Title:
Geographic information systems : applications in forestry and natural resources management
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Publication Information:
Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, Higher Education, 2004
ISBN:
9780072562422
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Summary
Summary
This new text will provide forestry and natural resources students with an overview of the typical types of GIS analysis they may perform in an entry-level position and provide professionals the basic information they need to update their skills. Many of the types of spatial analyses that field foresters perform to assist in decision-making activities will be covered.
Table of Contents
| Part 1 |
| 1 Geographic Information Systems Objectives |
| What is a Geographic Information System? |
| A Brief History of GIS |
| Why Use GIS in Forestry and Natural Resource Management Organizations |
| GIS Technology |
| Data Collection Processes and Input Devices |
| Output Devices |
| GIS Software Programs |
| Summary |
| Applications |
| References |
| 2 GIS Databases: Map Projections, Structures, and Scale Objectives |
| The Shape and Size of the EarthEllipsoids, Geoids, and Datums |
| The Geographical Coordinate System |
| Map Projections |
| Planar Coordinate Systems |
| GIS Database Structures |
| MetadataAccess to Spatial DataScale, or Resolution, of Spatial Databases Applications |
| References |
| 3 Acquiring, Creating, and Editing GIS Databases and Dealing with Errors Objectives |
| Acquiring GIS Databases |
| Creating GIS Databases |
| Editing GIS Databases |
| Dealing with Errors in GIS Databases |
| Summary Applications |
| References |
| 4 Map Design Objectives |
| Map Components |
| Map Types |
| The Design Loop |
| Common Map Problems |
| USGS 7.5 Minute Series Quadrangle Maps |
| Summary |
| Applications |
| References |
| Part 2 |
| 5 Selecting Landscape Features Based on Their Attributes Objectives |
| Selecting Features from a GIS Database |
| Selecting Features Within Some Proximity of Other Features |
| Summary Applications |
| References |
| 6 Obtaining Information About a Specific Geographic Region Objectives |
| How a Clip Process Works |
| How an Erase Process Works |
| Summary Applications |
| 7 Buffering Landscape Features Objectives |
| How a Buffer Process Works |
| Buffering Streams and Creating Riparian Areas |
| Buffering Owl Nest Locations Other Applications of Buffer Processes |
| Summary Applications |
| References |
| 8 Combining and Splitting Landscape Features and Merging GIS Databases Objectives |
| Combining Landscape Features |
| Splitting Landscape Features |
| Merging GIS Databases |
| Summary Applications |
| 9 Joining and Linking Spatial and Nonspatial Databases Objectives |
| Joining Nonspatial Databases with GIS Databases |
| Joining Two Spatial GIS Databases Making |
| Joined Data a Permanent Part of the Destination Table Linking Tables |
| Summary Applications |
| 10 Updating GIS Databases Objectives |
| The Need for Keeping GIS Databases Updated |
| Updating an Existing GIS Database by Adding Landscape Features |
| Updating an Existing GIS Database by Modifying Existing Landscape Features and Attributes |
| Summary Applications |
| 11 Overlay Processes Objectives |
| Intersect Processes |
| Identity Processes Union Processes |
| Incorporating Point and Line GIS Databases into an Overlay Analysis |
| Summary Applications |
| 12 Synthesis of Techniques Applied to Advanced Topics |
| ObjectivesLand Classifications |
| Recreation Opportunity Spectrum |
| Buffer Strips for the Protection of Public and Private Property |
| Habitat Suitability Model with a Road Edge Effect |
| Summary Applications |
| References |
| 13 Raster GIS Database Analyses Objectives |
| Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)Elevation Contour Intervals |
| Shaded Relief MapsSlope Class Maps |
| Interaction with Vector GIS Databases |
| Viewshield Analysis |
| Summary Applications |
| References |
| Part 3 |
| 14 Trends in GIS Technology Objectives Integrated Raster/Vector Software |
| High-Resolution GIS Databases |
| Distribution of GIS Capabilities to Field Offices |
| Data Retrieval From the Internet Portable Devices to Capture and Display GIS DataStandards for the Exchange of GIS Databases |
| Legal Issues Related to GIS |
| Summary Applications |
| References |
| 15 Institutional Challenges and Opportunities Related to GIS Objectives |
| Sharing of GIS Databases with Other Natural Resource Organizations |
| Sharing of GIS Databases Within a Natural Resource Organization |
| Distribution of GIS Capabilities to Field Offices |
| Technical and Institutional Challenges |
| Benefits of Implementing a GIS Program |
| Successful GIS Implementation |
| Summary Applications |
| References |
| 16 Certification and Licensing of GIS Users Objectives |
| Current Certification Programs |
| The NCEES Model Law |
| The Need for GIS Certification and Licensing |
| GIS Community Response to Certification and Licensing |
| Summary Applications |
| References |
| Appendixes |
| A GIS-Related Terminology |
| B GIS-Related Professional Organizations and Journals |
| C GIS Software Developers |
