A Primer of GIS, Second Edition: Fundamental Geographic and Cartographic Concepts

This Accessible Text Prepares Students To Understand And Work With Geographic Information Systems (gis), Offering A Detailed Introduction To Essential Theories, Concepts, And Skills. The Book Is Organized In Four Modular Parts That Can Be Used In Any Sequence In Entry-level And More Specialized Courses. Basic Cartographic Principles Are Integrated With Up-to-date Discussions Of Gis Technologies And Applications. Coverage Includes Everything From What Geographic Information Is To Its Many Uses And Societal Implications. Practical Examples And Exercises Invite Readers To Explore The Choices Involved In Producing Reliable Maps And Other Forms Of Geographic Information. Illustrations Include 170 Figures (with 15 In Color). The Companion Website Provides Links To Web Resources For Each Chapter, Plus Downloadable Powerpoint Slides Of Most Of The Figures. New To This Edition Are A Chapter On Online Mapping And Big Data, New And Updated Discussions Of Remote Sensing, Vector And Raster Data Models, Location Privacy, Uses Of Geocoding, And Other Timely Topics, A Chapter On The Many Uses Of Gis, Such As In Market Analyses, Emergency Responding, And Tracking Of Epidemics, And A Section Overviews And An End-of-book Glossary. Pedagogical Features Include Modules And Individual Chapters That Can Be Used Sequentially Or In Any Order, End-of-chapter Review Questions With Answers, Exercises, And Extended Exercises For Applying Theories And Concepts, In-depth Sidebars Offering A Closer Look At Key Concepts And Applications, And End-of-chapter Links To Relevant Web Resources--provided By Publisher. Your World And Gi Technology -- Fundamentals And Functions -- Techniques And Practices -- Fundamentals Of Gi Analysis: Understanding The World. Francis Harvey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Preface Contents Part I. Your World and GI Technology 1. Goals of Cartography and GI: Representation and Communication Representation and Communication The Power of Maps Types of Maps Mental Maps Geography and Cartography in Harmony Distinguishing GI from Maps Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises Extended Exercise 2. Choices in How We Make Representations Geographic Representation Measurement, Observations, and Relationships Types of Measurement Sinton’s Framework and Geographic Representation Choices and Geographic Representation Cartographic Representation Choices for Cartographic Representation Cartographic Communication Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises Extended Exercise 3. GI and Cartography Issues From a Round to a Flat Surface: Projections Additional Fundamental Choices Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises Extended Exercises 4. Some History and the Continued Many Uses of GIS A Brief History of What We Now Call GIS Ongoing and Future Developments Some Examples of Choices and Conventions Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises Part II. Fundamentals and Functions 5. Projections Maps without Projections A Brief History of Projections Roles of Projections Making Projections Putting the Models Together: Demythologizing the Datum Types of Projection and Their Characteristics Calculating Projections Distortions Combining GI from Different Projections Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises Extended Exercise 6. Locational and Coordinate Systems Applying Projections Locational Systems Scales and Transformations Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises Extended Exercise 7. Databases, Cartography, and GI Representing and Communicating Data Types Data Storage and Applications Entities and Relationships Normalization Data Modeling, Geographic Representation, and Cartographic Representation Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises 8. Surveying, GPS, Digitization Surveying GPS and GNSS Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercise Extended Exercises 9. Remote Sensing Electromagnetic Radiation Resolution Types of Sensors Applications Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises 10. Locations and Fields: Discrete and Nondiscrete GI GI Representation Types Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercise Extended Exercise Part III. Techniques and Practices 11. Cartographic Representation Maps and Visualizations Pragmatic Cartographic Representation Issues Cartographic Representation Types Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Extended Exercise 12. Map Cultures, Misuses, and GI Cultures of Maps GI and Map Misuses Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources 13. Administration of Spaces Administration of the World We Know The Cadastre: Recording Land Ownership and More Administration Impacts on GI Technologies Government Sources of GI Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercise 14. Online Mapping and Geocoded Worlds Online GIS Online Mapping Geocoded Worlds Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercises Extended Exercise Part IV. Fundamentals of GI Analysis: Understanding the World 15. GI Analysis and GIS Analysis for Communication Basic GI Analysis Types and Applications GIS in a Nutshell Examples of GIS Applications Environmental and Conservation Applications Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Exercise 16. Geostatistics Patterns Indicate Processes Spatial Autocorrelation The Ecological Fallacy Terrain Analysis Chi‐Square Analysis Spatial Interpolation Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Extended Exercise 17. Considering the Past and Future of GIS Where Has GIS Been? Where Is GIS Going? Summary Review Questions Answers Chapter Readings Web Resources Glossary Sources and Credits Color Plates Index About the Author This pragmatic book introduces key concepts and skills to prepare students to understand and use geographic information systems (GIS). The text thoroughly explains what geographic information is, how it is represented and analyzed, and what it communicates about human and environmental activities and events that take place on our planet. Basic principles of map making and map reading are integrated with discussions of relevant information technologies and applications. Written in an accessible style, the text is organized into four parts that can be used in any sequence in entry-level and more specialized GIS courses. User-friendly features include practical examples and exercises, engaging vignettes, and helpful Internet resources