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What is GIS and its applications book is a book that is
written for those who have interested in learning more about Geographic
Information Systems and how it can help them make better decisions in their
projects, business, departments, etc.
Perhaps you don’t even know for sure what are the
capabilities of such a system, and a better understanding of what it is, how it
works and the basic concepts behind GIS will empower you to make a good
decision if to implement such a system in your project of business will bring a
worthwhile benefit that will justify the financial investment.
By reading this book you will get the knowledge necessary to
make such a decision, at least to see if you need more information to keep
pursuing the answer you seek for. It is an entertaining book for those who
don’t know anything about GIS and also deep enough and a reference for those
who already have some knowledge about it. It will also serve as a good
reference point for those who work with GIS and have an interest in disseminating
the knowledge by indicating a good book for those who want to learn more.
This book will not teach you any specific software, it is
not a tutorial on how to do things, but it is a book full of concepts that you
can apply to any GIS software, you will find some indications of FREE software
you can use if you wanted to start without any software buying cost. Even thou
it is been said that technology can become outdated very fast and you need the
latest version, that is only true if you are referring to the technology
itself, not when you are talking about core concepts with this book is full of
it.
In this book you will find the following topics:● History of GIS
● GIS Characteristics & Components
● GIS important Concepts, features, and distinctions
● GIS job market
● GIS Applications & study cases
