Charting the Unknown
Charting the Unknown

Author: Nicholas R. Chrisman

Publisher: Esri Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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Many, like Chrisman, have since become leaders in GIS-related education, research, and software engineering. Illustrated with numerous maps, drawings, diagrams, and photos, Charting the Unknown's twelve chapters are supplemented with a CD that contains three historic short films showing animated visualization. In addition, the CD contains videotaped interviews and a speech featuring some of the Lab's key figures, including Allan Schmidt, former executive director of the Lab; Eric Teicholz, founder and president of Graphic Systems; Jack Dangermond, founder and president of ESRI; Scott Morehouse, director of software development at ESRI; as well as the author.

Geographical Information Systems and Computer Cartography
Geographical Information Systems and Computer Cartography

Author: Chris B. Jones

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 131790026X

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A concise text presenting the fundamental concepts in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), emphasising an understanding of techniques in management, analysis and graphic display of spatial information. Divided into five parts - the first part reviews the development and application of GIS, followed by a summary of the characteristics and representation of geographical information. It concludes with an overview of the functions provided by typical GIS systems. Part Two introduces co-ordinate systems and map projections, describes methods for digitising map data and gives an overview of remote sensing. Part Three deals with data storage and database management, as well as specialised techniques for accessing spatial data. Spatial modelling and analytical techniques for decision making form the subject of Part Four, while the final part is concerned with graphical representation, emphasising issues of graphics technology, cartographic design and map generalisation.