GIS For Dummies
- 5h 42m
- Michael N. DeMers
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2009
GIS (geographic information system) is a totally cool technology that has been called ggeography on steroids.h GIS is what lets you see the schools in your neighborhood or tells you where the nearest McDonaldfs is. GIS For Dummies tells you all about mapping terminology and digital mapping, how to locate geographic features and analyze patterns such as streets and waterways, and how to generate travel directions, customer location lists, and much more with GIS.
Whether youfre in charge of creating GIS applications for your business or you simply love maps, youfll find GIS For Dummies is packed with information. For example, you can:
- Learn all the hardware and software necessary to collect, analyze, and manipulate GIS data
- Explore the difference between 2D and 3D maps, create a map, or manage multiple maps
- Analyze patterns that appear in maps and interpret the results
- Measure distance in absolute, comparative, and functional ways
- Recognize how spatial factors relate to geographic data
- Discover how GIS is used in business, the military, city planning, emergency services, land management, and more
- Find out how GIS can help you find out where flooding may occur
- Determine what your organization needs, do appropriate analyses, and actually plan and design a GIS system
Youfll find dozens of applications for GIS queries and analyses, and even learn to create animated GIS output. Whether your goal is to implement a GIS or just have fun, GIS For Dummies will get you there!
About the Author
Michael DeMers: is an Associate Professor of Geography at New Mexico State University and has been teaching GIS]related courses since 1983. He is the author of Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (4th Edition), which has been translated into both Russian and simple Chinese, and GIS Modeling in Raster, currently being translated into Arabic.
In this Book
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Cheat Sheet
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Introduction
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Seeing the Scope of GIS
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Recognizing How Maps Show Information
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Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Maps
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Creating a Conceptual Model
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Understanding the GIS Data Models
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Keeping Track of Data Descriptions
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Managing Multiple Maps
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Gathering and Digitizing Geographic Data
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Finding Information in Raster Systems
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Finding Features in Vector Systems
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Searching for Geographic Objects, Distributions, and Groups
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Measuring Distance
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Working with Statistical Surfaces
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Exploring Topographical Surfaces
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Working with Networks
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Comparing Multiple Maps
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Map Algebra and Model Building
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Producing Cartographic Output
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Generating Non-Cartographic Output
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GIS in Organizations
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Ten GIS Software Vendors
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Ten Questions to Ask Potential Vendors
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Ten GIS Data Sources
