Spatial reasoning for effective GIS

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Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Where is GIS? -- I. Understanding GIS. High technology for mid-level management -- II. From field samples to mapped data. Assessing geographic distributions -- III. Implementing GIS. Considerations, contingencies, and confusion -- IV. Toward an honest GIS. Practical approaches to mapping uncertainty -- V. A framework for GIS modeling. Essential concepts and practical expressions -- VI. Alternative data structures. Options beyond raster and vector -- VII.Organizing the map analysis toolbox. Fundamental components and considerations -- VIII. The anatomy of a GIS model. Some case studies -- IX. Putting GIS in the hands of people. Considerations and components of a field unit -- X. A futuristic GIS. Some examples of advances analytical procedures -- Resources -- Companion software -- Index