Neteler / Mitasova Open Source GIS

A GRASS GIS Approach
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4757-3578-9
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 689, 435 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science

Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach was written for experienced GIS users, who want to learn GRASS, as well as for the Open Source software users who are GIS newcomers. Following the Open Source model of GRASS, the book includes links to sites where the GRASS system and on-line reference manuals can be downloaded and additional applications can be viewed. The project's website can be reached at http://grass.itc.it and a number of mirror sites worldwide. Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach , provides basic information about the use of GRASS from setting up the spatial database, through working with raster, vector and site data, to image processing and hands-on applications. This book also contains a brief introduction to programming within GRASS encouraging the new GRASS development. The power of computing within Open Source environment is illustrated by examples of the GRASS usage with other Open Source software tools, such as GSTAT, R statistical language, and linking GRASS to MapServer. Open Source GIS: A GRASS GIS Approach is designed to meet the needs of a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry and graduate level students in Computer Science and Geoscience.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Neteler, Markus

Mitasova, Helena

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Open Source Software and GIS.- 2. Prerequisites to Use GRASS.- 3. GIS Concepts and GRASS.- 4. Planning a GRASS Database.- 5. Working with Raster Data.- 6. Working with Vector Data.- 7. Working with Site Data.- 8. Graphical Output and Visualization.- 9. Satellite Image Processing.- 10. Processing of Aerial Photos.- 11. Notes on GRASS Programming.- 12. Using GRASS: Application Examples.- 13. Using GRASS With Other Open Source Tools (?).- References.- Appendices.- A Summary of important GRASS commands.- A.1 Display commands.- A.2 General commands.- A.3 Image processing commands.- A.4 Miscellaneous and map projection commands.- A.5 Postscript and PPM driver commands.- A.6 Raster data commands.- A.7 Site data commands.- A.8 Vector data commands.- B Supported GIS formats and projections.- B.1 Supported GIS data formats in GRASS.- B.2 List of supported ellipsoids, datums and projections.- C Customizing GRASS by environment variables.- D Usage UNIX text tools for GIS data preparation.- E Selected equations used in GRASS modules.- E.1 Basic Statistics.- E.2 Interpolation.- E.3 Topographic analysis.- E.4 Insolation.- F MapServer sample configuration.- F.1 MapServer definition file.- F.2 MapServer HTML template.