GIS fundamental (Record no. 42032)
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| fixed length control field | 03781 a2200181 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781439886953 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 621.3678 |
| Item number | WIS |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Wise, Stephen |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | GIS fundamental |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Ed.2 |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | CRC Press |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Boca Raton |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv,322p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>Preface ix<br/>Acknowledgements xiii<br/>Author xv<br/>1. Introduction 1<br/>How Computers Solve Problems 2<br/>How Computers Represent the World: Data Modelling 5<br/>The Structure of a Computer 10<br/>Pseudocode and Computer Programming 15<br/>Further Reading 21<br/>2.Databases 23<br/>What Are Databases and Why Are They Important? 23<br/>Relational Database 29<br/>Storing Spatial Data in a Relational Database 32<br/>Solutions to the Problems of Storing Spatial Data in RDBMS 35<br/>Further Reading 37<br/>3. Vector Data Structures 39<br/>Simple Storage of Vector Data 39<br/>Topological Storage of Vector Data 49<br/>So What Is Topology? 54<br/>And How Does It Help? The Example of DIME 57<br/>More on Topological Data Structures 60<br/>And a Return to Simple Data Structures 64<br/>Further Reading 67<br/>4. Vector Algorithms for Lines 69<br/>Simple Line Intersection Algorithm 69<br/>Why the Simple Line Intersection Algorithm WouldNot Work: A Better Algorithm 74<br/>Dealing with Wiggly Lines 78<br/>Calculations on Lines: How Long Is a Piece of String? 81<br/>Line Intersection: How It Is Really Done 84<br/>Further Reading 935<br/>5.Vector Algorithms for Areas 95<br/>Calculations on Areas: Single Polygons 95<br/>Calculations on Areas: Multiple Polygons 98<br/>Point in Polygon: Simple Algorithm 101<br/>and Back to Topology for a Better Algorithm 105<br/>Further Reading 108<br/>6.The Efficiency of Algorithms 109<br/>How Is Algorithm Efficiency Measured? 109<br/>Efficiency of the Line Intersection Algorithm 112<br/>More on Algorithm Efficiency 114<br/>Further Reading 116<br/>7.Raster Data Structures 119<br/>Raster Data in Databases 120<br/>Raster Data Structures: The Array 123<br/>Saving Space: Run Length Encoding and Quadtrees 127<br/>Data Structures for Images 132<br/>Further Reading 139<br/>8.Raster Algorithms 141<br/>Raster Algorithms: Attribute Query for RunLength Encoded Data 141 <br/>Raster Algorithms: Attribute Query for Quadtrees 144<br/>Raster Algorithms: Area Calculation 153<br/>Further Reading 159<br/>9.Data Structures for Surfaces 161<br/>Data Models for Surfaces 162<br/>Algorithms for Creating Grid Surface Models 166<br/>Algorithms for Creating a Triangulated Irregular Network 174<br/>Grid Creation Revisited 180<br/>Further Reading 183<br/>10.Algorithms for Surfaces 185<br/>Elevation, Slope and Aspect 185<br/>Hydrological Analysis Using a TIN 192<br/>Determining Flow Direction Using a Gridded DEM 195<br/>Using the Flow Directions for Hydrological Analysis 199<br/>Further Reading 205<br/>11.Data Structures and Algorithms for Networks 207<br/>Networks in Vector and Raster 207<br/>Shortest Path Algorithm 209<br/>Data Structures for Network Data 216<br/>Faster Algorithms for Finding the Shortest Route 225<br/>Further Reading ,234<br/>12.Strategies for Efficient Data Access 235<br/>Tree Data Structures 238<br/>Indexing and Storing 2D Data Using Both Coordinates 244<br/>Space-Filling Curves for Spatial Data 250<br/>Spatial Filling Curves and Data Clustering 252<br/>Space-Filling Curves for Indexing Spatial Data 255<br/>Caching 265<br/>Further Reading 269<br/>13.Heuristics for Spatial Data 271<br/>Travelling Salesman Problem 272<br/>Location Allocation 277<br/>Metaheuristics 283<br/>Computability and Decidability 288<br/>Further Reading 293<br/>Conclusion 295<br/>Glossary 297<br/>References 305<br/>Index 313<br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| 9 (RLIN) | 42138 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | USA |
| 891 ## - Topic | |
| Topic | FT |
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