Beyond
Mapping I — Beyond Mapping GIS World magazine March 1989 to September 1993 |
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written by Joseph K.
Berry
with links to all Beyond
Mapping columns About the Online Compilation
Series
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Table of Contents (click links below to access topics) Introduction – Overview of Basic Terminology Topic 1 – Maps
as Data and Data Structure Implications Topic 2 – Measuring
Effective Distance and Connectivity Topic 3 – Assessment
of Neighborhood Characteristics Topic 4 – What
GIS Is and Isn’t Topic 5 – Assessing
Variability, Shape and Pattern Topic 6 – Overlaying
Maps and Error Propagation Topic 7 – Overlaying
Maps and Summarizing the Results Topic 8 – What
to Consider When Scoping GIS Topic 9 – Slope,
Distance and Connectivity Algorithms Topic 10 – Cartographic
Versus Spatial Modeling Epilog – The Evolution and Current Expression of GIS |
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Beyond Mapping: Concepts, Algorithms and Issues in GIS
Description and Annotated Table of
Contents
Beyond Mapping: Concepts, Algorithms and
Issues in GIS is a collection of Joe Berry’s popular "Beyond
Mapping" columns published in GIS World from 1989 to 1993.
In this compilation, Berry explores the concepts of
geographic information systems (
Introduction
Overview of Basic Terminology — There are some similarities, but many
differences, between traditional and
Topic
1 Maps As Data and Data Structure Implications — The
full impact of numerical representation of spatial data in
Topic
2 Measuring Effective Distance and Connectivity — Before
Topic 3 Roving Windows: Assessment of Neighborhood Characteristics — Information surrounding a point often provides insight into spatial problem solving. Neighborhood summaries can be derived from surface configuration to produce slope, aspect and profile maps. Or, the summaries can relate to the context of the neighborhood for such procedures as spatial interpolation, smoothing, and diversity analysis. More than any other classes of operations, “roving windows” provide entirely new applications for map analysis.
Topic
4 What
Topic 5 Assessing Variability, Shape, and Pattern of Map Features — The shape and pattern of landscape features are readily apparent to the eye but historically difficult to quantify. This section describes several indices used in characterizing the configuration and arrangement of features.
Topic
6 Overlaying Maps and Characterizing Error Propagation — Overlaying maps is at the heart of most
Topic
7 Overlaying Maps and Summarizing the Results — In
Topic
8 Scoping
Topic
9 Slope, Distance and Connectivity: Their Algorithms — At first encounter, many of the advanced
Topic
10 Cartographic and Spatial Modeling — Many
Epilog The Evolution and Current Expression
of GIS — We have been creating and using mapped
for thousands of years. This section looks at
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