Geographic Information Systems and Science

by Paul A. Longley (Univ. College London, UK); Michael F. Goodchild (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara); David J. Maguire (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands); David W. Rhind (City Univ., London, UK)

• ISBN13: 9780471495215
• ISBN10: 0471495212
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

This landmark text captures and redefines the richness and diversity of GIS, in an accessible form. It presents a clearly-defined path to a world of learning about GIS, using the Internet and closely-couples reference sources. It is richly produced and illustrated unlike any other in the field, with over 300 full colour illustrations. Unique in several ways, it presents comprehensive treatments of: Geographic Information Science - the scientific context to GIS, technical content and geographic implications The real value of GIS - illustrated using real world applications. Treatments emphasize operational, tactical and strategic issues The impact of Internet GIS on interdisciplinary science and society The pivotal role of GIS as a business driver in the information age - including the role of GIS as a business asset and the operational dynamics of its use in practice Learning resources include: Links to ESRI's Virtual Campus which includes modules specially written to accompany the book (http://campus.esri.com) Instructor's Manual to assist in the planning and use of this text in a variety of academic environments ( http://www.wiley.co.uk/gis) Free on-line access to relevant chapters of the first edition of the two-volume 'Big Book 1' (http://www.wiley.co.uk/gis) Questions for further study at the end of each chapter (http://www.wiley.co.uk/gis) Powerpoint slides to assist teaching

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
Preface	vii
List of Acronyms	xvii
Introduction	1	(1)
Systems, Science, and Study	1	(26)
A Gallery of Applications	27	(32)
Principles	59	(104)
Representing Geography	59	(20)
Georeferencing	79	(18)
The Nature of Geographic Data	97	(26)
Uncertainty	123	(20)
Generalization, Abstraction, and Metadata	143	(20)
Techniques	163	(182)
GIS Software	163	(20)
Geographic Data Modeling	183	(22)
GIS Data Collection	205	(20)
Creating and Maintaining Geographic Databases	225	(22)
Visualization and User Interaction	247	(30)
Geographic Query and Analysis: From Data to Information	277	(26)
Advanced Spatial Analysis	303	(22)
Uncertainty, Error, and Sensitivity	325	(20)
Practice	345	(104)
GIS and Management	345	(24)
G-business: GIS Assets, Constraints, Risks, and Strategies	369	(28)
Operational Aspects of GIS	397	(16)
Success through GIS Partnerships at Local, National, and Global Level	413	(24)
Epilog	437	(12)
Index	449