Geographical Information Systems, 2nd edition is designed to give a sound introduction to GIS for students with little or no knowledge of the subject. Using real world examples, this new edition provides a concise introduction to the theory and practice of GIS. Interviews are included throughout the text with people using GIS beyond academia. These interviewees provide succinct opinions of the complexities of the field and comment on the real-world issues. This is designed to get students interested in the theory because they can see the real-world application. In a field which is typically heavy in the use of software specific labels and terminology, the simplicity of this text is designed for the applied GIS user rather than the technical, computing science GIS population. The text is ideal for students new to GIS and does not assume prior knowledge. The book is structured to provide a cumulative learning experience and gradually leads the student through the subject matter. There is a strong pedagogical focus with new examples with new GIS application and Australian stories and interviews included to add insight to the modern GIS direction.

• New chapter on Spatial Directions
• Divided into two easy to follow sections - Data and Analyses
• New examples throughout with GIS application Australian stories and interviews included to add insight to the modern GIS direction
• Key terms are presented as margin notes throughout the text so that students have easy access to the definitions

Contents

1. The Gist of GIS


Section 1

2. Data
3. Data Input
4. Data Editing
5. The G in GIS
6. Data Input
7. Data Management


Section 2

8. Elementary GIS Tools
9. Vector Geoprocessing Tools
10. Raster Geoprocessing Tools
11. Proximity and Network Analyses
12. Surface Analyses
13. Spatial Modelling
14. Error Evaluation and Tracking
15. Spatial Direction

Julie Delaney - (formerly) Senior lecturer in GIS at the University of Western Australia. She is now a director of an educational establishment.

Kimberly Van Niel - lecturer in GIS in the School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, University of Western Australia.

Lecturer Resources:

• GIS Image Gallery, containing images to download in quality for use in lectures, assignments and presentations.
• GIS Datasets available for download. This is integrated with the Jarrahlea exercises throughout the text and can be used for computer lab work.

Note that you can select to download either ESRI ARC coverage or ESRI shapefile format. Other zipped directories (tables in DBF dBase format, grids in ESRI Grid, tins in ESRI Triangulated Irregular Network, and lattice in ESRI Lattice formats) are required data for the chapter exercises.

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