Geographic Information System and its Application in Agriculture

Author: Lü Xin
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book introduces the basic principles, characteristics, functions, spatial data acquisition and analysis, and database design of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It focuses on the application technologies and methods of GIS in agricultural science. The book is divided into ten chapters, covering the fundamental concepts of GIS, spatial data acquisition, spatial database principles and methods of GIS spatial analysis, GIS product output, GIS design and standardization, new GIS technologies and the Digital Earth, GIS applications in land resource management, GIS applications in climate and ecological resource management, and finally, the agricultural GIS solutions and their development prospects. This book can serve as a teaching reference for undergraduate and graduate students in relevant disciplines at universities and colleges, as well as a reference for technicians working in fields such as agriculture, forestry, information resource development, geography, and ecological and environmental management.