TY  - BOOK
AU  - Longley, Paul A.
AU  - Longley, Paul A.
TI  - Geographical information systems
SN  - 471321826
AV  - R G 70.212 .G292 1999 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - New York
PB  - John Wiley & Sons
KW  - Geographic information systems
KW  - sears
KW  - Geography
KW  - Information storage and retrieval systems
N1  - v.1. Principles and technical issues--v.2. Management issues and applications
N2  -  and land use, urban planning, military, and other applications;  and techniques for transforming and linking geographical data.  Volume 2 offers in-depth coverage of key GIS management issues and applications, including, choosing among different types of commercial GIS;  data capture using remote sensing and global positioning system (GPS) technologies;  legal liability, privacy, and confidentiality issues;  new GIS technology, from networked and "open" GIS to desktop environments;  the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of GIS; Provides background on basic GIS concepts and addresses the radical shifts and changes that have taken place in GIS technology and its uses.  Volume 1 features in-depth coverage of key GIS principles and technical issues, including, spatial representation, spatial distributions, and spatial data
ER  -