A to Z GIS; an illustrated dictionary of geographic information systems, 2d ed.9781589481404 A to Z GIS; an illustrated dictionary of geographic information systems, 2d ed. Ed. by Tasha Wade and Shelly Sommer Sommer is a surname, from the German and Danish word for the season "summer". It may refer to:
ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands, CA, www.esri.com) The world's leading developer of geographic information systems (GIS) software, including programs that plot ZIP codes and addresses, demographic information and detailed, color-coded data. Press 2006 268 pages $24.95 Paperback G70 This dictionary this dictionary - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing meant for students and professionals consists of terms relating to geographic information systems (GIS) and their use in research, field studies, and practical applications. Approximately 1,800 terms--general, not software-specific--are included, as well as color illustrations, and articles by other contributors about annotation and labels, features, geometry, layers in ArcGIS software, map projections and coordinate systems, remote sensing, and topology. Terms that describe concepts, processes, and operations, and those from related fields such as cartography cartography: see map. cartography or mapmaking Art and science of representing a geographic area graphically, usually by means of a map or chart. Political, cultural, or other nongeographic features may be superimposed. , computing, geodesy geodesy (jēŏd`ĭsē) or geodetic surveying, theory and practice of determining the position of points on the earth's surface and the dimensions of areas so large that the curvature of the earth must be taken into , geography, GPS, and remote sensing, are included. Definitions incorporate subject area classifications. Wade is a project manager at ESRI and Sommer is a research specialist at ESRI. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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