How to conduct accurate analysis using powerful GIS software tools.
Preface
v
Acknowledgments
vii
Introducing GIS Analysis
9
(12)
What is GIS analysis?
11
(1)
Understanding geographic features
12
(4)
Understanding geographic attributes
16
(5)
Mapping Where Things are
21
(16)
Why map where things are?
22
(2)
Deciding what to map
24
(1)
Preparing your data
25
(1)
Making your map
26
(9)
Analyzing geographic patterns
35
(2)
Mapping the Most and Least
37
(32)
Why map the most and least?
38
(2)
What do you need to map?
40
(2)
Understanding quantities
42
(4)
Creating classes
46
(10)
Making a map
56
(10)
Looking for patterns
66
(3)
Mapping Density
69
(18)
Why map density?
70
(2)
Deciding what to map
72
(1)
Two ways of mapping density
73
(2)
Mapping density for defined areas
75
(3)
Creating a density surface
78
(9)
Finding What's Inside
87
(28)
Why map what's inside?
88
(2)
Defining your analysis
90
(6)
Three ways of finding what's inside
96
(3)
Drawing area and features
99
(2)
Selecting features inside an area
101
(4)
Overlaying areas and features
105
(10)
Finding What's Nearby
115
(34)
Why map what's nearby?
116
(2)
Defining your analysis
118
(3)
Three ways of finding what's nearby
121
(2)
Using straight-line distance
123
(12)
Measuring distance or cost over a network
135
(7)
Calculating cost over a geographic surface
142
(7)
Mapping Change
149
(26)
Why map change?
150
(2)
Defining your analysis
152
(7)
Three ways of mapping change
159
(2)
Creating a time series
161
(4)
Creating a tracking map
165
(3)
Measuring and mapping change
168
(7)
Where to Get More Information
175
(4)
Map and Data Credits
179
(4)
Index
183
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