GIS Basics - Softcover

Wise, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415246512 ISBN 13: 9780415246514

Publisher: CRC, 2002

Synopsis

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are computer systems for storing, displaying and analyzing spatial data. The past twenty years have seen a rapid growth in their use in government, commerce and academia, and they can be used for managing a network of utilities, from handling census data through to planning the location of a new supermarket. But how do they work? Stephen Wise has been a regular contributor to GeoEurope and his 'Back to Basics' articles have provided a clear and simple introduction to the inner workings of GIS for a non-specialist audience. He now presents the original articles with new material and provides a new coverage of both major types of GIS: vector and raster systems. Undergraduates and professionals who wish to improve their knowledge of GIS should get a better understanding of how GIS operate in the way that they do, such as how spatial data is stored on a computer, how the different methods affect the capabilities of the GIS, how basic operations performed and how the choice of algorithm affects the speed of the system.

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Review

"Stephen Wise's articles have provided a clear and simple introduction to the inner workings of GIS for a non-specialist audience" -- Geometre - Landmeter, Jaargand - Année 44, 2002

From the Publisher

Specific areas explained include:

how GIS operates in the way that it does.
how spatial data is stored on a computer.
how different methods affect the capabilities of the GIS.
how basic operations are performed.
how the choice of algorithm affects the speed of the system.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415246512
• ISBN 13: 9780415246514
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234