GIS and Cartographic Modeling

by C. Dana Tomlin

Overview

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 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589483316
Publisher:	Esri Press
Publication date:	09/10/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

C. Dana Tomlin is a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design and an adjunct professor of GIS at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is founder and co-director of Penn's Cartographic Modeling Laboratory. Tomlin is a recipient of the Perkins and the Lindback awards for distinguished teaching.

Table of Contents

Preface 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 A Cartographic modeling operations Index