GIS algorithms: theory and applications for geographic information science and technology
- London Sage Publications Ltd. 2016
- ix, 318 p.
Table of Content
Introduction Part I. Geometric Algorithms Basic Geometric Operations Polygon Overlay Part II. Spatial Indexing Indexing k-D Trees Quadtrees Indexing Lines and Polygons Part III. Spatial Analysis and Modeling Interpolation Spatial Pattern and Analysis Network Analysis Spatial Optimization Heuristic Search Algorithms
Geographic information systems (GIS) have become increasingly important in helping us understand complex social, economic, and natural dynamics where spatial components play a key role. The critical algorithms used in GIS, however, are notoriously difficult to both teach and understand, in part due to the lack of a coherent representation. GIS Algorithms attempts to address this problem by combining rigorous formal language with example case studies and student exercises.
Using Python code throughout, Xiao breaks the subject down into three fundamental areas: Geometric Algorithms Spatial Indexing Spatial Analysis and Modelling With its comprehensive coverage of the many algorithms involved, GIS Algorithms is a key new textbook in this complex and critical area of geography.