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Introduction to Geographical Information Systems. Second edition
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. First edition
A wide range of texts support courses in geographic information
systems (GIS), and these books are good examples. Kang-tsung
Chang's text is comprehensive yet detailed in technical issues.
For the advanced student, or professional users, it is one of
the best books available. Each topic is associated with well-
chosen exercises using data from an accompanying CD. The book is
clearly aimed at US users of ArcView. The CD contains ArcView
software and data for the exercises with little mention of
competing systems. The UK Ordnance Survey is not mentioned. Ian
Heywood et al' s book is best suited for undergraduate education
rather than training, and is designed to interest the average
student, with cartoons and visual representations of GIS
processes. The quality of the production and choice of
illustrations are outstanding,