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Fundamentals of spatial information systems / Robert Laurini and Derek Thompson.
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Laurini, Robert
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Language
English
Published/Created
London : Academic, ©1992.
Description
xxiii, 680 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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G70.2 .L387 1992
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Subject(s)
Geographic information systems
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Information storage and retrieval systems
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Geography
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Thompson, Derek, 1938-
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Geographic information systems
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geographic information systems
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Series
A.P.I.C. studies in data processing ; no. 35.
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The A.P.I.C. series ; no. 37
Summary note
The study and application of spatial information systems have been developed primarily from the use of computers in the geosciences. These systems have the principle functions of capturing, storing, representing, manipulating, and displaying data in 2-D and 3-D worlds. This book approaches its subject from the perspectives of informatics and geography, presenting methods of conceptual modeling developed in computer science that provide valuable aids for resolving spatial problems. This book is an essential textbook for both students and practitioners. It is indispensable for academic geographe.
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Includes index.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Front Cover; Fundamentals of Spatial Information Systems; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPATIAL CONTEXT; Chapter 1. Geomatics: Introduction to spatial information systems; 1.1 Spatial data organization; 1.2 Heterogeneity of uses of spatial information systems; 1.3 Some components of spatial information systems; 1.4 The role of automation: geomatics; 1.5 Bibliography; Chapter 2. Needs: Purposesand types of spatial problem; 2.1 Problems to be solved; tasks to be performed; 2.2 Location and character.
2.3 Measurements and spatial relationships2.4 Categories of spatial problems; 2.5 Some examples of multi-faceted needs; 2.6 Main categories of tools in a spatial information system; 2.7 Some implications for the design of spatial information systems; 2.8 Bibliography; Chapter 3. Semantics: Objects, surfaces, data; 3.1 The information in a spatial information system; 3.2 Non-spatial attributes; 3.3 Spatial characteristics of entities; 3.4 Combinations of types; 3.5 Continuous variation over and in space; 3.6 Spatial and non-spatial properties together.
3.7 An introduction to the mechanics of spatial data organization3.8 Personal spatial semantics; 3.9 Some other aspects of spatial information; 3.10 Bibliography; PART TWO: GEOMETRIES FOR SPATIAL DATA; Chapter 4. Geometries: Position, representation, dimensions; 4.1 Different geometries; 4.2 Positioning objects in spatial referencing systems; 4.3 Global reference systems; 4.4 The fundamental element of distance; 4.5 Coordinates and splines: the representation of lines; 4.6 Fractals: a way to represent natural objects; 4.7 Space-filling curves and dimensionality; 4.8 Summary; 4.9 Bibliography.
Chapter 5. Topology: Graphs, areas, ordering5.1 Networks and graphs; 5.2 Graphs and areas; 5.3 Error identification; 5.4 Polygons and areas; 5.5 Data for spatial relationships; 5.6 Some other considerations and summary; 5.7 Bibliography; Chapter 6. Tessellations: Regular and irregular cells, hierarchies; 6.1 Mosaics, tessellations and lattices; 6.2 The geometry of regular tessellations; 6.3 Fixed spatial resolutions: regular cell grids; 6.4 Variable spatial resolution: quadtrees; 6.5 Hierarchical tessellations for a sphere; 6.6 Irregular tessellations based on triangles.
6.7 for spatial information systems6.8 Bibliography; Chapter 7. Manipulations: Interpolations, geometric operations, transformations; 7.1 Interpolation and extrapolation; 7.2 Basic operations on lines and points; 7.3 Some operations for Ploygons; 7.4 Spatial data transformations; 7.5 Transformations between regular cells and entities; 7.6 Access to spatial data; 7.7 Summary; 7.8 Bibliography; Chapter 8. Spatial analysis: Attribute data, modelling, integration; 8.1 Integrating the attribute data; 8.2 Some operations for planar network entities.
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0124383807
9780124383807
OCLC
26548837
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