GIS Commons: An Introductory Textbook on Geographic Information Systems

by Michael Schmandt

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This e-text focuses primarily on Geographic Information Systems (GIS)—a geospatial technology that enables you to create spatial databases, analyze spatial patterns, and produce maps that communicate more effectively. While this GIS textbook is principally an introduction to GIS, most of the chapter’s concepts are applicable to other geotechnologies including remote sensing, global positioning systems (GPS), Internet mapping, and virtual globes.

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Publisher
Sacramento State University
Subjects
Geosciences, Geography (Physical)
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction to GIS and Mapping
  7. 1.1: Introduction
  8. 1.2: Definitions Of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  9. 1.3: Manual Gis And Computer-Based GIS
  10. 1.4: GIS Education And Training
  11. 1.5: Concepts
  12. 1.6: Data Model
  13. 2: Data Input
  14. 2.1: Introduction
  15. 2.2: Phase 1- GIS Database Design
  16. 2.3: Phase 2- Data Acquisition
  17. 2.4: Phase 3- Data Capture
  18. 3: The Earth and Map Preprocessing
  19. 3.1: Introduction
  20. 3.2: Earth
  21. 3.3: Map Preprocessing
  22. 3.4: Map Verification and Editing
  23. 4: Attribute Tables and Data Preprocessing
  24. 4.1: Introduction
  25. 4.2: Attribute Data
  26. 4.3: Principles Of Database Management – Vector
  27. 4.4: Principles Of Database Management – Raster
  28. 4.5: Attribute Preprocessing And Editing
  29. 4.6: Attribute Verification
  30. 5: Analysis
  31. 5.1: Introduction
  32. 5.2: Selection and Measurement
  33. 5.3: Overlay Analysis
  34. 5.4: Neighborhood Operations
  35. 5.5: Connectivity Analyses
  36. 6: Output
  37. 6.1: Introduction
  38. 6.2: Map Communication
  39. 6.3: Map Types
  40. 6.4: Constructing Thematic Maps
  41. 6.5: Types Of Output
  42. Back Matter
  43. Index
  44. Glossary
  45. Detailed Licensing