Skip to Main Content
UAFS logo

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

This guide provides students with key resources for studying GIS, including software, books, journals, web resources, and other tools.

Cover Art
Concepts and Techniques in Geographic Information Systems by Chor Pang Lo; Albert K. W. Yeung 

Call Number: 910.285 L7801ct 2002
Approaching the study of GIS from the broader context of information technology, this text gives complete,  up-to-date coverage of the concepts and techniques pertaining to every stage of the systems development  life cycle of GIS and its applications in various areas of spatial problem solving and decision making. The  authors, who have over 50 years of professional experience between them, stress a rigorous, but balanced  treatment of the concepts and techniques of GIS to provide real-world experience of using and  implementing GIS while retaining a strong academic flavor.
 

 

Cover Art
Geographic Information Systems and Science by Paul Longley; Michael F. Goodchild; David J.  Maguire; David Rhind 

Call Number: 910.285 G2922iss 2001
This volume deals with the scientific context, content and implications of GIS and the impact of Internet GIS  on science and society. It has over 50 illustrated mini-case studies of real GIS applications that show how  GIS is being used everyday. Printed in color with over 500 color illustrations, the text includes links to  several on-line resources including: questions for further study at the end of each chapter; lists of key GIS  readings; links to important on-line web sites; cross references to the two-volume Big Book of GIS by the  same authors and links to an extensive distance learning web site (ESRI Virtual Campus) with specially  prepared materials.


 

Cover Art
GIS Fundamentals by Paul Bolstad
 
Call Number: 910.285 B6389 2019

New and updated Sixth Edition of GIS Fundamentals, 6th Edition - the bestselling GIS textbook by Paul Bolstad. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer-based tools for the entry, maintenance, and analysis of spatial data. GIS are critical for effective resource management, and have been applied across a wide range of science, business, and government endeavors. This book provides an introduction to the theory and application of GIS. It is written for use in a first-year GIS class and as a reference for the GIS practitioner.
 



 

Cover Art

GIS Modeling in Raster by Michael N. DeMers
Call Number: 910.285 D3946g 2002
The primary focus of GIS Modeling in Raster is on the process of cartographic modeling and GIS modeling. The text goes beyond cartographic modeling to incorporate supplementary or complementary technologies and logics to show that spatio-temporal modeling is not limited to cartographic modeling, nor to Map Algebra. This title provides students with the tools for problem solving skills and problem identification required for jobs above the ranks of the basic GIS technician. 

 

 

 

 

Cover Art
Spatial Databases by Philippe Rigaux; Michel Scholl; Agnès Voisard 

Call Number: 910.285 R4484sd 2002
Spatial Databases is the first unified, in-depth treatment of special techniques for dealing with spatial data, particularly in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). This book surveys various techniques, such as spatial data models, algorithms, and indexing methods, developed to address specific features of spatial data that are not adequately handled by mainstream DBMS technology.

 

 

 

 

Cover Art
A to Z GIS by Tasha Wade; Shelly Sommer; RIC International (Translator) 

Call Number: 910.285 A98g 2006
As GIS technology has evolved and grown, so has the language of this powerful tool. Written, developed, and reviewed by more than 150 subject-matter experts, A to Z GIS: An Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Information Systems is packed with more than 1,800 terms, nearly 400 full-color illustrations, and seven encyclopedia-style appendix articles about annotation and labels, features, geometry, layers in ArcGIS, map projections and coordinate systems, remote sensing, and topology.

 

 

 

Gazetteers are alphabetically arranged dictionary of places. A gazetteer will typically contain information on the geographical makeup, social statistics and physical features of a location.

Online Gazetteers
Gazetteers at Boreham Library

Online Data Resources