Geographic Information System Design and Development

Author: Chen Zhengjiang Tang Guo'an Ren Xiaodong
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book is written by the authors based on their extensive experience in GIS education, research, and application development, incorporating the latest GIS development technologies. Most of the content in the book comes from the authors' teaching and research practices. The introduction to GIS fundamental software platforms and GIS control development is particularly a summary of the authors' technical expertise and experience in developing representative GIS fundamental software. The book first systematically introduces basic knowledge related to GIS, including concepts, classifications, and popular development tools. Then, it presents the fundamental methods and relevant technologies for the design and development of applied geographic information systems. Building on this foundation, it provides examples of GIS development based on macro languages, specialized development languages, and component-based approaches using AML in ArcInfo, MapBasic in MapInfo, and MapX, respectively. Finally, the authors combine their research and development practices of GIS fundamental platform software to systematically introduce the development techniques of GIS fundamental software and GIS controls, along with specific application cases. This book can serve as both a textbook or supplementary reference for undergraduate students in GIS and surveying majors in higher education institutions, as well as a reference for teachers, technicians, software engineers, and postgraduate students engaged in GIS teaching, research, and application system development.