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GIS Commons: An Introductory Textbook on Geographic Information Systems
This e-text focuses primarily on Geographic Information Systems (GIS)—a geospatial technology that enables you to create spatial databases, analyze spatial patterns, and produce maps that communicate more effectively. While this GIS textbook is principally an introduction to GIS, most of the chapter’s concepts are applicable to other geotechnologies including remote sensing, global positioning systems (GPS), Internet mapping, and virtual globes.
- Author
- Michael Schmandt
- Publisher
- Sacramento State University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Information Technology
Contents· 36 sections
- 01: Introduction to GIS and Mapping
- 1.01: Introduction
- 1.02: Definitions Of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- 1.03: Manual Gis And Computer-Based GIS
- 1.04: GIS Education And Training
- 1.05: Concepts
- 1.06: Data Model
- 02: Data Input
- 2.01: Introduction
- 2.02: Phase 1- GIS Database Design
- 2.03: Phase 2- Data Acquisition
- 2.04: Phase 3- Data Capture
- 03: The Earth and Map Preprocessing
- 3.01: Introduction
- 3.02: Earth
- 3.03: Map Preprocessing
- 3.04: Map Verification and Editing
- 04: Attribute Tables and Data Preprocessing
- 4.01: Introduction
- 4.02: Attribute Data
- 4.03: Principles Of Database Management Vector
- 4.04: Principles Of Database Management Raster
- 4.05: Attribute Preprocessing And Editing
- 4.06: Attribute Verification
- 05: Analysis
- 5.01: Introduction
- 5.02: Selection and Measurement
- 5.03: Overlay Analysis
- 5.04: Neighborhood Operations
- 5.05: Connectivity Analyses
- 06: Output
- 6.01: Introduction
- 6.02: Map Communication
- 6.03: Map Types
- 6.04: Constructing Thematic Maps
- 6.05: Types Of Output