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GIS For Dummies

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Product Description An easy-to-understand reference for navigating through geographic information systems (GIS)  GIS (geographic information system) is a totally cool technology that has been called “geography on steroids.” GIS is what lets you see the schools in your neighborhood or tells you where the nearest McDonald’s is. GIS For Dummies tells you all about mapping terminology and digital mapping, how to locate geographic features and analyze patterns such as streets and waterways, and how to generate travel directions, customer location lists, and much more with GIS.  Whether you’re in charge of creating GIS applications for your business or you simply love maps, you’ll find GIS For Dummies is packed with information. For example, you can:  Learn all the hardware and software necessary to collect, analyze, and manipulate GIS data  Explore the difference between 2D and 3D maps, create a map, or manage multiple maps  Analyze patterns that appear in maps and interpret the results  Measure distance in absolute, comparative, and functional ways  Recognize how spatial factors relate to geographic data  Discover how GIS is used in business, the military, city planning, emergency services, land management, and more  Find out how GIS can help you find discover where flooding may occur  Determine what your organization needs, do appropriate analyses, and plan and design a GIS system      You’ll find dozens of applications for GIS queries and analyses, and even learn to create animated GIS output. Additionally, you can learn about sources of GIS data and GIS software vendors (and even what questions to ask potential vendors). Whether your goal is to implement a geographic information system or just have fun, GIS For Dummies will get you there!  From the Inside Flap Learn to: Use GIS technology as it applies to your business Retrieve, analyze, and interpret geographic data Recognize geographic patterns and distributions Design and implement a GIS Curious about GIS? Organizing a GIS? Here's the book you need! Geographic information system, or GIS, is a powerful technology that has been called "geography on steroids." This book contains what you need to know on mapping terminology and digital mapping, how to locate geographic features and analyze their patterns, and how to generate travel directions, customer locations lists, and much more with GIS. GIS takes a village — know all the hardware and software necessary to collect, analyze, and manipulate GIS data Just for map mavens — explore the difference between 2D and 3D maps, create a map, or manage multiple maps What the data mean — analyze patterns that appear in maps and interpret the results Think spatially — recognize how spatial factors relate to geographic data On the grid — define and locate geographic objects on the grid The earth is not flat — accurately portray geographic features with map projections Technological duct tape — discover the many uses of GIS for business, the military, city planning, emergency services, land management, and more Design a GIS — determine what your organization needs, do appropriate analyses, and plan your system Open the book and find: How to get paper maps into your computer Different ways to measure distance How to organize your spatial data What raster and vector mean to a cartographer How to choose a GIS software vendor How GIS can help you determine appropriate land use Dozens of applications for GIS queries and analyses How to create animated GIS output From the Back Cover Learn to: Use GIS technology as it applies to your business Retrieve, analyze, and interpret geographic data Recognize geographic patterns and distributions Design and implement a GIS Curious about GIS? Organizing a GIS? Here's the book you need! Geographic information system, or GIS, is a powerful technology that has been called "geography on steroids." This book contains what you need to know on mapping terminology and digi