Geographic information systems demystified / / Stephen R. Galati |
Autore | Galati Stephen R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Artech House, , ©2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 910.285 |
Collana | Artech House mobile communications series |
Soggetto topico | Geographic information systems |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-58053-538-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Geographic Information Systems Demystified; Contents vii; Preface xv; Acknowledgments xvii; Introduction xix; Part I: What Is a Geographic Information System? 1; 1 How Does a GIS Work? 3; 2 Why Use a GIS? 15; 3 The Structure of Geographic Data 29; 4 Geospatial Metadata 41; Part II: Geodesy, Earth Models, and Coordinate Systems; 5 The Basics of Geodesy and Scale 61; 6 The Ellipsoid 73; 7 The Horizontal Datum 85; 8 The Vertical Datum 103; 9 The Map Projection 113; 10 The Coordinate System 139; Part III: GIS Applications and Environments; 11 Thematic Mapping 155. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450608203321 |
Galati Stephen R. | ||
Boston : , : Artech House, , ©2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geographic information systems demystified / / Stephen R. Galati |
Autore | Galati Stephen R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Artech House, , ©2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
Disciplina | 910.285 |
Collana | Artech House mobile communications series |
Soggetto topico | Geographic information systems |
ISBN | 1-58053-538-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Geographic Information Systems Demystified; Contents vii; Preface xv; Acknowledgments xvii; Introduction xix; Part I: What Is a Geographic Information System? 1; 1 How Does a GIS Work? 3; 2 Why Use a GIS? 15; 3 The Structure of Geographic Data 29; 4 Geospatial Metadata 41; Part II: Geodesy, Earth Models, and Coordinate Systems; 5 The Basics of Geodesy and Scale 61; 6 The Ellipsoid 73; 7 The Horizontal Datum 85; 8 The Vertical Datum 103; 9 The Map Projection 113; 10 The Coordinate System 139; Part III: GIS Applications and Environments; 11 Thematic Mapping 155. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784747003321 |
Galati Stephen R. | ||
Boston : , : Artech House, , ©2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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