Spatial Analytical Perspectives on GIS 
Subtitle: GISDATA 4
Contributors: M Fisher (Editor); H J Scholten (Editor); David Unwin (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: December 13, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780748403394
Subjects: Computer modelling & simulation; Geodesy & surveying for maps & charts; Geographical information systems (GIS); Spatial analysis (Statistics); Information Systems (Geography); Travel - General; General; Technology / Imaging Systems; Congresses; Geographic information systems
First sentence: Today, geographic information systems (GIS) incorporate many state-of-the-art principles such as relational database management, powerful graphics algorithms, interpolation, zoning and simplified network analysis, yet what is termed spatial analysis and modelling is often no more than map data manipulation such as polygon overlay and buffering.