FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 4e (pb) 2015

Offering a completely up-to-date introduction to the field, the Fourth Edition presents the basic concepts and skills that readers need to know in order to solve everyday geographical problems The book integrates the ideas of geographic inquiry and spatial thinking, enabling readers to join in the excitement of discovery as it takes place within GIS databases This information can be applied to everything from emergency vehicle analysis routing to urban and regional planning Author: Michael N DeMers is an Associate Professor of Geography at New Mexico State University  He holds a BS and MS from University of North Dakota, and a PhD from University of Kansas