Juppenlatz, Morris
Geographic information systems and remote sensing / Morris Juppenlatz & Xiaofeng Tian. - Sydney : McGraw Hill Book, c1996. - 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes references and index.
Chapter 1: Concepts and principles -- Chapter 2: Components of a GIS -- Chapter 3: Application of a GIS in planning and decision making -- Chapter 4: The approach to acquire a GIS -- Chapter 5: Managing the operation of a GIS -- Chapter 6: Case studies -- Chapter 7: Selected GIS/RS software -- Figures -- Tables.
Taking data from the real world, maps, reports and other sources, geographical information systems (GIS) synthesis, analyse and model geographical decision media, providing tools that are revolutionising urban and regional planning. This book is a valuable introduction to GIS and remote sensing (RS) and clearly explains how to take full advantage of this new technology. Thorough enough to offer valuable counsel to those already working with GIS and RS, yet presupposing n knowledge of computing, the book takes readers step-by-step fro the simplest hows and whys all the way to tha architecture, implemenation and application of a complete system. Government officials and regulators, civil engineers, contractors, architects and environmentalists will find this a useful references to using infromation system. --Provided by the Publisher
Adult
English
0074703277 [newsprint]
Geographic information systems and remote sensing / Morris Juppenlatz & Xiaofeng Tian. - Sydney : McGraw Hill Book, c1996. - 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes references and index.
Chapter 1: Concepts and principles -- Chapter 2: Components of a GIS -- Chapter 3: Application of a GIS in planning and decision making -- Chapter 4: The approach to acquire a GIS -- Chapter 5: Managing the operation of a GIS -- Chapter 6: Case studies -- Chapter 7: Selected GIS/RS software -- Figures -- Tables.
Taking data from the real world, maps, reports and other sources, geographical information systems (GIS) synthesis, analyse and model geographical decision media, providing tools that are revolutionising urban and regional planning. This book is a valuable introduction to GIS and remote sensing (RS) and clearly explains how to take full advantage of this new technology. Thorough enough to offer valuable counsel to those already working with GIS and RS, yet presupposing n knowledge of computing, the book takes readers step-by-step fro the simplest hows and whys all the way to tha architecture, implemenation and application of a complete system. Government officials and regulators, civil engineers, contractors, architects and environmentalists will find this a useful references to using infromation system. --Provided by the Publisher
Adult
English
0074703277 [newsprint]