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Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems Hardcover – 20 March 2008

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The Fourth Edition of this well-received text on the principles of geographic information systems (GIS) continues the author's style of "straight talk" in its presentation and is written to be accessible and easy to follow. Unlike most other GIS texts, this book covers GIS design and modeling, reflecting the belief that modeling and analysis are at the heart of GIS. This approach helps students understand and use GIS technology.
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    0470129069
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0470129067
  3. Edition
    4th
  4. Publisher
    Wiley
  5. Publication date
    20 March 2008
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    18.42 x 2.54 x 25.4 cm
  8. Print length
    464 pages
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Michael N. DeMers is an Associate Professor of Geography at New Mexico State University. He holds a BS and MS from University of North Dakota, and a Ph.D from University of Kansas.

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Locate your place in the exciting field of GIS

In existence since 1962, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are really coming into their own today. And not just in your car’s GPS system or your cell phone’s tracking capabilities. GIS is finding applications throughout science, government, business, and industry, from regional and community planning, architecture, and transportation to public health, crime mapping, and national defense.

Michael DeMers’s Fundamentals of Geographic Information, Fourth Edition brings an already essential text up to date, capturing the significant developments in the field and responding to the needs of a diverse set of readers, from geographers to students in a host of other fields.

If you are a non-geographer or new to GIS, get a quick introduction to the “lay of the land” of GIS through the new “Spatial Learner’s Permit” section. Then join in the excitement of discovery with GIS databases as you absorb the such concepts and skills as digital geographic data and maps, GIS data models, spatial analysis, measurement and classification, cartographic modeling, and GIS design.

Responding to both the needs and technical skills of today’s students, this Fourth Edition:

  • Makes concepts accessible to students from a wide range of backgrounds
  • Offers more practical and relevant coverage of GIS design and implementation
  • Reflects the latest changes in GIS applications
  • Examines in greater depth the underlying computer science behind GIS
  • Uncovers the most recent developments on GIS research
  • Expands coverage of the increasingly robust literature on cartographic visualization
  • Includes Web-based labs and links to current and updated dataset resources

Taking an open-ended, hands-on approach that gets you to ask your own questions about the underlying concepts, the Fourth Edition helps you not only master the basics but acquire the active problem-solving skills that are a key component of success in the GIS industry.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 4th edition (20 March 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0470129069
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0470129067
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.42 x 2.54 x 25.4 cm
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Michael DeMers grew up in East Grand Forks, Minnesota during the 1950s and 60s. Beginning work at ten, his free time was spent playing sports and going to fantasy movies with neighbors. Surrounded by books at home, he spent hours immersed in the writings of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, Fritz Lieber, and Michael Moorcock. At that time, he developed the character of Vandar. Later a student of judo and archery, he also became a geography professor, traveling in the US and abroad. On retirement he has let Vandar’s life unfold on the pages you hold.

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I really enjoyed this book that I used in conjunction with a university summer course. I thought it was very well written and informative. The only drawback is that it is not written for any specific GIS software (e.g. ArcGIS) so it has to be very general and unbiased in its explanation of concepts.
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As a textbook or not, this is the one to read if you intend to know more about the GIS techniques. Buy it an you will not regret it.
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