Geographic Information Systems

The new edition of this best-selling textbook features new chapters on atlases and geovisualization, integrating the latest developments in cartography.  The book reflects on the increasing importance of cartography as the basis for geographical analysis.  Theory is brought to life through highly ef..

Focusing on the ramifications of GIS usage, Digital Places shows that they are associated with far-reaching changes in the institutions in which they exist, and in the lives of those they touch...

Provides a general introduction to the field which emphasises the basic concepts and technological foundations, gradually progressing from a basic introduction to the field to a more detailed treatment of particular aspects of the technology...

This text reflects the interdisciplinary nature of GIS research and includes coverage of such themes as: virtual GIS; spatial analysis; artificial intelligence; spatial agents and fuzzy systems; and space-time GIS and GIS applications...

This volume offers comprehensive and up-to-date information on research in many different disciplines which give an overall insight into the environmental history of Africa...

This title incorporates conceptual advancements without neglecting sedimentary processes and the observation of sedimentary bodies. Reconstruction of environments and basin analysis are also discussed, using field data, well logging and seismic da.....

This book provides an overview of research in the field of spatial data quality, which looks at understanding, measuring, describing, and communicating information about the imperfections of geographic data used by GIS and other mapping software. It presents results from a number of research project..

This book provides an overview of research in the field of spatial data quality, which looks at understanding, measuring, describing, and communicating information about the imperfections of geographic data used by GIS and other mapping software. It presents results from a number of research project..

Based on a vast array of research into the Jordan Rift Valley from the last one hundred and fifty years, this work discusses the tectonic evolution of the area, and includes a variety of important datings and paleoenvironmental reconstructions...

This volume explores the ways in which GIS can be used to study the past, considering questions such as what types of new knowledge can be developed using GIS and how effective GIS can be for different types of research. It critically evaluates the strengths and limitations of GIS and is illustrated..

Uganda's Nakivubo swamp has been receiving wastewater from Kampala for over 30 years and consists of a floating root mat. It's potential to remove nutrients and pathogens from wastewater in a sustainable way, while maintaining ecological quality and biodiversity, is investigated in this work...