New Third Edition Now Available! Written by authors with backgrounds in GIScience and computer technology, Exploring Geospatial Technology presents the basic tenets that undergird the geospatial technologies of cartography, GIS, and remote sensing using an historical perspective as the link that ties the technologies both to each other and to GIScience. Exploring Geospatial Technology is written in a student-friendly language to those outside the discipline of geography. To aid comprehension, hands-on exercises are included in each chapter. These exercises are designed to explore the concepts presented and take advantage of a variety of software packages, including ESRI's ArcGIS and Purdue University's Multispec.