GIS and Cartographic Modeling.

GIS and Cartographic Modeling.

GIS 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...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Esri Press 2012.
Subjects:
Geographic information systems.
Cartography > Data processing.
geographic information systems.
Cartography > Data processing
Geographic information systems
Nonfiction.
Technology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Preface to the 2012 edition
  • Introduction
  • Part I Cartographic modeling conventions
  • Chapter 1 Data
  • 1-1 Cartographic models
  • 1-2 Map layers
  • 1-3 Titles
  • 1-4 Metadata
  • 1-5 Zones
  • 1-6 Labels
  • 1-7 Values
  • 1-8 Locations
  • 1-9 Coordinates
  • 1-10 Questions
  • Chapter 2 Data processing
  • 2-1 Operations
  • 2-2 Procedures
  • 2-3 Questions
  • Chapter 3 Data-processing control
  • 3-1 Statements
  • 3-2 Programs
  • 3-3 Questions
  • Part II Cartographic modeling capabilities
  • Chapter 4 Characterizing individual locations
  • 4-1 Functions of a single value
  • 4-2 Functions of multiple values
  • 4-3 Questions
  • Chapter 5 Characterizing locations within neighborhoods
  • 5-1 Functions of immediate neighborhoods
  • 5-2 Functions of extended neighborhoods
  • 5-3 Questions
  • Chapter 6 Characterizing locations within zones
  • 6-1 Functions of entire zones
  • 6-2 Functions of sub-zones
  • 6-3 Questions
  • Part III Cartographic modeling techniques
  • Chapter 7 Descriptive modeling
  • 7-1 Analysis of cartographic position
  • 7-2 Analysis of cartographic form
  • 7-3 Synthesis of cartographic characteristics
  • 7-4 Questions
  • Chapter 8 Prescriptive modeling
  • 8-1 Atomistic allocation
  • 8-2 Holistic allocation
  • 8-3 Questions
  • Appendix Cartographic modeling operations
  • A-1 FocalFUNCTION operations on extended neighborhoods
  • A-2 FocalFUNCTION operations on immediate neighborhoods
  • A-3 LocalFUNCTION operations
  • A-4 ZonalFUNCTION operations
  • Index
  • Back cover.

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