Geographic information systems applications in natural resource management 2nd Edition by Michael Wing, Pete Bettinger ISBN 978-0195426106 019542610X

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ISBN 10: 019542610X

ISBN 13: 978-0195426106

Author:  Michael G. Wing, Pete Bettinger

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.

Table of 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 Databases

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​

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