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GIS and Cartographic Modeling is a foundational work in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). An introduction to the concepts, conventions, and capabilities of map algebra as a general language, this book describes the analytical use of raster-based GIS. By focusing on the fundamentals of cartographic modeling techniques, C. Dana Tomlin illustrates concepts that can be applied to any GIS. This publication of GIS and Cartographic Modeling contains updated graphics and a new preface.
Preface
Preface to the 2012 edition
Introduction
Part I Cartographic modeling conventions
Chapter 1 Data
Chapter 2 Data processing
Chapter 3 Data-processing control
Part II Cartographic modeling capabilities
Chapter 4 Characterizing individual locations
Chapter 5 Characterizing locations within neighborhoods
Chapter 6 Characterizing locations within zones
Part III Cartographic modeling techniques
Chapter 7 Descriptive modeling
Chapter 8 Prescriptive modeling
Appendix Cartographic modeling operations
Index