Description
Book SynopsisGIS and Cartographic Modeling is a foundational work in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). An introduction to the concepts, conventions, and capabilities of map algebra as a general language, this book describes the analytical use of raster-based GIS. By focusing on the fundamentals of cartographic modeling techniques, C. Dana Tomlin illustrates concepts that can be applied to any GIS. This publication of GIS and Cartographic Modeling contains updated graphics and a new preface.
Table of ContentsPreface Preface to the 2012 edition Introduction Part I Cartographic modeling conventions Chapter 1 Data Chapter 2 Data processing Chapter 3 Data-processing control Part II Cartographic modeling capabilities Chapter 4 Characterizing individual locations Chapter 5 Characterizing locations within neighborhoods Chapter 6 Characterizing locations within zones Part III Cartographic modeling techniques Chapter 7 Descriptive modeling Chapter 8 Prescriptive modeling Appendix Cartographic modeling operations Index
