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GIS fundamentals : a first text on geographic information systems
- Author
- Bolstad, Paul.
- Title
- GIS fundamentals : a first text on geographic information systems / Paul Bolstad.
- Format
- Book
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Published
- White Bear Lake, Minn. : Eider Press, 2008
- Description
- xii, 620 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Variant title
- Geographic information systems fundamentals
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- An introduction to GIS
- Data models
- Map projections and coordinate systems
- Maps, data entry, editing, and output
- Global navigation satellite systems
- Aerial and satellite images
- Digital data
- Attribute data and tables
- Basic spatial analysis
- Topics in raster analysis
- Terrain analysis
- Spatial estimation : interpolation, prediction, and core area delineation
- Spatial models and modeling
- Data standards and data quality
- New developments in GIS
- Appendix A : glossary
- Appendix B : sources of geographic information
- Appendix C : useful conversions and information
- Appendix D : answers to selected study questions.
- Subject headings
- Geographic information systems.
- ISBN
- 0971764727 9780971764729