Xuan Zhu. Geographical Information Systems: A Practical Approach

Routledge, 2024. — 584 p.Geographical information systems (GIS) are powerful tools for reporting on the environment, natural resources and social and economic development; modelling the environmental, biophysical, social and economic processes; assessing environmental and social impacts; evaluating environmental, social and economic policies and actions and dissimilating spatial information. Geographical Information Systems: A Practical Approach provides the fullest available introduction to GIS and their environmental, social and economic applications. This new edition has been substantially revised and updated to incorporate the key developments in GIS technology and spatial data science and their applications that have taken place in recent years.Dedication
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
GIS Overview
Spatial Data and Data Management
Spatial Data Input and Manipulation
Spatial Visualisation
Spatial Analysis
Spatial Data Exploration with Statistics
Remote Sensing Data Analysis
Terrain Analysis
Spatial Modelling and Decision Analysis
Applications of GIS
Index