This book stresses both concepts and practices. GIS concepts from fields such as geography, cartography, spatial analysis, and database management explain the purpose and objectives of GIS operations and the interrelationship among GIS operations. For example, a basic understanding of map projection explains why we must project map layers to be used together with a common coordinate system and why we need to input numerous projection parameters. Each chapter in this book is divided into two main sections. The first section covers topics and concepts addressed in the chapter. The second section covers applications, usually with three to five problem-solving tasks

This book stresses both concepts and practices. GIS concepts from fields such as geography, cartography, spatial analysis, and database management explain the purpose and objectives of GIS operations and the interrelationship among GIS operations. For example, a basic understanding of map projection explains why we must project map layers to be used together with a common coordinate system and why we need to input numerous projection parameters. Each chapter in this book is divided into two main sections. The first section covers topics and concepts addressed in the chapter. The second section covers applications, usually with three to five problem-solving tasks

1 Introduction

2 Map Projections and Coordinate Systems

3 The Vector Data Model

4 Vector Data Input

5 Spatial Data Editing

6 Attribute Data Input and Management

7 Raster Data

8 Data Display and Cartography

9 Data Exploration

10 Vector Data Analysis

11 Raster Data Analysis

12 Terrain Mapping and Analysis

13 Spatial Interpolation

14 GIS Models and Modeling

15 Regions

16 Network and Dynamic Segmentation

Appendix A: List of GIS textbooks

Appendix B: List of GIS Magazines and Journals

Appendix C: List of State-level Websites for Existing GIS Data

Appendix D: Metadata for a Map of Agroclimate Zones in Idaho