GIS Basics

By Stephen Wise

Book Overview

Geographical information systems (GIS) are computer systems for storing, displaying and analyzing spatial data. Since 1980 there has been a rapid growth in their use in government, commerce and academia, and they can be used for managing a network of utilities, from handling census data through to planning the location of a new supermarket. But how do they work?"

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415246504
• ISBN13: 9780415246507
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: CRC Press LLC
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher