GIS Fundamentals, 3rd Edition, by Paul Bolstad, $40, Available April 1, 2008 from Atlas Books
ISBN: 978-0-9717647-2-9
www.atlasbooks.com, (800) 247-6553

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ArGIS Exercises and Videos

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An example of a course using this book an associated materials is found at

www.forestry.umn.edu/courses/FR3131/materials.html

These include summaries of lecture notes, companion lab exercises using ArcGIS, lab data, videos demonstrating ArcGIS, homeworks, and old exams.

Major updates include an added 80 pages, changes in methods, expended and revised homework problems, and new developments in GNSS, remote sensing, and other new technologies.

Chapters on
  • Data models;
  • Geodesy, datums, and map projections;
  • Maps, data sources, and data entry;
  • GNSS;
  • Aerial and satellite images;
  • Digital data;
  • Attirbute data and tables;
  • Basic spatial analyses;
  • Raster analysis;
  • Terrain Analysis;
  • Spatial estimation;
  • Spatial models and modeling'
  • Data quality and standards;
  • New developments