An Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems (Spatial Information Systems)

Huxhold, William E.

ISBN 10: 0195065352 / ISBN 13: 9780195065350

Editore: Oxford University Press, 1991

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• Titolo: An Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems (Spatial Information Systems)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0195065352
• ISBN 13: 9780195065350
• Rilegatura: paperback
• Condizione: Very Good

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Riassunto

A nuts-and-bolts introduction to geographic information systems (GIS), this book outlines the basic concepts and diverse uses of this technology in a local government environment. Emphasizing the value of integrating data from various sources, the book provides a set of tools for improving the way public services are delivered, resources are managed, and policy decisions are made. Rather than stressing the computer technology that is so rapidly changing in the GIS industry, this book concentrates on the concepts upon which this technology is based: information systems design, computer-aided mapping, topological data structures, geographic base files, and land records systems. It also provides the latest information on the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER files and the Global Positioning Satellite System established by the U.S. Department of Defense. Special features include fourteen case studies, a chapter describing the enormous effort required to set up and manage a typical GIS project, and an appendix on who is using GIS technology and how it is being used. Whether they run the GIS or help run the government, readers of An Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems will learn efficient and effective methods for improving the impact that local government has on its citizens.

Recensione

`Huxhold's text is a carefully developed primer for those who aim to develop urban applications in the United States, and for an undergraduate provides a very well-written and logically developed work.'Michael Blakemore, Times Higher Education Supplement

'this book is worthy of special attention and interest for its way of describing and explaining the main principles, purposes and concrete applications of urban GIS with utmost clarity ... Huxhold's new book can serve as a significant contribution in training of GIS-educated professionals and become a valuable source for those persons, who are studying, teaching, working with GIS, as well as managing GIS of their own, or are going to try their competence in this field in the future.' Joseph Salukvadze, Geografiska Notiser, 2.92

`This is a superb text on the urban GIS environment.' International Journal of Geographical Information Systems

`The value of the book is clearly to be seen in its fundamental and systematic approach of the urban application domain in local governments ... it is a valuable textbook for the urban application domainRalf Bill, Stuttgart, Geo-Informations-Systeme - GIS, Germany