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Developing GIS Solutions With MapObjects and Visual Basic Bruce A. Ralston Book with CD - (December, 2001) 256 pages

This book/CD-ROM package offers GIS professionals and students with programming skills a tutorial on creating GIS applications using MapObjects and Visual Basic. It shows how to use the latest version of MapObjects ActiveX control and introduces Visual Basic programming through programs using MapObjects. GIS topics such as spatial selections, thematic mapping, and overlays are explored in software design discussions, detailed examples, and exercises. The CD-ROM contains programs and sample data for exercises. Ralston is professor and director of the Department of Geography at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop Environmental Systems Research Book with CD - (July 2001) 552 pages

ArcView is the world's most widely used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. Version 8 is the most significant upgrade to ArcView since its inception-it has been completely redesigned and engineered to be an easy-to-use, fast, modern, and powerful GIS, and requires a new guidebook for all users. Topics covered include organizing data, planning a GIS project, creating derived data, and presenting results. Includes a 180-day fully functioning copy of the software on CD-ROM. For windows NT only.

Geographic Information Systems and Science Paul A. Longley, Michael Goodchild, David J. Maguire, David W. Rhind Paperback - (June 2001) 454 pages

"I like the idea that there are some principles, maybe even science, behind this stuff. 'GIS as button-pushing' is not a smart view of how to change the world." So says an iconoclast in the field, who believes that business leaders rather than scientists will lead the way with innovative geographical information systems applications. Thus a section treats the management side of GIS in a knowledge economy. Chapters introduce principles, techniques, and strategies of representing geography with a gallery of applications, questions for further study, and online references. Color illustrations show such data modeling representations as precision agriculture systems, GIS-enabled electronic yellow pages, and a UK national grid for geo- conferencing. Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR

Spatial Databases: With Application to GIS by Philippe Rigaux, Michel O. Scholl, Agnes Voisard Hardcover - (May 2001) 440 pages

Spatial Databases is the first unified, in-depth treatment of special techniques for dealing with spatial data, particularly in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). This book surveys various techniques, such as spatial data models, algorithms, and indexing methods, developed to address specific features of spatial data that are not adequately handled by mainstream DBMS technology. The book also reviews commercial solutions to geographic data handling: ArcInfo, ArcView, and Smallworld GISs; and two extensions to the relational model, PostgreSQL and Oracle Spatial. The authors examine these underlying GIS technologies, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and consider specific uses for which each product is best suited.

Web Cartography by Menno-Jan Kraak, Allan Brown Paperback - (Dec 2000) 208 pages

Explores new opportunities and challenges offered by the world wide web for cartography and related geosciences, and describes the developments, changes and prospects of the mapping discipline in the framework of the web.

Getting to Know ArcView GIS by Editors of ESRI Press Paperback with CD - (May 1999) 654 pages

Here's your opportunity to test drive ArcView GIS, the desktop geographic information system from ESRI, the leading global provider of GIS software. The CD packaged with this introductory book includes a working demonstration copy of ArcView software, a hands-on ArcView tutorial, and informative multimedia presentations. You'll come away with a solid understanding of basic GIS concepts and the ability to complete an ArcView GIS project. The best way to find out how GIS can change the way you work, and live, is to try it. So, buy this book and get started.

Arcview Gis/Avenue Developer's Guide by Amir H. Razavi Paperback with disk - (May 1999) 432 pages

ArcView GIS/Avenue Developer's Guide continues to offer readers one of the most complete introductions to Avenue, the programming language of ArcView GIS. By working through the book, intermediate and advanced ArcView GIS users will learn to customize the ArcView GIS interface; create, edit, and test scripts; produce hardcopy maps; and integrate ArcView GIS with other applications. The third edition features all-new chapters on programming Spatial Analyst extension, using Dialog Windows, plus Programming Report Writer and CAD Reader Extensions. Expanded coverage of programming with Shape Files and scale-based graphics, as well as practical demonstrations and examples of programming code, is also included. The companion diskette, for use with ArcView GIS 3.1, features updated scripts and additional utility programs for readers' use in developing their own Avenue applications.