Geographic information systems : applications in forestry and natural resources management
Bettinger, Pete :
Geographic information systems : applications in forestry and natural resources management - Boston [Mass.] : McGraw-Hill, Higher Education, ©2004. - x, 230 p. : illustrations.
Included Index
1. Geographic information systems. --
2. GIS databases: map projections, structures, and scale. --
3. Acquiring, creating, and editing GIS databases and examining errors. --
4. Map design. --
5. Selecting landscape features based on their attributes. --
6. Obtaining information about a specific geographic region. --
7. Buffering landscape features. --
8. Combining and splitting landscape features and merging GIS databases. --
9. Joining and linking spatial and nonspatial databases. --
10. Updating GIS databases. --
11. Overlay processes. --
12. Synthesis of techniques applied to advanced topics. --
13. Raster GIS database analyses. --
14. Trends in GIS technology. --
15. Institutional challenges and opportunities related to GIS users. --
Appendix A:GIS-related terminology. --
Appendix B:GIS-related professional organizations and journals.
Appendix C:GIS software developers.
Aimed at forestry and natural resources students, this book offers an overview of the typical types of GIS analysis they may perform in an entry-level position and provide professionals the basic information. Many of the types of spatial analyses that field foresters perform to assist in decision-making activities are covered.
9780071215909 0071215905 9780072562422 0072562420
Forests and forestry -- Remote sensing.
Natural resources -- Remote sensing.
Geographic information systems.
Foresterie -- Télédétection.
Ressources naturelles -- Télédétection.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Forstwirtschaft
634.9 / BET
Geographic information systems : applications in forestry and natural resources management - Boston [Mass.] : McGraw-Hill, Higher Education, ©2004. - x, 230 p. : illustrations.
Included Index
1. Geographic information systems. --
2. GIS databases: map projections, structures, and scale. --
3. Acquiring, creating, and editing GIS databases and examining errors. --
4. Map design. --
5. Selecting landscape features based on their attributes. --
6. Obtaining information about a specific geographic region. --
7. Buffering landscape features. --
8. Combining and splitting landscape features and merging GIS databases. --
9. Joining and linking spatial and nonspatial databases. --
10. Updating GIS databases. --
11. Overlay processes. --
12. Synthesis of techniques applied to advanced topics. --
13. Raster GIS database analyses. --
14. Trends in GIS technology. --
15. Institutional challenges and opportunities related to GIS users. --
Appendix A:GIS-related terminology. --
Appendix B:GIS-related professional organizations and journals.
Appendix C:GIS software developers.
Aimed at forestry and natural resources students, this book offers an overview of the typical types of GIS analysis they may perform in an entry-level position and provide professionals the basic information. Many of the types of spatial analyses that field foresters perform to assist in decision-making activities are covered.
9780071215909 0071215905 9780072562422 0072562420
Forests and forestry -- Remote sensing.
Natural resources -- Remote sensing.
Geographic information systems.
Foresterie -- Télédétection.
Ressources naturelles -- Télédétection.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Forstwirtschaft
634.9 / BET