Gis Algorithms

Informationen zum Autor Ningchuan Xiao is Associate Professor of Geography at the Ohio State University. He has taught a wide ranges of courses in GIS, spatial analysis, and cartography. His research focuses on the development of effective computational methods in spatial and temporal data handling.  Klappentext The critical algorithms used in GIS are notoriously difficult to both teach and understand. This book address the problem by combining rigorous formal language with example case studies and student exercises. Zusammenfassung The critical algorithms used in GIS are notoriously difficult to both teach and understand. This book address the problem by combining rigorous formal language with example case studies and student exercises. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Part I. Geometric Algorithms Basic Geometric Operations Polygon Overlay Part II. Spatial Indexing Indexing k-D Trees Quadtrees Indexing Lines and Polygons Part III. Spatial Analysis and Modeling Interpolation Spatial Pattern and Analysis Network Analysis Spatial Optimization Heuristic Search Algorithms

Product details

• Authors: Ningchuan Xiao, Xiao Ningchuan
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9781446274330
• ISBN: 978-1-4462-7433-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Sage Advances in Geographic In; SAGE Advances in Geographic Information Science and Technology Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Travel > Travel guides > World, Arctic, Antarctic; MATHEMATICS / Discrete Mathematics, Maths for computer scientists, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing