The handbook of geographic information science / edited by John P. Wilson and A. Stewart Fotheringham. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008. - 1 online resource (xviii, 634 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Blackwell companions to geography ; 7 . - Blackwell companions to geography ; 7. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Figures; Contributors; Geographic Information Science: An Introduction; Part I Data Issues; Chapter 1 The Availability of Geographic Data: The Current Technical and Institutional Environment David J. Cowen; Chapter 2 Social Data David J. Martin; Chapter 3 Remote Sensing Brian G. Lees; Chapter 4 Spatialization André Skupin and Sara I. Fabrikant; Chapter 5 Uncertainty in Spatial Databases Ashley Morris; Chapter 6 On the Identification of Uncertainties in Spatial Data and Their Quantification with Probability Distribution Functions James D. Brown and Gerald B.M. Heuvelink.

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A reference and guide to the field of Geographic Information Science. It covers the research in the field. It explores the trends influencing the collection, organization, and dissemination of geographically referenced data sets, and reviews the defining characteristics of the database solutions used in GIS products.


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Geography--Data processing.
Geographic information systems.
Géographie--Informatique.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems.
Geographic information systems.
Geography--Data processing.


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