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A beginner-friendly road map to GIS concepts and tools A fascinating introduction to Geographic Information Systems,
GIS For Dummies walks you through the essential skills you'll need to develop to become a geospatial data guru. You'll learn to read, analyze, and interpret maps and how to create engaging maps, automate your GIS, and more. The book explains how technological advances, including AI, are transforming GIS tools into powerful assets for solving real-world problems and helping to save the planet.
GIS For Dummies is a great starting point for novices everywhere!
Inside... - Analyze and interpret data
- Read maps and GIS info
- Explore GIS careers
- Use GIS in your company
- Create digital models
- Interpret geospatial data
- Solve real-world problems
- Visualize the world around you
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: GIS: Geography on Steroids 5 Chapter 1: Understanding GIS 7
Chapter 2: Learning GIS Core Concepts 19
Chapter 3: Reading, Analyzing, and Interpreting Maps 37
Part 2: Geography Goes Digital 55 Chapter 4: Creating a Conceptual Model 57
Chapter 5: Understanding the GIS Data Models 69
Chapter 6: Keeping Track of Attribute Data 85
Chapter 7: Collecting Geographic Data 101
Part 3: Retrieving, Counting, and Characterizing Geography 119 Chapter 8: Exploring the World through Raster Data 121
Chapter 9: Finding Features in Vector Data 133
Chapter 10: Searching for Geographic Objects, Distributions, and Groups 151
Part 4: Analyzing Geographic Patterns 167 Chapter 11: Measuring Distance 169
Chapter 12: Working with Statistical Surfaces 183
Chapter 13: Exploring Topographic Surfaces 199
Chapter 14: Working with Networks 213
Chapter 15: Exploring Map Overlay 233
Chapter 16: Mastering Map Algebra and Cartographic Models 245
Part 5: GIS Output and Application 267 Chapter 17: Generating Output with GIS 269
Chapter 18: Automating GIS 293
Chapter 19: GIS in Organizations and Career Development 303
Part 6: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 20: Ten GIS Software Options 319
Chapter 21: Ten GIS Data Sources 329
Chapter 22: Ten GIS Trends to Watch 337
Index 345
About the author
Jami Dennis is a certified GIS Professional with more than 30 years' experience in GIS, socio-economic research, demographic studies, data analysis, and data visualization. She is the owner of Geodetic Analysis, LLC.
