Geographic information systems: applications in natural resource management

Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Natural Resource Management is intended for introductory-course students in forestry and natural resource management, field forestry, biology, and other natural resource or natural resource-related fields. The emphasis of this book is on the application of Geographic Information systems (GIS). It provides detailed coverage of GIS operations such as querying, buffering, clipping, and overlay analysis; as well as background information on the history of GIS, database creation, editing and acquisition, and map development. The applications provided can be extended to any region of the world, although the primary emphasis is on Canada and the rest of North America. This book also examines current GIS trends, and the opportunities and challenges likely to face GIS users. INDICE: Contents. Part I - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems,Spatial Databases and Map Design. 1. Geographic Information Systems. 2. GIS databases: map projections, structures, and scale. 3. Acquiring, creating, and editing GIS databases. 4. Map design. Part II - Applying GIS to Forestry and Natural Resource Management. 5. Selecting landscape features. 6. Obtaining information about a specific geographic region. 7. Buffering landscape features. 8. Combining and splitting landscape features, and merging gis databases. 9. Associating spatial and non-spatial databas. 10. Updating GIS databases. 11. Overlay Processes. 12. Synthesis of techniques applied to advanced topics. 13. Raster GIS database analysis. 14. Raster GIS database analysis II. Part III - Contemporary Issues in GIS. 15. Trends in GIS technology. 16. Institutional challenges and opportunities related to GIS. 17. Certification and licensing of GIS users. Appendix A - Terminology. Appendix B - Organizations. Appendix C - Software

• ISBN: 978-0-19-542610-6
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés