| Description |
1 online resource (483 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Technical Exercise Notes -- Chapter 1 A Survey of GIS for Disaster Management -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- GIS and Geographical Context -- GIS and Situation Awareness -- The Problem: The Continued Need for GIS in Disaster Management -- Natural Disasters and Climate Change -- Humanitarian Crisis and GIS: Conflict, Natural Disasters, and Forced Displacement -- Progress and Challenges for Improved Coordination, Sharing, and Interoperability |
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Continuing to Advocate for GIS in Disaster Management -- The Opportunity: Increased Awareness and Advocacy of GIS and Mapping -- Spatial Thinking and Disaster Management -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Test Questions -- Exercises -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Geographic Information and Maps -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Data vs. Information -- Scale -- Three Ways of Representing Map Scale -- Large- vs. Small-Scale Maps -- Why Scale Matters: Detail and Accuracy -- Map Projections -- Coordinate Systems -- Universal Transverse Mercator |
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State Plane Coordinate (SPC) System -- United States National Grid -- Datums -- Reference Ellipsoids -- Control Points -- The Importance of Datums -- Coordinate Systems: The Whole Picture -- Basic Principles of Cartography -- Mapping Principles -- Data Measurement -- Visual Variables -- Visual Hierarchy -- Figure and Ground Relationships -- Reference Maps -- Thematic Maps -- Designing Usable Maps in a GIS context -- Map Design Elements -- Basic Typographic Guidelines -- Text Label Placement Strategies -- Common Map Elements -- Sizing and Positioning of Map Elements -- Map Balance -- Insets |
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Common Examples of Poorly Made Maps Created with a GIS -- Chapter Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Resources -- Test Questions -- Exercises -- References -- Chapter 3 Geographic Information Systems -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- What Is GIS? -- Organizing the World Geographically: Map Layers -- What Can You Do (and Not Do) with GIS Software? -- Data and Spatial Asset Management -- Data Querying and Table Joining -- Spatial Analysis -- GIS Programming and Application Programming Interfaces APIs -- Mappings Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) -- Spatial Modeling |
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GIS-Based Disaster Modeling Tools -- Cartography, Visualization, and Map Production -- Geocoding -- Animation and 3D -- Mobile GIS and Field Data Collection -- Limitations of GIS -- Understanding GIS Data Models -- Vector Models -- Raster -- Other Spatial Models -- Triangulated Irregular Networks (TIN) -- Networks -- GIS Metadata -- Specific GIS Technology -- GIS Technology Platforms and Disaster Management -- ArcGIS -- Google Maps and Other Google Geospatial Technology -- QGIS -- Other Commercial, Free, and Open-Source or Openly Available GIS Technologies -- OpenStreetMap |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Other GIS Technologies and Applications |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351034845 |
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1351034847 |
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