Getting started with geographic information systems / Keith C. Clarke

By:

Clarke, Keith C [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, c2011.Edition: 5th EditionDescription: xi, 369 pages : color illustrations, color, maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9780131494985

Subject(s):

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

LOC classification:

G 70.212 .C53 2011

Contents:

What is a GIS? -- GIS's roots in cartography -- Maps as numbers -- Getting the map into the computer -- What is where? -- Why is it there? -- On the surface -- Making maps with GIS -- How to pick a GIS -- GIS in action -- The future of GIS.

Summary: This text puts the high-tech field of geographic information systems within reach for students like you. It provides a basic, non-technical, and friendly introduction in one convenient source. It examines the basic GIS material that is traditionally found throughout the Geography curriculum―e.g., in Cartography, GIS spatial analysis, and quantitative methods. Clarke’s “learn-by-seeing” approach gives you clear, simple explanations, and an abundance of illustrations and photos.

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Books

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Architecture General Circulation	Environmental Planning	GC G 70.212 .C53 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000020586

Includes index.

What is a GIS? --
GIS's roots in cartography --
Maps as numbers --
Getting the map into the computer --
What is where? --
Why is it there? --
On the surface --
Making maps with GIS --
How to pick a GIS --
GIS in action --
The future of GIS.

This text puts the high-tech field of geographic information systems within reach for students like you. It provides a basic, non-technical, and friendly introduction in one convenient source. It examines the basic GIS material that is traditionally found throughout the Geography curriculum―e.g., in Cartography, GIS spatial analysis, and quantitative methods. Clarke’s “learn-by-seeing” approach gives you clear, simple explanations, and an abundance of illustrations and photos.

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