GIS For Dummies®
Table of Contents
Part I: GIS: Geography on Steroids
Part II: Geography Goes Digital
Part III: Retrieving, Counting, and Characterizing Geography
Part IV: Analyzing Geographic Patterns
Part V: GIS Output and Application
Part I: GIS: Geography on Steroids
Chapter 1: Seeing the Scope of GIS
Adding the right computing power
Providing display and representation
Knowing How to Think Spatially
Recognizing the spatial nature of questions
Discovering what’s so special about spatial data
Planning city operations and expansion
Providing protection and emergency services
Land management and conservation
Military and defense-related tasks
A treasure chest of possibilities
Chapter 2: Recognizing How Maps Show Information
Knowing How Maps Represent Geography
Incorporating symbols into your map
Recognizing the Different Types of Maps
Grasping the importance of scale
Working with Projections and Datums
Good projections depend on accurate datums
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