Textbook
Exploring Geographic Information Systems, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-471-31425-7
Paperback
320 pages
June 2001, ©2002
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- The author provides theoretical context for the analytic paradigms and data-handling approaches that a GIS course provides.
- Provides theory and context independent of software platforms.
- The organization of the text is comprehensive and the concepts are presented in a accessible manner.
- The author has included a number of pedagogical aids to help students grasp the key concepts. Aids include Chapter Outlines and Chapter Summaries.
- Prior edition of this text was praised for its comprehensive coverage of measurement, overlay, transformation and surface operations.
- Provides a unique perspective of the "hows" and "why's" in relation to successful work in GIS.