Geographic Information System and its Applications

Author: Wang Yamin et al.
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book introduces the basic theories, technical systems, and application methods of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Its main contents include: fundamental concepts of GIS, basic theories of geographic projection, spatial data structures and spatial databases, spatial data acquisition, processing, and spatial analysis, GIS product output, GIS application system development, and basic usage of ArcView software. This book can serve as a textbook or reference for undergraduate students of Information Management and Information Systems and Computer Application majors in universities, as well as for postgraduate students and professionals engaged in Geographic Information Systems. Accompanying the book is a CD-ROM containing ArcView 3.2 Campus Edition learning software and experimental data for readers to practice.