Description This new book explores the rapidly expanding applications of spatial analysis, GIS and remote sensing in the health sciences, and medical geography. For the practitioner or researcher this book is full of useful techniques if your work applies to environmental and public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, …

Description Cho (University of Canberra) explores both how the law affects the use of geographic information and how geographic information has shaped the law and policy in several countries. He identifies the factors influencing public use and pricing policies, describes the use of exchange standards to share and …

Description With this book readers can become real geographic programmers using the Java programming language. They will find working code examples in Java using some of the many GIS-oriented applications and APIs, and be able to display GIS data on the Web, manipulate GIS data, and programmatically store and retrieve …

Description 'Geographical information science' is not merely a technical subject but also poses theoretical questions on the nature of geographic representation and whether there exist limits on the ability of GI systems to deal with certain objects and issues. This book presents the debate surrounding technical GIS …

Description Two recurring themes in GIS are the potential that GIS technology has for easily accessible and sophisticated analysis of spatially referenced data; and the limited functionality of standard analysis options and their inadequacy for research needs. "Spatial Analysis in GIS" showcases …

Description Geography, urban planning, land use, computing, and antiquities are among the disciplines represented by contributors, who come from all over the world. They describe how geographical information systems (GIS) can help the endeavor to create economic development that meets the needs and aspirations of the …

Description While the use of GPS technology is growing dramatically among land surveyors there is not a commensurate growth in the understanding of coordinate systems. It is not possible to survey accurately or use GPS properly without taking the shape of the earth into consideration and without a clear understanding …

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Description The geodatabase supports a model of topologically integrated feature classes, similar to the coverage model. It also extends the coverage model with support for complex networks, relationships among feature classes, and other object-oriented features. The ESRI® ArcGIS™ applications (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and …

Description Only applications-driven book dealing with commerically-sponsored spatial analysis research.* Focuses on business and public sector planning case studies, offering readers a snapshot of the use of spatial analysis across a broad range of areas.* Internationally-renowned editors and contributors present a …