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Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Informations Systems , 2nd edi.

	Concepts And Techniques Of Geographic Informations Systems , 2Nd Edi. by Lo & Yeung
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This book provides a rigorous and balanced treatment of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts and techniques in a single volume. It is suitable for Geographic Information Systems courses held in departments of Geography or Anthropology.

Fully updated to reflect advances in GIS concepts and techniques, this text approaches the subject from the broader context of information technology. Complete, up-to-date coverage is given to the concepts and techniques pertaining to every stage of the systems development life cycle of GIS, as well as its applications to various areas of spatial problem solving and decision making.

The text :

Emphasizes GIS and mainstream IT integration; explores new spatial analysis techniques/landscape metrics; expands discussion of geovisualization; examines new terrain data acquisition by LiDAR and covers emerging technology in mobile computing and location-based services.

Covers topics that are often not adequately covered in other GIS texts – Includes the principles and practice of information resource management, information system development methodology, spatial database modeling and design, and more.

Emphasizes on spatial modeling and modeling with examples of application – Shows students how to correctly use GIS to solve problems.

Includes full discussion on data quality and data standard and detailed and up-to-date references.

Has two useful appendices – Includes Internet Resources and a GIS glossary.

Gives a summary, and review questions are added to each chapter.

Contains numerous figures and diagrams.ISBN : 9788120339149