Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (April 2, 2010) © 2011

  • Keith C. Clarke
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A student-friendly introduction to geographic information systems

Designed to make the complexity of this essential high-tech field accessible to beginning students, this text provides a basic, non-technical, and student-friendly introduction to geographic information systems. In one convenient source, its comprehensive, integrated coverage examines the basic GIS material that is traditionally scattered throughout the Geography curriculum - e.g., in Cartography, GIS spatial analysis, and quantitative methods. Clarke's 'learn-by-seeing' approach features clear, simple explanations, and an abundance of illustrations and photos.
  • 1. What Is a GIS?
  • 2. GIS's Roots in Cartography.
  • 3. Maps as Numbers.
  • 4. Getting the Map into the Computer.
  • 5. What Is Where?
  • 6. Why Is It There?
  • 7. On the Surface.
  • 8. Making Maps with GIS.
  • 9. How to Pick a GIS.
  • 10. GIS in Action.
  • 11. The Future of GIS.

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