{"product_id":"geographical-information-systems-isbn-9780471735458","title":"Geographical Information Systems","description":"Praise for the Second Edition:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A tour de force. Anyone seeking a combined primer and state-of-the-art summary on almost any facet of current geographical information systems (GIS) will find it here.\"\u003cbr\u003e --International Journal of Geographical Information Science\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Stands as a definitive reference to GIS . . . a thorough and up-to-date overview of the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Australian Geographical Studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Remains the single-most valuable source for the dedicated GIS scholar and practitioner.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Annals of the Association of American Geographers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Conveys the continuing excitement that exists in GIS, the multitude of perspectives, issues, and solutions.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Transactions in GIS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Since the publication of the First Edition of Geographical Information Systems in 1991, the \"Big Book\" of GIS has become the definitive work on the science, application, and practice of GIS. This new Abridged Second Edition of Geographical Information Systems brings this definitive reference to a whole new audience, with a streamlined format, a new chapter covering recent developments in GIS, and the full text of the Second Edition of Geographical Information Systems, seventy-two chapters in all, on the accompanying CD-ROM in searchable PDF format.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Unmatched in scope by any other reference on the subject, Geographical Information Systems, Second Edition provides crucial background on basic GIS concepts and addresses the radical shifts and changes that have taken place in GIS technology and its uses. Included in this Abridged Edition are twenty-four chapters covering topics as diverse as issues of space and time in GIS, problems with data quality, uncertainty and error detection, spatial analysis, developments in GIS architecture and spatial databases, GIS data collection, data transformation and linkage, implementing GIS and using it as a management tool, and the societal and legal implications of GIS and spatial information.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This affordable Abridged Edition provides a convenient reader for students taking any of a wide range of GIS courses, and serves as a concise reference for professionals working with GIS.  Preface to abridged edition: New Developments in Geographical Information Systems.  \u003cp\u003eList of contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction (P A Longley, M F Goodchild, D J Maguire, and D W Rhind).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Principles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(a) Space and time in GIS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Space, time, geography (H Couclelis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Geography and GIS (R J Johnston).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Arguments, debates and dialogues: the GIS–social theory debate and the concern for alternatives (J Pickles).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Spatial representation: the scientist’s perspective (J F Raper).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Spatial representation: the social scientist’s perspective (D J Martin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Spatial representation: a cognitive view (D M Mark).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Time in GIS and geographical databases (D J Peuquet).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Representation of terrain (M F Hutchinson and J C Gallant).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Generalising spatial data and dealing with multiple representations (R Weibel and G Dutton).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Visualising spatial distributions (M-J Kraak).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(b) Data quality.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Data quality parameters (H Veregin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Models of uncertainty in spatial data (P F Fisher).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Propagation of error in spatial modelling with GIS (G B M Heuvelink).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Detecting and evaluating errors by graphical methods (M K Beard and B P Buttenfield).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(c) Spatial analysis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Spatial statistics (A Getis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Interactive techniques and exploratory spatial data analysis (L Anselin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Applying geocomputation to the analysis of spatial distributions (S Openshaw and S Alvanides).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Spatial analysis: retrospect and prospect (M M Fischer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Location modelling and GIS (R L Church).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Technical Issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(a) GIS architecture issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 New technology and GIS (M Batty).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 GIS in networked environments (D J Coleman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Desktop GIS software (S Elshaw Thrall and G I Thrall).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 GIS interoperability (M Sondheim, K Gardels, and K Buehler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 GIS customization (D J Maguire).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(b) Spatial databases.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Relational databases and beyond (M F Worboys).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Spatial access methods (P van Oosterom).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Interacting with GIS (M J Egenhofer and W Kuhn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Principles of spatial database analysis and design (Y Bédard).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(c) Technical aspects of GIS data collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Spatial referencing and coordinate systems (H Seeger).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Encoding and validating data from maps and images (I Dowman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Digital remotely-sensed data and their characteristics (M Barnsley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Using GPS for GIS data capture (A Lange and C Gilbert).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(d) Data transformation and linkage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Spatial interpolation (L Mitas and H Mitasova).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Multi-criteria evaluation and GIS (J R Eastman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Spatial tessellations (B Boots).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Spatial hydrography and landforms (L Band).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Intervisibility on terrains (L De Floriani and P Magillo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Virtual environments and GIS (J N Neves and A Câmara).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 The future of GIS and spatial analysis (M F Goodchild and P A Longley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Management Issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(a) Making the GIS efficient, effective, and safe to use.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Choosing a GIS (T Bernhardsen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Measuring the benefits and costs of GIS (N J Obermeyer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Managing an operational GIS (L J Sugarbaker).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Institutional consequences of the use of GIS (H J Campbell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Managing uncertainty in GIS (G J Hunter).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Liability in the use of GIS and geographical datasets (H J Onsrud).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(b) Data as a management issue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Characteristics and sources of framework data (N S Smith and D W Rhind).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Characteristics, sources, and management of remotely-sensed data (J E Estes and T R Loveland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Metadata and data catalogues (S C Guptill).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 National and international data standards (F Salgé).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(c) GIS as a management tool.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 GIS for business and service planning (M Birkin, G P Clarke, and M Clarke).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Managing public discourse: towards the augmentation of GIS with multimedia (M J Shiffer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Managing a whole economy: the contribution of GIS (J Smith Patterson and K Siderelis).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(d) The impact of broad societal issues on GIS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Enabling progress in GIS and education (P Forer and D Unwin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Rethinking privacy in a geocoded world (M R Curry).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 National and international geospatial data policies (D W Rhind).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Applications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(a) Operational applications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 GIS in the utilities (J Meyers).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 GIS in telecommunications (C Fry).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Transportation GIS: GIS-T (N Waters).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 GIS in emergency management (T Cova).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 GIS in land administration (P F Dale and R A McLaren).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Urban planning and GIS (A G-O Yeh).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Military applications of GIS (D Swann).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Applying GIS in libraries (P Adler and M Larsgaard).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(b) Social and environmental applications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (The Editors).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 The rebuilding of a country: the role of GIS in South Africa (D R MacDevette, R J Fincham, and G G Forsyth).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Health and health care applications (A Gatrell and M Senior).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 GIS and the geography of politics (M Horn).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Monitoring land cover and land-use for urban and regional planning (P Bibby and J Shepherd\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 GIS and landscape conservation (R J Aspinall).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Local, national, and global applications of GIS in agriculture (J P Wilson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 GIS in environmental monitoring and assessment (L Larsen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 Epilogue (P A Longley, M F Goodchild, D J Maguire, and D W Rhind).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsolidated bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: glossaries and acronyms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject index.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePAUL A. LONGLEY\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Geographic Information Science at University College London.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL F. GOODCHILD\u003c\/b\u003e is Chair of the Executive Committee of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA), and Professor of Geography at the University of California, Santa Barbara.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID J. MAGUIRE\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of Products and International at Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in California.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID W. RHIND\u003c\/b\u003e is Vice Chancellor of City University, London, and former director general and chief executive of the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e  Praise for the Second Edition:  \u003cp\u003e\"A tour de force. Anyone seeking a combined primer and state-of-the-art summary on almost any facet of current geographical information systems (GIS) will find it here.\"\u003cbr\u003e —International Journal of Geographical Information Science\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Stands as a definitive reference to GIS . . . a thorough and up-to-date overview of the subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Australian Geographical Studies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Remains the single-most valuable source for the dedicated GIS scholar and practitioner.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Annals of the Association of American Geographers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Conveys the continuing excitement that exists in GIS, the multitude of perspectives, issues, and solutions.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Transactions in GIS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince the publication of the First Edition of Geographical Information Systems in 1991, the \"Big Book\" of GIS has become the definitive work on the science, application, and practice of GIS. This new Abridged Second Edition of Geographical Information Systems brings this definitive reference to a whole new audience, with a streamlined format, a new chapter covering recent developments in GIS, and the full text of the Second Edition of Geographical Information Systems, seventy-two chapters in all, on the accompanying CD-ROM in searchable PDF format.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnmatched in scope by any other reference on the subject, Geographical Information Systems, Second Edition provides crucial background on basic GIS concepts and addresses the radical shifts and changes that have taken place in GIS technology and its uses. Included in this Abridged Edition are twenty-four chapters covering topics as diverse as issues of space and time in GIS, problems with data quality, uncertainty and error detection, spatial analysis, developments in GIS architecture and spatial databases, GIS data collection, data transformation and linkage, implementing GIS and using it as a management tool, and the societal and legal implications of GIS and spatial information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis affordable Abridged Edition provides a convenient reader for students taking any of a wide range of GIS courses, and serves as a concise reference for professionals working with GIS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989281489125,"sku":"NP9780471735458","price":108.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471735458.jpg?v=1761783503","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/geographical-information-systems-isbn-9780471735458","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}