Contemporary geographic information technology

Author: Gong Jianya
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book can be used as a graduate textbook for Geographic Information System (GIS) majors in higher education institutions, as well as a reference book for technical personnel. It is written by the author based on years of research in GIS. The book is divided into 10 chapters: Chapter 1: Overview; Chapter 2: Spatial Database Management and Integration; Chapter 3: Component GIS; Chapter 4: WebGIS; Chapter 5: 3D GIS and Virtual Reality Technology; Chapter 6: Mobile GIS; Chapter 7: Geographic Information Standardization; Chapter 8: GIS Engineering Design and Development; Chapter 9: GIS Engineering Quality Management; Chapter 10: Geographic Information Sharing and Interoperability Technology. The author focuses on discussing the cutting-edge issues of contemporary GIS technology and proposes some ideas, hoping that later researchers can delve deeper into these areas.