Principles of Geographical Information Systems (Spatial Information Systems) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Peter A. Burrough, Rachael A. Mcdonnell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
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Pages: 356
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Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0198233655
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.285
EAN: 9780198233657
ASIN: 0198233655
Publication Date: April 9, 1998
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Condition: Slight wear on cover, corners and edges. Pages in excellent conditon, corners slightly bent
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Comprehensive, Thorough and Clear February 21, 2003
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm currently a student in a GIS program. This is the required text for one of my courses this session. My previous session I used the Heywood book and I found it dated and out of touch and dull. I much prefer this one. While it is very detailed, I appreciate the more comprehensive explanations of how things actually work behind the scenes. Managing data is one of the most crucial aspects of GIS and having a broader overview is proving most helpful. It is written in a formal, rather "dense" style, but I didn't find the British English to be much of a hindrance. I'm actually quite tired of books that "fluff" over topics and talk down to the audience by giving overly simple explanations.
 Good book for all GIS users October 12, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is one of the best texts currently available on the topic of GIS. It gives an overall perspective of GIS to any level of user, from the basic to the advanced. After being educated in the American system (BS, Geography, United States Military Academy) and the British system (MSc, GIS, Cranfield University and U.K. Army Survey Course) I found this book to be the most unbiased and easy to follow GIS text on the market. In fact, I am recommending it to be the reference text for the GIS curriculum at NIMA's National Geospatial Intelligence School.
This book remains true to its aim: "To provide an introduction to the theoretical and technical principles that need to be understood to work effectively and critically with GIS."
It is neither a geography text nor an earth science text, so those involved in that educational environment should choose another book.
 American readers/students look elsewhere October 1, 2001
6 out of 22 found this review helpful
This text will be a chore to read for most American students who are new to GIS. Although the author(s) manage to cram alot of information into the relatively short chapters, the sentences are long and difficult to understand because of the overly wordy, jargon-filled 'proper' use of British English & spellings. If you decide to purchase this book, then I highly recommend the 'Oxford Unabridged English Dictionary' to go along with it. The majority of the students in my class "Geographic Information Systems I" at Southwest Texas State University, which has one of the best geography programs in the nation, felt the same way I do, and also thought that the book was too advanced for an introductory GIS class. I think that the professors at Southwest Texas State University are now using a different text for that class. Also, people always complain that books tend to be geared toward a single software program- Well, like it or not, in the United States, ESRI has a monopoly on geographic software so you are going to have to learn ArcView/Info one way or another.
Very Good book. July 22, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I checked out this book from the library for reference and decided to get a personal copy of the same book. This is probably one of the best books that one can get for GIS introduction. Other books do not talk as much about the specifics of the spatial data and its nuances. They are busy selling the applications of GIS (geographic information systems) to their domain.Good luck.
An essential introduction to GIS April 16, 2000
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
This is arguably the best introduction to GIS available. A worthy successor to Burrough's earlier work, this book provides a very broad perspective of spatial information systems, ranging from the basics of data modelling and representation, to more complex (but essential) issues such as geostatistics, fuzzy logic and data quality. A lot of so-called "introduction to GIS" books are in reality books about one commercial product. Not this one. Many books only cover the very basics, and thus narrow the reader's perspective. This book will open your mind about many aspects of GIS, since it provides a very rich perspective of the field. I have been using this book in my graduate courses on GIS, with excellent results.
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