Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Forestry and Natural Resources Management

1. Geographic Information Systems. -- 2. Gis Databases: Map Projections, Structures, And Scale. -- 3. Acquiring, Creating, And Editing Gis Databases And Examining Errors. -- 4. Map Design. -- 5. Selecting Landscape Features Based On Their Attributes. -- 6. Obtaining Information About A Specific Geographic Region. -- 7. Buffering Landscape Features. -- 8. Combining And Splitting Landscape Features And Merging Gis Databases. -- 9. Joining And Linking Spatial And Nonspatial Databases. -- 10. Updating Gis Databases. -- 11. Overlay Processes. -- 12. Synthesis Of Techniques Applied To Advanced Topics. -- 13. Raster Gis Database Analyses. -- 14. Trends In Gis Technology. -- 15. Institutional Challenges And Opportunities Related To Gis Users. -- Appendix A:gis-related Terminology. -- Appendix B:gis-related Professional Organizations And Journals. -- Appendix C:gis Software Developers. Peter Bettinger, Michael G. Wing. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.