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1. |  Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction, 3rd Edition By: Tor Bernhardsen Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 23-MAY-2002 Insert Date: 27-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction, 3rd Edition
"If we are to solve many of the problems facing us-in the cities, in the wild areas of the earth, in the atmosphere, and the oceans-we shall need the help of skilled users of GIS technology. If readers can master what is in this volume, they will be well started on this enterprise."
-From the Foreword by Jack Dangermond
President of ESRI
Praise for previous editions:
"One of only a small number of texts devoted to the technology of GIS that are truly introductory in nature. . . . Very readable and of moderate length. Those who are real novices to GIS will find this one...
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2. |  Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook By: Eric Pimpler; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 22-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 27-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Programming ArcGIS 10.1 with Python Cookbook
Over 75 recipes to help you automate geoprocessing tasks, create solutions, and solve problems for ArcGIS with Python
Learn how to create geoprocessing scripts with ArcPy
Customize and modify ArcGIS with Python
Create time-saving tools and scripts for ArcGIS
In Detail
ArcGIS is an industry standard geographic information system from ESRI.
This book will show you how to use the Python programming language to create geoprocessing scripts, tools, and shortcuts for the ArcGIS Desktop environment.
This book will make you a more effective and efficient GIS professional...
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3. |  By: Greg Kipper; Joseph Rampolla Publisher: Syngress Publication Date: 31-DEC-2012 Insert Date: 22-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Augmented Reality
With the explosive growth in mobile phone usage and rapid rise in search engine technologies over the last decade, augmented reality (AR) is poised to be one of this decade's most disruptive technologies, as the information that is constantly flowing around us is brought into view, in real-time, through augmented reality. In this cutting-edge book, the authors outline and discuss never-before-published information about augmented reality and its capabilities. With coverage of mobile, desktop, developers, security, challenges, and gaming, this book gives you a comprehensive understanding...
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4. |  Advanced Surveying: Total Station, GIS and Remote Sensing By: Satheesh Gopi; R. Sathikumar; N. Madhu Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 01-NOV-2006 Insert Date: 21-JAN-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Advanced Surveying: Total Station, GIS and Remote Sensing
Modern Surveying is unimaginable without the use of electronic equipment and information technology. Surveying with conventional systems has been completely replaced with advanced automated systems. Total Station, Global Positioning System (GPS), Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) have all become an inextricable part of surveying. Advanced Surveying: Total Station, GIS and Remote Sensing provides a thorough working knowledge of these technologies.
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5. |  By: Erik Westra; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 14-DEC-2010 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Python Geospatial Development
Build a complete and sophisticated mapping application from scratch using Python tools for GIS development
Build applications for GIS development using Python
Analyze and visualize Geo-Spatial data
Comprehensive coverage of key GIS concepts
Recommended best practices for storing spatial data in a database
Draw maps, place data points onto a map, and interact with maps
A practical tutorial with plenty of step-by-step instructions to help you develop a mapping application from scratch
In Detail
Open Source GIS (Geographic Information System) is a growing area with...
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6. |  By: Jonathan Bennett; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 22-SEP-2010 Insert Date: 08-MAR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: OpenStreetMap
Be your own cartographer
Collect data for the area you want to map with this OpenStreetMap book and eBook
Create your own custom maps to print or use online following our proven tutorials
Collaborate with other OpenStreetMap contributors to improve the map data
Learn how OpenStreetMap works and why it's different to other sources of geographical information with this professional guide
In Detail
Imagine being able to create accurate maps that look how you want them to, and use them on the Web or in print, for free. OpenStreetMap allows exactly that, with no restrictions...
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7. |  Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics By: Hassan A. Karimi Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 31-JAN-2009 Insert Date: 05-MAR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics
The Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics is the first reference work to map this exciting interdisciplinary field, discussing topics such as computer modeling, geometry, geoprocessing, and geographic information systems. This innovative publication will familiarize readers with geoinformatics related issues, trends and opportunities in the field, and technical knowledge on emerging theories, technologies, and applications.
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8. |  Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Library Services: A Guide for Academic Libraries By: John Abresch; Ardis Hanson; Susan Jane Heron; Peter J. Reehling Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 30-APR-2008 Insert Date: 04-MAR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Library Services: A Guide for Academic Libraries
"With the onslaught of emergent technology in academia, libraries are privy to many innovative techniques to recognize and classify geospatial data—above and beyond the traditional map librarianship. As librarians become more involved in the development and provision of GIS services and resources, they encounter both problems and solutions.
Integrating Geographic Information Systems into Library Services: A Guide for Academic Libraries integrates traditional map librarianship and contemporary issues in digital librarianship within a framework of a global embedded information...
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9. |  Innovative Automatic Identification and Location-Based Services: From Bar Codes to Chip Implants By: Katina Michael; M.G. Michael Publisher: IGI Global Publication Date: 31-MAR-2009 Insert Date: 30-NOV-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Innovative Automatic Identification and Location-Based Services: From Bar Codes to Chip Implants
Innovative Automatic Identification & Location-Based Services: From Bar Codes to Chip Implants emphasizes the convergence and trajectory of automatic identification and location-based services toward chip implants and real-time positioning capabilities. This book also discusses the social, cultural, and ethical implications of the technological possibilities with respect to national security initiatives.
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10. |  By: Adam DuVander Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 15-AUG-2010 Insert Date: 19-AUG-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Map Scripting 101 Map Scripting 101 uses a project-based approach to teach you how to create useful and fun online map mashups like weather maps and local concert trackers. Author Adam DuVander shows you how to use Mapstraction, an open source JavaScript library, to create and manipulate basic maps by setting zoom levels, showing and hiding markers, geocoding addresses, customizing maps for visitors based on their locales, and so on. You'll also learn to handle complex GIS (geographic information system) data and formats like KML and GeoRSS, and to create graphical overlays to make sense of data and trends....
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11. |  Web Mapping: mit Open Source-GIS-Tools By: Tyler Mitchell; Astrid Emde; Arnulf Christl Publisher: O'Reilly Verlag Publication Date: 15-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 10-SEP-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Web Mapping: mit Open Source-GIS-Tools
Längst ist Web-Mapping, das Bereitstellen von Kartendiensten im Internet, nicht mehr nur ein Thema der eingeschworenen GIS-Community - die Online-Kartografie stößt auch auf reges Interesse einer breit gestreuten Nutzer- und Webentwickler-Gemeinde. Doch gute, umfassende Anleitungen für das Aufbereiten von Geodaten sind rar. Web-Mapping mit Open Source-GIS-Tools zeigt Ihnen anschaulich, wie Sie mit frei verfügbaren Werkzeugen interaktive Karten erstellen können - und wie Sie sie gekonnt auf Ihrer Website präsentieren.
Werden Sie selbst zum Kartenautor:
Tyler Mitchell beschreibt einen...
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12. |  Google Maps Mashups with Google Mapplets By: Michael Young Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 01-APR-2008 Insert Date: 25-JUN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Google Maps Mashups with Google Mapplets
Have a Google Maps mashup that you'd like to expose to millions of users on maps.google.com? New to the mapping craze, but have an idea for a killer map-based application? Want to learn how to create GeoRSS and KML feeds with your geotagged content, exposing your customer to new ways of exploring and navigating your content?
Google Maps Mashups with Google Mapplets
Is the first book to cover Google's new Mapplet technology
Shows you how to create Google Maps-based applications and publish to maps.google.com
Provides a single-source resource and practical guide to Mapplets and...
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13. |  Beginning Google Maps Mashups with Mapplets, KML, and GeoRSS: From Novice to Professional By: Sterling Udell Publisher: Apress Publication Date: 21-NOV-2008 Insert Date: 05-MAY-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Beginning Google Maps Mashups with Mapplets, KML, and GeoRSS: From Novice to Professional
Beginning Google Maps Mashups with Mapplets, KML, and GeoRSS is a beginner's guide to creating web mashups using Google mapping technology.
Serves as a single–source primer to displaying data on Google Maps
Covers both Mapplets and the Google Maps API
Provides everything you need to start participating in the geographic Web
What you'll learn
"Mash up" GeoWeb services onto a Google map
Package your mashup as a mapplet and publish it to maps.google.com
Enhance your map with driving directions, local search, map advertising, and more
Discover common...
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14. |  Where 2.0: The State of the Geospatial Web By: Andrew Turner; Brady Forrest; Ben Lorica; Roger Magoulas Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 30-JUN-2009 Insert Date: 25-SEP-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Where 2.0: The State of the Geospatial Web
Rapid advances in geolocation technologies--and what individuals
and companies have built on those technologies--present new
marketplaces for businesses and services, and not just the expected
mapping and location services. In this O'Reilly Radar report,
Andrew Turner and Brady Forrest map out the new generation of geo
products and services, identify the major players, and show how
your business can leverage the power of Where 2.0.
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15. |  The KML Handbook: Geographic Visualization for the Web By: Josie Wernecke Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 27-OCT-2008 Insert Date: 08-AUG-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The KML Handbook: Geographic Visualization for the Web “The way the information is presented appeals to
teachers, hobbyists, web designers—anyone looking for a way
to enhance their content by using customized maps.”
—Warren Kelly, Pastor
“It could become the de-facto tutorial volume for the
subject, as well as the classic reference guide.”
—Thomas Duff, Lead Developer
“This book is written so well and is so easy to follow
it’s a joy to go through.”
— Daniel McKinnon, Software Engineer
KML began as the file format for Google Earth, but it has evolved
into a full-fledged international standard for describing any
geographic...
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By: Andrew Turner Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 18-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 04-FEB-2007 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Introduction to Neogeography Neogeography combines the complex techniques of cartography and
GIS and places them within reach of users and developers.This Short Cut introduces you to the growing number of tools,
frameworks, and resources available that make it easy to create
maps and share the locations of your interests and history.Learn what existing and emerging standards such as GeoRSS, KML,
and Microformats mean; how to add dynamic maps and locations to
your web site; how to pinpoint the locations of your online
visitors; how to create genealogical maps and Google Earth
animations of your family's ancestry; or how...
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17. |  By: Schuyler Erle; Rich Gibson; Jo Walsh Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 09-JUN-2005 Insert Date: 14-APR-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mapping Hacks
Since the dawn of creation, man has designed maps to help identify
the space that we occupy. From Lewis and Clark's pencil-sketched
maps of mountain trails to Jacques Cousteau's sophisticated charts
of the ocean floor, creating maps of the utmost precision has been
a constant pursuit. So why should things change now? Well, they
shouldn't. The reality is that map creation, or "cartography," has
only improved in its ease-of-use over time. In fact, with the
recent explosion of inexpensive computing and the growing
availability of public mapping data, mapmaking today extends all
the way to the...
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