ABSTRACT

GIS: A Computing Perspective, Second Edition, provides a full, up-to-date overview of GIS, both Geographic Information Systems and the study of Geographic Information Science. Analyzing the subject from a computing perspective, the second edition explores conceptual and formal models needed to understand spatial information, and examines the repres

chapter 1|34 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|48 pages

Fundamental database concepts

chapter 3|50 pages

Fundamental spatial concepts

chapter 4|34 pages

Models of geospatial information

chapter 5|54 pages

Representation and algorithms

chapter 6|38 pages

Structures and access methods

chapter 7|34 pages

Architectures

chapter 8|30 pages

Interfaces

chapter 9|36 pages

Spatial reasoning and uncertainty

chapter 10|24 pages

Time