Introduction to Geographic Information Systems/ Science

(Spring 2013)

Books:

1. Object-Oriented Modeling and Design(1991)
   by James Rumbaugh, Michael Blaha, William Premerlani, Frederick Eddy, William Lorenson.
2. The Unified Modeling Language User Guide (1998)
   (The Addison-Wesley Object Technology Series) by Grady Booch, Ivar Jacobson, James Rumbaugh.

Articles:

1. OBJECT-ORIENTED GIS IN PRACTICE by Clodoveu Augusto Davis Jr.
2. Implementing Object-Oriented Technologies in AM/FM/GIS: Distributed Object Technology by Kurt Buehler.

1. What is SDTS?  (http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/whatsdts.html)
2. SDTS Home page (http://mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/index.html)

1. Introduction by FGDC.(http://www.fgdc.gov/nsdi/)
2. Promoting The National Spatial Data Infrastructure Through Partnerships: by Mapping Science Committee, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL.(http://bob.nap.edu/readingroom/books/partnership/index.html)

1. http://ponderosa.uamont.edu/Weih/introduction_to_arcview_tutorial.htm
2. http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/gishyd97/class/intro/intro.htm

1. The Reality Modelling Approach to Entity-Relationship Analysis by N.D.Roberts.  http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/~ndr/toolkit.htm
2. Hospital Scenario -- ERD Diagram http://www.baylor.edu/~Paul_Akin/4602dm1.htm

1. NCGIA Core Curriculum in Geographic Information Science. Unit 013 - Coordinate Systems Overview:   by Peter H. Dana, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin, USA. http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/education/curricula/giscc/units/u013/u013_f.html

Public sectors:

1. Demographic Data:  U.S. Census Bureau (T I G E R: Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding Referencing system)
2. Nature resource/DEM:  USGS (Downloadable US GeoData),   Bureau of Land Management

Private sectors:

1. ESRI ArcData Online.
2. DEM shade-images: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. (CTM).

 
Last updated: January 20, 2013.