Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction

by Tor Bernhardsen

Book Overview

- dritte Auflage; die ersten beiden Auflagen waren äu erst erfolgreich
- bietet einen kompletten Überblick über geographische Informationssysteme
- Text ist absolut allgemeingültig, weil er sich nicht auf spezifische Disziplinen bezieht oder in geographischen und ingenieurtechnischen Details verliert
- vor allem wird keine spezielle Anwendungssoftware besprochen
- mit neuen Entwicklungen hinsichtlich der Standardisierung von GIS-Systemen
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471419680
• ISBN13: 9780471419686
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An ideal introduction and valuable reference

This review refers to the 1996 Norwegian edition. Having studied GIS for 2 years, first at a Norwegian college, and then doing an MSc in GIS at a UK university, I have found this book a very valuable reference. The examples and case descriptions are depicting real-life problems, the illustrations are explanatory and to the point. The book covers GIS and related topics in a way I haven't found in any other books. I can recommend this book to anyone, student or professional. Now I am about to start a PhD at a University in the US, where I have noticed that this book in fact is the required textbook for GIS. To me this proves the overall quality of this book.

Comprehensive GIS Book

A comprehensive GIS book specially for the introductory and intermediate readers and students. The book has dealt with the current organizational and technical issues of GIS. The components of GIS are described with illustrations. Object Oriented model in database could have been added. Since this is an introductory book, some of the chapters for advanced readers are concise. The content is clear even for the nontechnical readers.