
Geographic Information Systems for Geoscientists
Modelling with GIS
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Table of Contents
Introduction to GIS. What is GIS? Purpose of GIS. GIS and related computer software. Custodial versus project-related GIS. Geological application of GIS. References
Spatial Data Models. Introduction. Spatial objects. Raster and vector spatial data models. Attribute data. The relational model. References
Spatial Data Structures. Introduction. Raster structures. Vector data structures. References
Spatial Data Input. Introduction. Data sources. Map projections. Digitizing. Coordinate conversion. References
Visualization and Query of Spatial Data. Introduction. Display of cartographic images. Display hardware for digital images. Colour. Visualization of surfaces. Dynamically-linked data views. Spatial query. References
Spatial Data Transformations. Introduction. Point-to-area conversions. Dilation of spatial objects. Sampling transformations. References
Tools for Map Analysis: Single Maps. Introduction. Map reclassification. Operations on attribute tables. Spatial, topological and geometrical modelling. Operations on spatial neighbourhoods. Join-count statistics. References
Tools for Map Analysis: Map Pairs. Introduction. Two-map overlays and map modelling. Correlation between two maps. Other topics. Summary. References
Tools for Map Analysis: Multiple Maps. Introduction. Boolean logic models. Index overlay models. Fuzzy logic method. Bayesian methods. Summary. References. Appendices. Index.
Product details
- No. of pages: 416
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Pergamon 1995
- Published: January 25, 1995
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9780080571805
About the Editor
Daniel F Merriam
About the Author
G.F. Bonham-Carter
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