Geographic information systems : applications in forestry and natural resources management

By:

Bettinger, Pete

Contributor(s):

Wing, Michael G

Material type: Text

9780071215909
0071215905
9780072562422
0072562420

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

634.9 BET

Contents:

1. Geographic information systems. -- 2. GIS databases: map projections, structures, and scale. -- 3. Acquiring, creating, and editing GIS databases and examining errors. -- 4. Map design. -- 5. Selecting landscape features based on their attributes. -- 6. Obtaining information about a specific geographic region. -- 7. Buffering landscape features. -- 8. Combining and splitting landscape features and merging GIS databases. -- 9. Joining and linking spatial and nonspatial databases. -- 10. Updating GIS databases. -- 11. Overlay processes. -- 12. Synthesis of techniques applied to advanced topics. -- 13. Raster GIS database analyses. -- 14. Trends in GIS technology. -- 15. Institutional challenges and opportunities related to GIS users. -- Appendix A:GIS-related terminology. -- Appendix B:GIS-related professional organizations and journals. Appendix C:GIS software developers.

Summary: Aimed at forestry and natural resources students, this book offers an overview of the typical types of GIS analysis they may perform in an entry-level position and provide professionals the basic information. Many of the types of spatial analyses that field foresters perform to assist in decision-making activities are covered.

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Included Index

1. Geographic information systems. --
2. GIS databases: map projections, structures, and scale. --
3. Acquiring, creating, and editing GIS databases and examining errors. --
4. Map design. --
5. Selecting landscape features based on their attributes. --
6. Obtaining information about a specific geographic region. --
7. Buffering landscape features. --
8. Combining and splitting landscape features and merging GIS databases. --
9. Joining and linking spatial and nonspatial databases. --
10. Updating GIS databases. --
11. Overlay processes. --
12. Synthesis of techniques applied to advanced topics. --
13. Raster GIS database analyses. --
14. Trends in GIS technology. --
15. Institutional challenges and opportunities related to GIS users. --
Appendix A:GIS-related terminology. --
Appendix B:GIS-related professional organizations and journals.
Appendix C:GIS software developers.

Aimed at forestry and natural resources students, this book offers an overview of the typical types of GIS analysis they may perform in an entry-level position and provide professionals the basic information. Many of the types of spatial analyses that field foresters perform to assist in decision-making activities are covered.

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