Principles of Geographical Information Systems, 1998, 346 p., ill., br. -

This is a completely new version of Peter Burroughs classic and highly successful Principles of Geographical Information Systems for Land Resources Assessment which was first published in 1986. The new book provides a comprehensive and concise introduction to the theory and practice of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). It explains the theory and technical details behind GIS and provides all the information necessary to understand why spatial information data and the information systems based on them are important in the modern world.