01672nam a2200217Ia 45000010008000000030004000080050017000120080041000290200018000700280037000880400024001250820018001491000021001672450053001882500009002412600056002503000008003065000368003145040758006826500014014400002037OSt20190316161730.0170602s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9788126511389  q2016bAllied Informatics, Jaipur  bEnglishaBSDUcBSDU  a910.285 bBER  aBernhardsen, Tor 0aGeographic Information Systems : An Introduction  a3rd   bWiley India Pvt. Ltd. Indiaa New Delhic2014,c2002  a428  aThis book has found a significant niche providing a comprehensive overview of GIS without focusing on specific disciplines or software. This allows the book to truly present the basics of GIS without getting bogged down in the particulars of geography or engineering, and avoiding the pitfalls inherent in producing a text tied to a specific software application.  aContents
Preface

·	Geographical Information Systems and Graphical Information

·	Historical Development: Geographical Data and GIS

·	From the Real World to GIS

·	Basic Data Models

·	Advanced Data Models

·	Georeferencing Systems

·	Hardware and Communication Technology for GIS Applications

·	Basic Software and Databases for GIS

·	Data Collection I

·	Data Collection II

·	Data Quality

·	Database Implementation and Spatial Indexing

·	Housekeeping Tools

·	Basic Spatial Analysis

·	Advanced Analysis

·	Visualization

·	Choosing a GIS: Organizational Issues

·	Choosing a GIS: Technical Issues

·	Standards and Geospatial Infrastructure

·	Formal Problems in Establishing GIS

·	A Vision for the Future

References

Index  aGeography