Uses of GIS for homeland security and emergency management at higher education institutions. In Valcik, N. (Ed.), Institutional research: Homeland security, new directions for institutional research (pp. 75–86).
Adopting a critical approach and highlighting many of the common research challenges of the field, this text helps students understand how GIS enables the digital representation of Earth's forms, patterns, and processes.
Geographic information systems, or GIS, have emerged as a powerful means to manage voluminous geographic data. Governments, utilities, and private industry are investing in computer systems that not only make maps, but also manage land ...
This second edition of Geographic Information Systems builds on the strengths of the first, and incorporates important recent advances in GIS development and major new socioeconomic datasets including new census data.
Technology for the information age; Key terms; Capabilites; Relevant technologies; Evolution of the technology; Origin of geographic information systems; Growth of the technology; The technology matures; Applications; Government applications; Utility...
The ultimate comprehensive introduction to GIS-now in an updated, expanded new edition. "This book is well designed, solidly constructed, and finely crafted; those who depend on it as they...
It is important to note that this text is not about how to do GIS, but is instead about the potential application of GIS to natural resourcesmanagement.
Background and history; the essential elements of a GIS; an overview; data structures; data acquisition; preprocessing; data management; manipulatioin and analysis; product generation; remote sensing and GIS; practical matters; applications ...
If readers can master what is in this volume, they will be well started on this enterprise.
Introdução aos Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (GIS), sensoriamento remoto, input e output de dados, qualidade e gerenciamento de dados, funções de análise e implementação.
Geographic Information Systems: An Effective Technological Intervention for Proactive Policing
Geographic Information Systems: Defence Applications
The Development of Gis. Gis Applications. Theories of Gis. Data Collection and Input. Data Storage. Data Manipulation. Data Output and Display. Towards a Socioeconomic Gis.