Getting Started with GIS Author:Keith C. Clarke For anyone interested in a hands-on introduction to Geographic Information Systems. — This best-selling non-technical, reader-friendly introduction to GIS makes the complexity of this rapidly growing high-tech field accessible to beginners. It uses a “learn-by-seeing” approach that features clear, simple explanations, an abundance of ... more »illustrations and photos, and generic practice labs for use with any GIS software.
Contents: What Is a GIS? GIS's Roots in Cartography. Maps as Numbers. Getting the Map into the Computer. What Is Where? Why Is It There? Making Maps with GIS. How to Pick a GIS. GIS in Action. The Future of GIS.« less