The Third Edition of this bestselling textbook has been fully revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field and still retains its accessible format to appeal to a broad range of students. Now divided into five clear sections the book investigates the unique, complex and difficult problemsthat are posed by geographic information and together they build into a holistic understanding of the key principles of GIS. This is the most current, authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the field, that goes from fundamentalprinciples to the big picture of: The science that underpins the use of GIS GIS and the New World Order security, health and well-being digital differentiation in GIS consumption the core organizing role of GIS in Geography the greening of GIS grand challenges of GIScience science and explanation Key features:Four-colour throughout Associated website with free online resources Teachersmanual available for lecturers A complete learning resource, with accompanying instructor links, free online lab resources and personal syllabi Includes learning objectives and review boxes throughout each chapter New in this edition: Completely revised with a new five part structure: Foundations; Principles; Techniques; Analysis; Management and Policy All new personality boxes of current GIS practitioners New or thoroughly reworked chapters on Distributed GIS, Map Production, Geovisualization, Modeling, and Managing GISProfessor Paul Longley Department of Geography, University College London, UKProfessor Mike Goodchild Department of Geography, University of California Santa Barbara, USA Professor David Maguire ESRI, Redlands, USA Professor David Rhind Vice Chancellor and Principle, City University, London, UK
- ISBN: 978-0-470-72145-2
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 520
- Fecha Publicación: 07/05/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés