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Price: $85.95

Format:
Paperback 272 pp.
187 figures, 26 photos, 29 tables, 8" x 10"

ISBN-10:
019542610X

ISBN-13:
9780195426106

Copyright Year:
2009

Imprint: OUP Canada

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Geographic Information Systems

Applications in Natural Resource Management, Second Edition

Michael G. Wing and Peter Bettinger

An introduction to natural resource management, Geographic Information Systems provides students with a look at Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the GIS applications they are likely to encounter in the field. Covering topics such as querying, buffering, clipping, and overlay analysis, Geographic Information Systems also delivers background information on the history of GIS, database creation, editing and acquisition, and map development. It is important to note that this text is not about how to do GIS, but is instead about the potential application of GIS to natural resources management. The applications provided can be extended to any region of the world, although the primary emphasis is on the U.S. and Canada.

Readership : Upper-level (3rd & 4th year) courses in GIS with a natural resources focus.

List of Tables
Preface
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
Index

Online Instructor Solutions Manual
PowerPoint Slides

Michael G. Wing is Associate Professor in the Department of Forest Engineering at Oregon State University and is licensed as a professional engineer and professional surveyor. Pete Bettinger is Associate Professor at the Warnell School of Forest Resources at the University of Georgia.

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Special Features

Unique. Geographic Information Systems is the only book available that emphasizes GIS as a tool for professionals working in natural resources management, allowing students to become educated users of the technology, not GIS programmers.
Versatile. This text is not program-specific and can therefore provide GIS insight to students in a number of different fields.
Comprehensive. Takes an introductory approach to GIS technology, teaching general principles before applying these principles to various GIS software packages.
Accessible. The only text of its kind, Geographic Information Systems is specifically designed to educate students as to the applications for GIS technology, an essential tool for careers in natural resource management.
Contemporary. Up-to-date information includes extended treatment of GPS integration with GIS, extensively used data structures, and raster database analysis that show students the challenges and opportunities they are likely to face in the field.
Pedagogically Rich. The abundance of chapter objectives, summaries, lab questions, and <"in depth>" boxes emphasize text principles, encouraging further exploration of the subject.
Additional Features. Supplementary material, including an Online Solutions Manual and PowerPoint® Slides, enrich content, and provide instructors with creative solutions.