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GIS fundamentals : a first text on geographic information systems/ Paul Bolstad

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: USA: Xanedu, 2019Edition: 6th edDescription: xv, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781593995522 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910.285 23
Summary: "Aimed at readers with a knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) but no formal training in computer science, this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to how GIS store and process spatial data. This updated edition includes two new chapters on databases and future developments, substantial additional material on raster imagery, and revisions throughout that incorporate up-to-date applications such as GPS on mobile devices and Internet-based services. The chapter on future technologies includes discussions of 3D GIS, handling time in GIS, spatial SQL, and handling imprecise geographies"--
List(s) this item appears in: Computer Science and Engineering
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Books Books Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Reference Stacks 910.285 B693g (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2019 01 Not For Loan 028454
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Aimed at readers with a knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) but no formal training in computer science, this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to how GIS store and process spatial data. This updated edition includes two new chapters on databases and future developments, substantial additional material on raster imagery, and revisions throughout that incorporate up-to-date applications such as GPS on mobile devices and Internet-based services. The chapter on future technologies includes discussions of 3D GIS, handling time in GIS, spatial SQL, and handling imprecise geographies"--

Reference Stacks Computer Science and Engineering