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Titolo |
Global Positioning System : a field guide for the social sciences / / John Spencer ... [et al.] |
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Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2003 |
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ISBN |
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9786612348525 |
9781282348523 |
1282348523 |
9780470693933 |
0470693932 |
9780470693155 |
0470693150 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Global Positioning System |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-207). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Global Positioning System: A Field Guide for the Social Sciences; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Part I Understanding GPS; 2 Why use GPS?; 3 What is GPS?; 4 Coordinate Systems and Datums; 5 GPS Considerations: Getting Started; Part II Utilizing GPS; 6 Developing a GPS Project; 7 Project Fundamentals; 8 Fieldwork Planning and Preparations: Data and Methods; 9 Fieldwork Planning and Preparations: Field Resources; 10 Fieldwork Planning and Preparations: Data Quality and Logistics; 11 Transitioning to Fieldwork; 12 Post-Fieldwork Processing |
13 Utilizing GPS Data within Geographic Information Systems14 Conclusion; References; Appendix A GPS Manufacturers; Appendix B Sample Field Instrument; Appendix C UTM Zones; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Global Positioning System is the first book to guide social scientists with little or no mapping or GPS experience through the process of |
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