320 pages, Paper, 0-10842-1, 1997.
This textbook on geographic information systems (GIS) goes beyond
the traditional sequence input-processing-output by adopting an
innovative view of the field. Chrisman views geographic information
as a technical problem, an empowering application, a pure science
endeavor, an academic pursuit and a social necessity, rather than
pretending that it is simply a neutral tool.
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Version of 5 January 1997
The second edition of this text has been through two cycles of peer review and two cycles of editorial revision. The main intent is to clarify the beginning of the book. An introduction now provides an entrance through a specific project. Chapter 1 now places reference systems first to emphasize the similarities between time, space, and attribute. Chapter 2 has been carefully edited for clarity and focus on the most important topics. Chapter 3 is somewhat simiplified by moving the spatial reference material to Chapter 1. Part 2 has been revised from a number of years of experience in teaching using the book. In particular, Chapter 5 has been integrated into one scheme from the two parts it had in the first edition. The tables in Chapter 9 has been revised for greater clarity in describing interpolation. Overall, the approach based on measurement frameworks and transformations has been strengthened.
Version of 7 November 2000