Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing GIS analysis: What is GIS analysis? -- Understanding geographic features -- Understanding geographic attributes -- Mapping where things are: Why map where things are? -- Deciding what to map -- Preparing your data -- Making your map -- Analyzing geographic patterns -- Mapping the most and least: Why map the most and least? -- What do you need to map? -- Understanding quantities -- Creating classes -- Making a map -- Looking for patterns -- Mapping density: Why map density? -- Deciding what to map -- Two ways of mapping density -- Mapping density for defined areas -- Creating a density surface -- Finding what's inside: Why map what's inside? -- Defining your analysis -- Three ways of finding what's inside -- Drawing areas and features -- Selecting features inside an area -- Overlaying areas and features -- Finding what's nearby: Why map what's nearby? -- Defining your analysis -- Three ways of finding what's nearby -- Using straight-line distance -- Measuring distance or cost over a network -- Calculating cost over a geographic surface -- Mapping change: Why map change? -- Defining your analysis -- Three ways of mapping change -- Creating a time series -- Creating a tracking map -- Measuring and mapping change.