This book is designed to provide students in a first or second GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use of GIS. "Introduction to GIS" strikes a careful balance between GIS concepts and hands-on applications. The main portion of the chapter presents GIS terms and concepts and helps students learn how each one fits into a complete GIS system. At the end of each chapter, an application section with 3-5 tasks presents students with actual GIS exercises and the necessary data to solve the problem.
1 Introduction 2 Coordinate Systems 3 Georelational Vector Data Model 4 Object-Based Vector Data Model 5 Raster Data Model 6 Data Input 7 Geometric Transformation 8 Spatial Data Editing 9 Attribute Data Input and Management 10 Data Display and Cartography 11 Data Exploration 12 Vector Data Analysis 13 Raster Data Analysis 14 Terrain Mapping and Analysis 15 Viewsheds and Watersheds 16 Spatial Interpolation 17 Geocoding and Dynamic Segmentation 18 Path Analysis and Network Applications 19 GIS Models and Modeling