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RECORD NUMBER: 3 OF 19Main Title | Geographic patterns & relationships / | |||||||||||
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Author | Mitchell, Andy | |||||||||||
Publisher | ESRI, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1999 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 42630442 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 1879102064; 9781879102064 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Geographic information systems ; Global Positioning System | |||||||||||
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Collation | 186 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | 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. |