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Redlands : ESRI Press, c1999

199 s. : il., mapy ; 23 cm

ISBN 1-879102-62-5 (brož.)

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PREFACE // ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...ix // CHAPTER I: OBJECT MODELING AND GEODATABASES ... I // Modeling objects with GIS ...2 // The progress of geographic data models ...4 // The geodatabase, store of geographic data ...8 // Features in an object-oriented data model ...10 // Serving geographic data ...12 // Accessing geographic data ...14 // Building data models ...16 // Guide to reading UML object diagrams ...19 // Technology trends ...21 // CHAPTER 2: HOW MAPS INFORM ...23 // The utility of maps ...24 // How maps present information ...25 // The parts of a map ...27 // Presenting geography with layers ...28 // Drawing features with symbols ...30 // Drawing feature layers ...32 // Classifying attribute values ...36 // Displaying thematic, spectral, and picture data ...38 // Visualizing surfaces with TIN layers ...41 // CHAPTER 3: GIS DATA REPRESENTATIONS ...45 // The fundamentals of a GIS ...46 // The diverse applications of GIS ...48 // Three representations of the world ...51 // Modeling surfaces ...52 // Modeling imaged or sampled data ...54 // Modeling discrete features ...56 // Comparing spatial data representations ...58 // CHAPTER 4: THE STRUCTURE OF GEOGRAPHIC DATA ...6 1 // The catalog and connections to data ...62 // The geodatabase, datasets, and feature classes ...64 // Arclnfo workspaces and coverages ...66 // Shapefiles and CAD files ...68 // Maps and layers ...70 // Comparing the structure of vector datasets ...72 // Comparing feature geometry in vector datasets ...73 // CHAPTER 5: SMART FEATURES ...75 // The qualities of features ...76 // Steps to making features smart ...78 // Designing the geodatabase ...80 // Storing data in tables ...82 // The shape and extent of features ...84 // Attributes: qualities of an object ...86 // Adding simple behavior with subtypes ...88 // Validating attributes ...90 // Relationships among objects ...92 //

Extending object classes ...96 // The geodatabase object model ...98 // CHAPTER 6: THE SHAPE OF FEATURES ... I 01 // Geometry and features ...102 // Constructing geometry ...105 // Testing spatial relationships ...110 // Applying topological operators ...112 // Geometry object model ... // ling Our World // CHAPTER 7: MANAGING WORK FLOW WITH VERSIONS ... I 15 // Using versions ...116 // Long transactions and the geodatabase ...118 // The fundamentals of versions ...120 // Editing versioned geodatabases ...122 // Types of work flows ...124 // CHAPTER 8: LINEAR MODELING WITH NETWORKS ... 127 // Modeling infrastructure ...128 // The network model ...130 // How features connect ...132 // Network features ...134 // Network flow ...139 // Analysis on a network ...142 // Network object model ...145 // CHAPTER 9: CELL-BASED MODELING WITH RASTERS ... 147 // Representing geography with rasters ...148 // Using raster data ...150 // Raster data model ...152 // Raster display and analysis ...154 // The spatial context of rasters ...156 // Raster formats ...158 // Raster object model ...160 // CHAPTER 10: SURFACE MODELING WITH TINS ... 161 // Representing surfaces ...162 // Structure of a TIN ...164 // Modeling surface features ...166 // CHAPTER II: FINDING LOCATIONS ... 169 // Using locations ...170 // Converting locations to map features ...172 // Converting x,y locations ...173 // Converting addresses ...174 // Converting place names ...177 // Converting postal zones ...178 // Converting route locations ...179 // CHAPTER 12: GEODATABASE DESIGN GUIDE ... 181 // Purpose and goals of design ...182 // Overview of design steps ...184 // Step 1: Model the user’s view ... 186 // Step 2: Define entities and relationships ...188 // Step 3: Identify representation of entities ...190 // Step 4: Match to geodatabase data model ...192 // Step 5: Organize into geographic data sets ...194 // Index ...197