Introduction To Geographical Information System. A Guide Book to GIS Learners

      Аннотация: This textbook is a step-by-step tutorial for the beginner's of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and it's role in solving different issues. It provides information about the basic concepts and fundamentals of GIS. Author explains what a GIS is and what it is used for, the basics of map classification, data acquisition, coordinate systems and projections, vectorization, geodatabase and relational database, data editing, geoprocessing, suitability modeling, working with raster all other application features of GIS technology application in numerous fields. Each chapter contains concrete definition, case studies and exercises – many from the author’s own work in North East India. This volume is targeted toward the new beginners and learners.

Ключевые слова: Geographic information system, Global Positioning System, Remote sensing