Geographic information systems : applications in forestry and natural resources management
Material type: TextPublication details: Boston [Mass.] : McGraw-Hill, Higher Education, ©2004Description: x, 230 p. : illustrationsISBN: 9780071215909; 0071215905; 9780072562422; 0072562420 Subject(s): Forests and forestry -- Remote sensing | Natural resources -- Remote sensing | Geographic information systems | Foresterie -- Télédétection | Ressources naturelles -- Télédétection | Systèmes d'information géographique | ForstwirtschaftDDC classification: 634.9Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Reference Books | Main Library Reference | Reference | 634.9 BET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 009136 |
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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