READINGS AND REFERENCES

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Getting Started

Huxhold, William E., and Allan G. Levinsohn, 1995.  Managing Geographic Information System Projects, Oxford University Press, Oxford.  Pages 87-202.   **(includes implementation, managing and system design)

Goodchild, Michael F., Paul A. Longley, David J. Maguire, and David W. Rhind. 1999. Geographical Information Systems: Principles and Technical Issues. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pgs: 317 - 329. Ch. 22 "Geographical Information Systems in Networked Environments."

Booth, Bob.  1999.  Getting Started With ArcInfo: ArcInfo 8.  Environmental System Research Institution, Inc. 

LESSON 1 MATERIAL

1.  GIS Implementation

Guptill, Stephen C, ed., 1988.  A Process for Evaluating Geographic Information Systems.  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-105.  Pages 11-22; 39-44.

2.  GIS Components

Guptill, Stephen C, ed., 1988.  A Process for Evaluating Geographic Information Systems.  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-105.  Pages 39-44, Chapter 8:  GIS Hardware Components.

Montgomery, Glenn E. and Harold C. Schulch. 1993. GIS Data Conversion Handbook. Colorado: GIS World, Inc. Pgs: 47-66. Ch 3, "Hardware Issues."

Guptill, Stephen C., A. Jon Kimerling, Joel L. Morrison, Phillip C. Muehrcke, and Arthur H. Robinson. 1995. Elements of Cartography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pgs: 292 – 311. Ch. 17 "Components of a GIS."

Goodchild, Michael F., Paul A. Longley, David J. Maguire, and David W. Rhind. 1999. Geographical Information Systems: Principles and Technical Issues. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pgs: 331 – 345. Ch. 23 "Desktop GIS Software."

3.  Computer Aided Drafting/Design and Automated Cartography

Cowen, David J. 1990. Introductory Readings in Geographic Information Systems. London: Taylor and Francis. Pgs: 52 – 61. Ch. 4 "GIS versus CAD versus DBMS: What are the Differences?"

4.  Cartographic Modeling and Database Design

Goodchild, M.F., 1992.  “Geographical Data Modeling,” Computers and Geosciences, Pergamon Press Ltd., Oxford.  18(4):  401-408.

Guptill, Stephen C., A. Jon Kimerling, Joel L. Morrison, Phillip C. Muehrcke, and Arthur H. Robinson. 1995. Elements of Cartography. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pgs: 169 – 186. Ch. 10 "Data Models for Digital Cartographic Information."

Estes, John and Jeffrey Star. 1990. Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall. Pgs. 32 – 60. Ch. 4 "Data Structures."

Burrough, P.A., 1986.  Geographical Information Systems for Land Resources Assessment, Clarendon Press, Oxford.  Pages 13-38.

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LESSON 2

1.  Map projections, coordinate systems, datums

Dent, Borden D. 1990. Cartography: Thematic Map Design. Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Publishers. Pgs: 24-48. Ch 2, "The Round Earth to Flat Map: Map Projections for Designers."

Dent, Borden D. 1990. Cartography: Thematic Map Design. Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Publishers. Pgs: 49-72. Ch 3, "Employment of Projections and Thematic Base Map Compilation."

2.  Data Conversion, Editing and Input 

Montgomery, Glenn E. and Harold C. Schulch. 1993. GIS Data Conversion Handbook. Colorado: GIS World, Inc. Pgs: 105-130. Ch 6, "Data Conversion Methods."

DeMers, Michael N. 1997. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pgs. 154 – 175. Ch. 6 "Data Storage and Editing."

Montgomery, Glenn E. and Harold C. Schulch. 1993. GIS Data Conversion Handbook. Colorado: GIS World, Inc. Pgs: 147-166. Ch 8, "GIS Database Design."

Goodchild, Michael F., Paul A. Longley, David J. Maguire, and David W. Rhind. 1999. Geographical Information Systems: Principles and Technical Issues. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Pgs: 467 – 476. Ch. 33 "Using GPS for GIS Data Capture."

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