Information technology in geography and planning : including principles of GIS

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Information technology in geography and planning : including principles of GIS

Ian Bracken and Christopher Webster

Routledge, 1990

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Bibliography: p. [420]-435

Includes indexes

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Description

Provides a systematic and comprehensive account of the use of information technology in geography and planning and explains key principles and applications including Satellite Remote Sensing, Census Data and Geographical Information Systems. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of geography, planning, environmental studies, urban studies; planners in practice.

Table of Contents

Part I - Geographic Data: Theory and Hardware 1. Information and Systems Concepts 2. The Hardware Environment Part II - Geographic Data: Acquisition and Organization 3. Data Capture 1 - Generation 4. Data Capture 2 - Retrieval 5. Structures for Geographical Data Part III - Geographic Data: Manipulation 6. Fundamental Graphical Procedures 7. Cartographic Methods 1 - Vector Techniques 8. Cartographic Methods 2 - Raster Techniques Part IV - Geographic Data: Software Systems 9. Non-Cartographic Software 10. Cartographic and Related Software Index.

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