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100	1		_aCampbell, Jonathan _eauthor
245	0	0	_aEssentials of Geographic Information Systems _cJonathan Campbell
264		2	_bOpen Textbook Library
264		1	_bSaylor Foundation
300			_a1 online resource
490	0		_aOpen textbook library.
505	0		_aChapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Map Anatomy -- Chapter 3: Data, Information, and Where to Find Them -- Chapter 4: Data Models for GIS -- Chapter 5: Geospatial Data Management -- Chapter 6: Data Characteristics and Visualization -- Chapter 7: Geospatial Analysis I: Vector Operations -- Chapter 8: Geospatial Analysis II: Raster Data -- Chapter 9: Cartographic Principles -- Chapter 10: GIS Project Management
520	0		_aEssentials of Geographic Information Systems integrates key concepts behind the technology with practical concerns and real-world applications. Recognizing that many potential GIS users are nonspecialists or may only need a few maps, this book is designed to be accessible, pragmatic, and concise. Essentials of Geographic Information Systems also illustrates how GIS is used to ask questions, inform choices, and guide policy. From the melting of the polar ice caps to privacy issues associated with mapping, this book provides a gentle, yet substantive, introduction to the use and application of digital maps, mapping, and GIS. In today's world, learning involves knowing how and where to search for information. In some respects, knowing where to look for answers and information is arguably just as important as the knowledge itself. Because Essentials of Geographic Information Systems is concise, focused, and directed, readers are encouraged to search for supplementary information and to follow up on specific topics of interest on their own when necessary. Essentials of Geographic Information Systems provides the foundations for learning GIS, but readers are encouraged to construct their own individual frameworks of GIS knowledge. The benefits of this approach are two-fold. First, it promotes active learning through research. Second, it facilitates flexible and selective learning-that is, what is learned is a function of individual needs and interest. Since GIS and related geospatial and navigation technology change so rapidly, a flexible and dynamic text is necessary in order to stay current and relevant. Though essential concepts in GIS tend to remain constant, the situations, applications, and examples of GIS are fluid and dynamic. Though this book is intended for use in introductory GIS courses, Essentials of Geographic Information Systems will also appeal to the large number of certificate, professional, extension, and online programs in GIS that are available today. In addition to providing readers with the tools necessary to carry out spatial analyses, Essentials of Geographic Information Systems outlines valuable cartographic guidelines for maximizing the visual impact of your maps. The book also describes effective GIS project management solutions that commonly arise in the modern workplace.
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546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource
650		0	_aComputer Science _vTextbooks
650		0	_aEarth Sciences _vTextbooks
650		0	_aGeography _vTextbooks
650		0	_aInformation technology _vTextbooks
700	1		_aShin, MIchael _eauthor
710	2		_aOpen Textbook Library _edistributor
856	4	0	_uhttps://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/67 _zAccess online version
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