Geographical Data: Characteristics and Sources

כריכה קדמית
John Wiley & Sons, 22 במרץ 2002 - 272 עמודים
Provides a comprehensive overview of the characteristics relatingto remote sensing, cartography, censuses/surveys andadministrative/statutory. Presents up-to-date information in thisremarkable growth area, with clear explanations of the problems andpitfalls as well as the potentiality of analysing geographicaldata.

An ideal book for both those already confident with GIS technology,and the novice user.
* Covers spatial and thematic worldwide geographical data

* Exemplifies the problems and pitfalls of using geographical data

* Provides introductory details of GIS without the need for aseparate text

* Refers to the latest internet sources

* Covers geographical data relating to the environmental and humandomains

* Focuses on digital geographical data
 

עמודים נבחרים

תוכן

Part
6
3
22
Characteristics and Review of Secondary Sources
49
Part 2
87
Part 3
166
9
195
Future Developments in Geographical Data
236
195
246
Appendix Household Form for the 2001 UK Census of Population
259
Subject Index
268
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל

Geographical Data: Characteristics and Sources
<span dir=ltr>Nigel Walford</span>‏
הצגת קטע - 2002

מונחים וביטויים נפוצים

2001 UK Census administrative and statutory aerial photographs Agricultural Census analysis applications attributes boundary Caradon cartographic Centre Chapter characteristics clusters co-ordinates countries data collection data sources database defined DEFRA detail digital data digital image digital map Earth's surface entities enumeration districts environment environmental example farms Figure files format Gender geographical datasets geographical features Geographical Information Systems georeferenced georeferences grid reference household identified important individual Kerrier land means measured National NLUD North Cornwall Ordnance Survey organizations output parishes particular Penwith Person phenomena pixel polygon Population Census postcode problems produced raster record referencing regions relating remote sensing resolution Restormel sample satellite scale secondary sources sector sensor spatial referencing system spatial units St Austell Statistics study area Table thematic topographic mapping UK postcodes users variables Wales

הפניות לספר זה

מידע על המחבר (2002)

Nigel Walford has taught Geographical Information Systems courses at Kingston University for 12 years and previously worked in the Data Archive at Essex University. He graduated from the University of Sussex and did his postgraduate work at the University of London. His thematic research interests relate mainly to rural issues and include agriculture, land use planning and population. Recent book publications include Geographical Data Analysis (John Wiley & Sons) and Reshaping the Countryside: Perceptions and Processes of Rural Change (CAB International) as well as several journal articles in Health and Place, Geography, Planning Practice and Research, Applied Geography and International Journal of Population Geography.

מידע ביבליוגרפי

כותרתGeographical Data: Characteristics and Sources
מאתNigel Walford
מהדורהמאויר
הוצאהJohn Wiley & Sons, 2002
ISBN0471970859, 9780471970859
אורך272 עמודים
  
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