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082 _aE-910.285
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100 _aTrivedi, Priya Ranjan & others
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245 0 _aEncyclopaedia of geo-informatics. Vol.3 : GIS and spatial database management
260 _aNew Delhi
_bJnanada Prakashan & Geo-informatics Inst. of India
_c2006
300 _ax,869-1302p.
505 _aCONTENTS Preface (iii) 42. Introduction to GIS 869 43. Defining GIS 881 44. The Uses of GIS 891 45. An Overview of the GIS Industry and GIS Software 903 46. Why Implement a GIS? 911 47. GIS Data Sources, Collection, and Entry Gathering the Information Needed to Make a GIS Useful 917 48. GIS Date Formats and Standards 929 49. Types of GIS Analysis 939 50. The Economics of GIS Base Map Accuracy 953 51. GIS Data Quality 959 52. Planning a GIS 969 53. Implementing a GIS 973 54. Selecting A GIS 983 55. Four Leading GIS Vendor's Products in Review 989 56. Keys to Successful GIS Implementation 1007 57. A Case Study in GIS Implementations: Clinton Township, MI 1015 58. A Case Study in GIS Implementations Prince William Contry, Virginia 1021 59. GIS Data Representations 1035 60. The Structures of Geographic Data 1061 61. The Shape of Features 1077 62. Linear Modelling with Networks 1101 63. Cell-based Modelling with Rasters 1125 64. Surface Modelling with TUNs 1141 65. Finding Locations 1151 66. Object Modelling and Geodatabases 1167 67. How Maps Inform 1199 68. Smart Features 1231 69. Managing Work Flow with Versions 1267 70. Geodatabase Design Guide 1285
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