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Geographic information systems for geoscientists : modelling with GIS /
This valuable reference book is unique in its coverage of examples from the geological sciences, many centred on applications to mineral exploration. The underlying principles of GIS are stressed and emphasis placed on the analysis and modelling of spatial data with applications to site selection an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Pergamon,
1994.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Computer methods in the geosciences ;
v. 13. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction to GIS. What is GIS? Purpose of GIS. GIS and Related Computer Software. Custodial Versus Project-related GIS. Geological Application of GIS
- 2. Spatial Data Models. Spatial Objects. Raster and Vector Spatial Data Models. Attribute Data. The Relational Model
- 3. Spatial Data Structures. Raster Structures. Vector Data Structures
- 4. Spatial Data Input. Data Sources. Map Projections. Digitizing. Coordinate Conversion
- 5. Visualization and Query of Spatial Data. Display of Cartographic Images. Display Hardware for Digital Images. Colour. Visualization of Surfaces. Dynamically-linked Data Views. Spatial Query
- 6. Spatial Data Transformations. Point-to-area Conversions. Dilation of Spatial Objects. Sampling Transformations
- 7. Tools for Map Analysis: Single Maps. Map Reclassification. Operations on Attribute Tables. Spatial, Topological, and Geometrical Modelling. Operations on Spatial Neighbourhoods. Join Count Statistics
- 8. Tools for Map Analysis: Map Pairs.