The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589482441 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 388 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Students, researchers, and professionals will find The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data a useful desk companion to help them navigate the world of spatial data in the public domain.. Supplementary exercises are available online to help put the concepts into practice. Readers will understand how to find, evaluate, and analyze data to solve location-based problems. This guide covers practical issues such as copyrights, cloud computing, online data portals, volunteered geographic information, and international data. The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data gives users of geographic information systems (GIS) relevant information about the sources and quality of available public domain spatial data
Geological Survey. Jill Clark, a freelance consultant and technical author, has worked in many areas of GIS, including application development and implementation, software development, service provision, and technical writing.. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Kerski has been a geographer and cartographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the U.S. Joseph J. He is an education manager for Esri in Denver, Colorado, and is past presiden
"Seems like a valuable resource" according to Paul Jameson. At first the book was a bit of a disappointment. What I wanted was a list of sites I could go to quickly to find data. Then I read a statement to the effect that such sites often change their addresses. True. So my disappointment was tempered a bit. I have not had the time to study the book in detail and so do not really know how to classify it. But it is obvious that it is a book to be studied, as well as a reference. Boy do I kn. Good coverage of important topics This book is different from most GIS books and that is what makes it an important resource. Rather than a how-to book on obtaining and using certain data sets, this book focuses on more high level issues. Among the most important issues covered in this book are the licensing and legal aspects of using widely available spatial data. This is a topic that many GIS users ignore at their own peril. (Ask anyone who has received a cease . "Quintessential Guide to finding GIS Data in the Public Domain" according to Josh F.. This is a well written, easy to follow book that describes where Public Domain data may be found, issues surrounding data that GIS users need to be aware of (different projections, different metadata standards, different repositories, different copywrite laws etc.). It is very well written, very thorogh and will definitely open your mind to sources of GIS data you probably never thought about at least, that's what it did for me.
About the AuthorJoseph J. Geological Survey. Jill Clark, a freelance consultant and technical author, has worked in many areas of GIS, including application development and implementation, software development, service provision, and technical writing.. Census Bureau, and the U.S. Kerski has been a geographer and cartographer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, the U.S. He is an education manager for Esri in Denver, Colorado, and is past president of the National Council for Geographic Education