GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems pdf

Soy profesor en la Universidad de Minnesota - Twin Cities. He estado trabajando aquí desde 1995, con ocupaciones anteriores en Virginia Polytechnic and State University (Profesor Asistente), University of Wisconsin (PhD, Environmental Institute), Columbia (Research Forester, Pizano, SA), North Carolina State University (MSc, Forestry ), Universidad de Massachusetts (Field Server) y Universidad de California Berkeley (Licenciatura en Ciencias Forestales). Me han llamado ecólogo de ecosistemas, geógrafo, silvicultor, científico geomático y modelador, y todas estas descripciones son parcialmente correctas. Mi trabajo abarca estas disciplinas y he tenido la suerte de colaborar con personas inteligentes en todas estas áreas. Mi enseñanza se centra en la recopilación de datos espaciales y el análisis ambiental, principalmente en un gran curso introductorio en SIG, en muchos cursos avanzados en ciencia y tecnología SIG, y en el curso ocasional de ecología. Gran parte de mi investigación se ha centrado en el ciclo del agua y el carbono desde las escalas frondosas hasta las regionales, principalmente en los ecosistemas forestales, principalmente en los estados de los lagos del sur y los bosques de los Apalaches. Otro enfoque importante es el desarrollo y la aplicación de sensores remotos y análisis espacial para determinar la estructura de la vegetación y las perturbaciones del paisaje humano, más recientemente utilizando LiDAR discreto de alta resolución.

GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on Geographic Information Systems pdf por Paul Bolstad

A First Text on Geographic Information Systems Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer-based tools for the entry, maintenance, and analysis of spatial data. GIS are critical for effective resource management, and have been applied across a wide range of science, business, and government endeavours. This book provides an introduction to the theory and application of GIS. It is written for use in a first-year GIS class and as a reference for the GIS practitioner. This sixth edition balances theoretical and practical material, so that students may apply knowledge of GIS in the solution of real-world problems. Improvements over the previous editions are included in each chapter. Topics treated include an introduction to GIS, spatial data models, map projections, data entry, image data, GPS, digital data, database systems in GIS, general spatial analysis, raster analysis, terrain modeling, metadata, standards, and accuracy assessments. The bestselling GIS textbook by Paul Bolstad is now even better! Improvements in GIS Fundamentals, 6th Edition. Updates to improve clarity in each chapter include: 80+ new or modified figures. Additional and edited questions at the end of each chapter. Expanded discussion of topology and three dimensional data models. Added descriptions of the new national 2022 datum, vertical datum adjustment, and local sea level datums. Description of new and modernized GNSS systems. Reorganization of the chapter on remote sensing, and updates to cover new satellite systems and methods. Focused improvements in the databases chapter on foreign keys and multi-table joins. Reorganization of the introductory analysis chapter, expanded coverage on reclassification, and a new discussion on attribute recalculations during dissolve operations. Updates on new methods in raster and terrain analysis chapters. Expanded description of applied spatial models. Updated glossary, data sources, and useful conversions and formulas appendices.