Geographic Information Systems: An IntroductionBackground 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; looking toward the future. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Background and History | 14 |
An Overview | 24 |
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