GIS - A Short Introduction (Paperback)

This guide enables students of human geography to take a critical look at the set of practices, hardware and software that are together described as GIS.
A guide to GIS for students of human geography.
Outlines the distinct approaches to inquiry employed in GIS and illustrates their relevance for human geographers.
Traces the history of GIS and human geography from 1970 to the present.
Illustrates the challenges of data collection, classification in the context of multiple stakeholders and epistemological approaches.
Tracks the use of GIS in applied contexts through the stages of problem definition, data acquisition and classification, choice of software, spatial analysis and graphic output.
Includes an inventory of tools and information related to GIS, including web-based resources.
Supported by a website, www.blackwellpublishing.com/schuurman.

General

Imprint:	Blackwell Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	May 2004
Authors:	N Schuurman
Dimensions:	238 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-631-23533-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Map making & projections Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General
LSN:	0-631-23533-7
Barcode:	9780631235330

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