Fundamental Problem
  • 2.3 Spatial Autocorrelation and Scale
  • 2.4 Spatial Sampling
  • 2.5 Sampling and VGI
  • 2.6 Distance Decay
  • 2.7 Measuring Distance Effects as Spatial Autocorrelation
  • 2.8 Taming Geographic Monsters
  • 2.9 Induction and Deduction and How It All Comes Together
  • Questions for Further Study
  • Further Reading
  • 3 Representing Geography
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Digital Representation
  • 3.3 Representation of What and for Whom?
  • 3.4 The Fundamental Problem
  • 3.5 Discrete Objects and Continuous Fields
  • 3.5.1 Discrete Objects
  • 3.5.2 Continuous Fields
  • 3.6 Rasters and Vectors
  • 3.6.1 Raster Data
  • 3.6.2 Vector Data
  • 3.6.3 Representing Continuous Fields
  • 3.7 The Paper Map
  • 3.8 Generalization
  • 3.8.1 Generalization about Places
  • 3.8.2 Generalization about Properties
  • 3.9 Conclusion
  • Questions for Further Study
  • Further Reading
  • 4 Georeferencing
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Place-Names and Points of Interest
  • 4.3 Postal Addresses and Postal Codes
  • 4.4 IP Addresses
  • 4.5 Linear Referencing Systems
  • 4.6 Cadasters and the U.S. Public Land Survey System
  • 4.7 Measuring the Earth: Latitude and Longitude
  • 4.8 Projections and Coordinates
  • 4.8.1 The Plate Carrée or Cylindrical Equidistant Projection
  • 4.8.2 The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Projection
  • 4.8.3 Web Mercator
  • 4.8.4 State Plane Coordinates and Other Local Systems
  • 4.9 Measuring Latitude, Longitude, and Elevation: GPS
  • 4.10 Converting Georeferences
  • 4.11 Geotagging and Mashups
  • 4.12 Georegistration
  • 4.13 Summary
  • Questions for Further Study
  • Further Reading
  • 5 Uncertainty
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 U1: Uncertainty in the Conception of Geographic Phenomena
  • 5.2.1 Conceptions of Place: Units of Analysis
  • 5.2.2 Conceptions of Attributes: Vagueness and Ambiguity
  • 5.2.3 Fuzzy Approaches to Attribute Classification

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