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The design and implementation of geographic information systems / John E. Harmon and Steven J. Anderson.

Title: The design and implementation of geographic information systems / John E. Harmon and Steven J. Anderson.
Author: Harmon, John E.
Publication: Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2003.

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Anderson, Steven J., 1964-

Description

viii, 264 p. ; ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

"The Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems provides a unique nuts-and-bolts perspective of enterprise GIS design, a geographic information system that meets the needs of numerous users across multiple units in an organization. This hands-on guide offers in-depth, up-to-date material on issues of spatial data when designing and implementing enterprise GIS, along with insightful, illustrative examples."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

Genre/Form

geographic information systems.
Geographic information systems
Systèmes d'information géographique.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Before design: Needs assessment and requirements analysis -- 3. Designing the GIS database schema -- 4. Designing spatial data -- 5. Design issues for attribute data -- 6. Remotely sensed data as background layers and data sources -- 7. Implementation: Data development and conversion -- 8. Implementation: Selecting hardware and software -- 9. Designing the organization for GIS -- 10. Early management concerns: Interacting with the system.

ISBN

0471204889 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2002032425

OCLC

50590661
SCSB-9910469

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Harvard Library