A to Z GIS: An Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Information Systems

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Tasha Wade, Shelly Sommer
ESRI Press, 2006 - Computers - 268 pages
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An invaluable resource for anyone who uses or encounters GIS terminology in the classroom, on the job, or in the field, this dictionary contains more than 1,600 terms covering the entire lexicon of geographic information systems. Terms have been selected from GIS operations such as analysis, data management, and geocomputation; from rapidly evolving uses of GIS for modeling, GIScience, and Web-based GIS; and the GIS foundation fields of cartography, spatial statistics, computer science, surveying, geodesy, and remote sensing. Hundreds of subject-matter experts and GIS educators have reviewed the definitions, ensuring the authoritative coverage that is a necessity for managers, programmers, users, and students discovering the interdisciplinary nature of GIS.

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Contents

Section 1
25
Section 2
83
Section 3
97
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Common terms and phrases

Acronym aerial photograph analysis angle annotation ArcGIS axis boundary cartography cell color computing connected contour line data model database defined digital image processing distance earth earth's surface edge electromagnetic electromagnetic spectrum elevation ellipsoid error esri software example feature class format function geocentric geocoding geodatabase geodesy geodetic datum geographic coordinate system geographic features geographic information geoid geometric graphic grid horizontal interpolation kriging labels latitude layer Displays line feature linear referencing longitude map projection mathematics measure metadata method node object operation pixel planar plane polygon polyline position prime meridian programming raster raster data raster dataset reference relationship remote sensing represent satellite scale scanner server shape spatial data specific spheroid standard statistics stored surveying symbol tion topology transformation triangle U.S. Census Bureau unit usually values variable variogram vector vertical x,y coordinates z-value

About the author (2006)

Shelly Sommer is a librarian and researcher for ESRI and the science library manager at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Tasha Wade is the coordinator for the ESRI GIS term library project where she oversees the design and development of several web resources, including the GIS dictionary on the ESRI support center. She lives in Redlands, California.

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TitleA to Z GIS: An Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Information Systems
EditorsTasha Wade, Shelly Sommer
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherESRI Press, 2006
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedSep 27, 2010
ISBN1589481402, 9781589481404
Length268 pages
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Computers / Programming / General
Reference / Dictionaries
Science / Earth Sciences / Geography
  
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