| Main Title |
Geographic information systems for geoscientists : modelling with GIS / |
| Author |
Bonham-Carter, Graeme.
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| Publisher |
Pergamon, |
| Year Published |
1994 |
| OCLC Number |
30701070 |
| ISBN |
0080418678; 9780080418674; 0080424201 (pbk.); 9780080424200 (pbk.) |
| Subjects |
Geographic information systems ;
Sistema de informaðcäao geogrâafica ;
Geografische informatiesystemen ;
Systáemes d'information gâeographique ;
Geoinformationssystem
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| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EMBM |
G70.2.B66 1994 |
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NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK |
07/05/1996 |
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| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Collation |
xvii, 398 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
1. Introduction to GIS. What is GIS? Purpose of GIS. GIS and Related Computer Software. Custodial Versus Project-related GIS. Geological Application of GIS -- 2. Spatial Data Models. Spatial Objects. Raster and Vector Spatial Data Models. Attribute Data. The Relational Model -- 3. Spatial Data Structures. Raster Structures. Vector Data Structures -- 4. Spatial Data Input. Data Sources. Map Projections. Digitizing. Coordinate Conversion -- 5. Visualization and Query of Spatial Data. Display of Cartographic Images. Display Hardware for Digital Images. Colour. Visualization of Surfaces. Dynamically-linked Data Views. Spatial Query -- 6. Spatial Data Transformations. Point-to-area Conversions. Dilation of Spatial Objects. Sampling Transformations -- 7. Tools for Map Analysis: Single Maps. Map Reclassification. Operations on Attribute Tables. Spatial, Topological, and Geometrical Modelling. Operations on Spatial Neighbourhoods. Join Count Statistics -- 8. Tools for Map Analysis: Map Pairs. |
