Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (Series on GIS Theory and Application)

Author: Gong Jianya
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Publish Date: 2004-08-02
Features: This book is a comprehensive and systematic introductory textbook on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It is divided into 8 chapters. Chapter 1 Introduction, briefly introduces the origin and development process of GIS; Chapter 2 The Composition of GIS, introduces its hardware components, software modules, and system functions; Chapter 3 Spatial Data Acquisition, introduces data collection, acquisition, conversion, and data quality issues; Chapter 4 Spatial Data Representation, introduces the relationships between geographic phenomena and spatial objects, as well as vector and raster representations, spatial data models, and data structures; Chapter 5 Spatial Data Processing, introduces various spatial operation algorithms and implementation strategies; Chapter 6 Spatial Data Management, introduces databases, database management systems, and models; Chapter 7 Spatial Query and Spatial Analysis, introduces various methods for spatial query and analysis; Chapter 8 Spatial Data Visualization and Cartography, introduces geographic information visualization and output issues, such as general map and thematic map production, through examples. This book systematically analyzes and elaborates on the fundamental theories, algorithms, and implementation principles of the GIS discipline, holding significant importance for the discipline system and foundational theory development of GIS. It can serve as a textbook for GIS majors and also as a reference for a broad range of scientific researchers in the field of geographic information science within the Earth sciences domain.