Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Author: Chen Shengpeng
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: This book is a fundamental theoretical work on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), comprehensively and systematically elaborating on the technical system of GIS, with a focus on the technology and application methods of GIS. It serves as a learning resource for graduate students and a reading material for senior undergraduate students, as well as a reference for scientific and technological workers engaged in earth resources and environmental fields, and scholars in emerging fields such as information resource development. The book is divided into seven chapters:
Chapter 1: Introduction, which introduces the composition, functions, development, and current status of GIS;
Chapter 2: Explores related content and theoretical issues concerning geographic space, spatial data, their model structures, quality, metadata, etc.;
Chapter 3: Provides a detailed introduction to the content and methods of spatial data processing;
Chapter 4: Spatial Information Modeling Analysis, focusing on spatial modeling theory, analyzing the structure of spatial models, and addressing their implementation issues;
Chapter 5: Discusses GIS engineering and standardization issues;
Chapter 6: Introduces GIS development and its applications with examples;
Chapter 7: A look ahead, introducing OpenGIS and prospects for Earth Information Science.