The GIS Book
Proven through three highly praised editions, "The GIS Book, 4th Ed." is a completely revised and greatly expanded resource for anyone who needs to understand what a geographic system is, how it... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1566901278
ISBN13:9781566901277
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Length:300 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I found this title to be very helpful for forecasting GIS implementation costs...thanks George
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
In my original review, I questioned whether a VDOT road map was a GIS system or not. The image appeared to me to be a scanned road map. After some research, George Korte, the author, responded that the map was produced by Intergraph's MGE GIS and cartographic publishing system. I thank the author for getting back to me on this issue. -Jonathan Soulen
Great for GIS beginners
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Book was very helpful, and will be my desk reference. However, I do have one comment and question. The highway map shown on page 12 looks like a scanned state road map. The map may have been computer generated, but is it a true GIS? I don't think so. In these early days (years) of GIS, many computer generated maps have been portrayed as GIS, when they are not. This is due to confusion and plain lack of understanding. I think this has hurt the GIS field, and will only be overcome by time and the growth of the GIS applications
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