GIS in site design : new tools for design professionals /
Karen C. Hanna y R. Brian Culpepper.
- xvi, 223 páginas : ilustraciones + 1 CD-ROM.
1. In general, what are geographic information systems? -- Where did GIS come from? A history of GIS in land planning and site design -- Who else uses GIS? -- 2. A closer look at geographic information systems -- Where does the data come from? -- What makes it magic: a brief introduction to operators and models -- 3. Why aren´t we using GIS now? -- Who is using GIS in the design professions? -- 4. Design process--the old-fashioned way -- A GIS´er in disguise as a site designer: step by step through the digital site design process -- 5. Our world becomes ever more digital -- Is GIS in your future? CD-ROM : A library of the graphics featured in the book -- Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows and Macintosh.
Requerimientos del sistema para el CD-ROM: IBM PC o compatible, procesador 386 o superior; Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, o Windows NT 3.51; 8 MB de RAM (16 MB for Windows NT); 6 MB de espacio en disco duro; CD-ROM drive.
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Sistemas de información geográfica. Uso de la tierra--Planificación.