Geographic Information Systems Applications in Natural Resource Management

Name: Geographic Information Systems Applications in Natural Resource Management
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ISBN: 9780195426106

ISBN-10: 019542610X

ISBN-13: 9780195426106

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Michael G. Wing, Pete Bettinger

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Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Natural Resource Management is intended for introductory-course students in forestry and natural resource management, field forestry, biology, and other natural resource or natural resource-related fields. The emphasis of this book is on the application of Geographic Information systems (GIS). It provides detailed coverage of GIS operations such as querying, buffering, clipping, and overlay analysis; as well as background information on the history of GIS, database creation, editing and acquisition, and map development. The applications provided can be extended to any region of the world, although the primary emphasis is on Canada and the rest…

Book details

List price: $89.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English




Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Databases and Map Design



Geographic Information Systems



GIS databases: map projections, structures, and scale



Acquiring, creating, and editing GIS databases



Map design



Applying GIS to Forestry and Natural Resource Management



Selecting landscape features



Obtaining information about a specific geographic region



Buffering landscape features



Combining and splitting landscape features, and merging gis databases



Associating spatial and non-spatial databas



Updating GIS databases



Overlay Processes



Synthesis of techniques applied to advanced topics



Raster GIS database analysis



Raster GIS database analysis II



Contemporary Issues in GIS



Trends in GIS technology



Institutional challenges and opportunities related to GIS



Certification and licensing of GIS users



Terminology



Organizations



Software