Geographic Information System Principles and Methods

Author: Wu Xunchai
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book comprehensively analyzes the characteristics, current development status, and future trends of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It fully takes into account the practical needs of information construction in China, aiming to integrate the fundamental theories, technical methods, and practical applications of GIS. It systematically elaborates on the basic principles, application methods, key technologies, new theories, and application cases in multiple fields of GIS. The book is divided into 14 chapters, including Introduction, Spatial Data Structures, the Geometric Mathematics Foundation of GIS, Data Input, Data Processing, Spatial Data Management, and Geometric Objects in Mathematical Spaces, etc.