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Digital Slide Shows on GIS Concepts
GIS Concepts
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CROSS
REFERENCE OF SHOWS TO BM, SR AND MA BOOKS
The gCON
system provides graphic explanation of many of the concepts described in the
books by Joseph K. Berry entitled Beyond Mapping: Concepts, Algorithms, and
Issues in GIS (1993), Spatial Reasoning for Effective GIS (1995), and Map
Analysis: Procedures and Applications in GIS Modeling (in preparation).
the BM and SR books are available from
John Wiley Publishers, www.wiley.com
an online draft version of the MA book is
available at www.innovativegis.com/basis
Note: The presentations in these materials are based on gCON
Version 1.1 developed in the early 1990s using the Professional Map
Analysis Package (pMAP). The
graphical output represents the graphics quality of that period. If you are interested in hands-on
experience with the concepts and procedures described in the slide sets, see
MapCalc Display Types with these materials and the MapCalc
Student (US$21.95) and MapCalc Instructor (US$495)
educational software at www.redhensystems.com.
The MapCalc software
provides the advanced map analysis procedures described in the gCON slide sets for
Windows operating system environments.
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CROSS
REFERENCE LISTING
The
following is a cross reference of the gCON digital slide shows to
the topics in the Beyond Mapping (BM), Spatial Reasoning (SR) and
Map Analysis (MA) books.
BASIC CONCEPTS Group basic concepts of GIS processing and
data structures.
|
gCON Slide Set |
BM Book |
SR Book |
MA Book |
|
OVIEW Introduction to computer Mapping,
management and analysis |
Topic #4 |
Introduction |
Introduction |
|
DBCONS Database concepts |
Introduction |
Topic #7 |
Topic #1 |
|
DTERM Data structure terminology |
Introduction |
Topic #3 |
Topic #1 |
|
DSTRUC Data structure formats and relative advantages |
Introduction |
Topic #6 |
Topic #1 |
|
CONS General considerations in GIS |
Topic #8 |
Topic #3 |
Topic #24 |
ANALYTICAL CONCEPTS Groupa "map-ematical" approach to
map analysis and some of the advanced analytical operations.
|
gCON Slide Set |
BM Book |
SR Book |
MA Book |
|
FUNCT Outline of the fundamental classes
of analytic GIS functions |
Topic #4 |
Topic #5 |
Topic #5 |
|
STAT Treating maps as data using spatial
stat/math |
Topic #1 |
Topic #2 |
Topic #7,
8, 10, 16 |
|
SSTAT Iterative smoothing interpolation technique |
Topic #3 |
Topic #2 |
Topic #3 |
|
DIST Effective
distance measure |
Topic #2 |
Topic #7 |
Topic #6, 13,
14 |
|
VIEW Visual analysis |
Topic #9 |
Topic #7 |
Topic #15 |
|
SHAPE Quantitative measures for assessing
feature shape |
Topic #5 |
Topic #10 |
Topic #9 |
MODELING CONCEPTS Groupthe foundations of spatial reasoning and
GIS modeling methodologies.
|
gCON Slide Set |
BM Book |
SR Book |
MA Book |
|
HUMANE A procedure to link model logic to
GIS commands |
Epilog |
Topic #1 |
Epilog |
|
HONEST Mapping uncertainty and error propagation |
Topic #6 |
Topic #4 |
Topic #2 |
|
LSLIDE Landslide susceptibility
demonstrating different model types |
Topic #10 |
Topic #8 |
-- |
|
RUSLE A disaggregated soil loss
model |
Topic #7 |
Topic #8 |
-- |
APPLICATIONS Groupseveral application models.
|
gCON Slide Set |
BM Book |
SR Book |
MA Book |
|
BB-BK Conflict resolution model |
Topic #10 |
Epilog |
Introduction |
|
SED Sediment loading model using
variable-width buffer |
Topic #4 |
Topic #9 |
Topic #11 |
|
F_RESP Wildfire response model using on- and off-road travel |
Topic #9 |
Topic #9 |
-- |
|
F_RISK Wildfire risk model |
Topic #10 |
Topic #9 |
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The
BM, SR and MA books are based on the Beyond Mapping column by Joseph K.
Berry in GEOWorld Magazine (Adams Business Media publisher). Topics #21 through #31, MA Intro and MA
Epilog recently have been compiled into a draft manuscript for a book entitled Map Analysis: Procedures and Applications
in GIS Modeling (Berry,
in preparation).
Topics
#1 through #10, BM Intro and BM Epilog have been compiled into a book entitled Beyond Mapping: Concepts, Algorithms and
Issues in GIS (Berry, 1993; John Wiley Publishers). Topics #11 through SR#20, SR Intro and SR
Epilog have been compiled into a second book entitled Spatial Reasoning for Effective GIS (Berry, 1995; John
Wiley Publishers).
PC-based
software MapCalcTM provides hands-on exercises and gCONTM
provides digital slide shows on GIS concepts corresponding to the material
presented in the column and books.
Topics in the Beyond Mapping series of articles
include:
BM Intro - An Overview
of Basic GIS Terminology and Organizational Structure
Topic #1 - Maps As
Data and Data Structure Implications
Topic #2 - Measuring
Effective Distance and Connectivity
Topic #3 - Roving
Windows: Assessment of Neighborhood Characteristics
Topic #4 - What GIS
Is (And Isn't): Spatial Data Mapping, Management, Modeling and More
Topic #5 - Assessing
Variability, Shape and Pattern of Map Features
Topic #6 - Overlaying
Maps and Characterizing Error Propagation
Topic #7 - Overlaying
Maps and Summarizing the Results
Topic #8 - Scoping
GIS: What to Consider
Topic #9 - Slope,
Distance and Connectivity: Their Algorithms
Topic #10 - Cartographic
and Spatial Modeling
BM Epilog - From Where
is What, to So What: A Brief History and Probable Future of GIS Technology
SR Intro - Where Is
GIS: Driving Forces, Trends and Forecasts
Topic #11 - Understanding
GIS: High Technology for Mid-Level Management
Topic #12 - From Field
Samples to Mapped Data: Assessing Geographic Distributions
Topic #13 - Implementing
GIS: Considerations, Contingencies and Confusion
Topic #14 - Toward An
Honest GIS: Practical Approaches to Mapping Uncertainty
Topic #15 - A Framework
for Map Analysis: Essential Concepts and Practical Expressions
Topic #16 - Alternative
Data Structures: Options Beyond Raster and Vector
Topic #17 - Organizing
the Map Analysis Toolbox: Fundamental Components and Considerations
Topic #18 - The Anatomy
of a GIS Model: Some Case Studies
Topic #19 - Putting GIS
in the Hands of People: Considerations and Components of a Field Unit
Topic #20 - A
Futuristic GIS: Some Examples of Advanced Analytical Procedures
SR Epilog - GIS's Wildcard:
The Human Factor in GIS Technology
MA Intro-- GIS
Softwares Changing Roles
Topic #21 - Object-Oriented
Technology and Its GIS Expressions
Topic #22 - Assessing
Interpolation Results through Residual Analysis
Topic #23 - Considerations in Sampling Design
Topic #24 - Where Is
GIS Education?
Topic #25 - Analyzing
Accumulation Surfaces
Topic #26 - Analyzing
In-Store Shopping Patterns
Topic #27 - Linking
Data Space and Geographic Space
Topic #28 - Investigating Spatial Dependency
Topic #29 - Analyzing Landscape Patterns
Topic #30 - Applying Data Mining Techniques to
Map Analysis
Topic #31 - Characterizing Micro Terrain
Features
Topic #32 - Landscape Visualization
Topic #33 - Creating variable-Width Buffers
Topic #34 - Deriving and Using Travel-Time Maps
Topic #35 - Deriving and Using Visual Exposure
Maps
Topic #36 - Characterizing patterns and
Relationships
MA
Epilog- Technical and Cultural
Shifts in the GIS Paradigm
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