Computing in geographic information systems

Capable of acquiring large volumes of data through sensors deployed in air, land, and sea, and making this information readily available in a continuous time frame, the science of geographical information system (GIS) is rapidly evolving. This popular information system is emerging as a platform for...

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Main Author Panigrahi, Narayan (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, [2014]
Subjects
Geographic information systems > Mathematical models.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781482223163
9781482223149
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xxvii, 275 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Computational geodesy
  • 3. Reference systems and coordinate transformations
  • 4. Basics of map projection
  • 5. Algorithms for rectification of geometric distortions
  • 6. Differential geometric principles and operators
  • 7. Computational geometry and its application to GIS
  • 8. Spatial interpolation techniques
  • 9. Spatial statistical methods
  • 10. An introduction to bathymetry
  • 11. Spatial analysis of bathymetric data and sea GIS
  • 12. Measurements and analysis using GIS
  • 13. Appendix A
  • 14. Appendix B
  • 15. Glossary of GIS terms.

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