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  <title><![CDATA[Geographic Information Systems and Science]]></title>
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  <default-description>The first edition of &lt;i&gt;Geographic Information Systems and Science&lt;/i&gt; has taken the GIS textbook market by storm, selling over 22,000 copies since publication. It is &lt;i&gt;the&lt;/i&gt; most current, authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the field, that goes from fundamental principles to the big picture.   &lt;p&gt;   GISS 2e builds on the success of the first edition:    &lt;ul&gt;    &lt;li&gt;Completely revised with a new five part structure: Foundations; Principles; Techniques; Analysis; Management and Policy    &lt;li&gt;All new personality boxes of current GIS practitioners    &lt;li&gt;New chapters on Distributed GIS, Map Production, Geovisualization, Modeling, and Managing GIS    &lt;li&gt;Specific coverage of current hot topics:     &lt;ul&gt;    &lt;li&gt;GIS and the New World Order    &lt;li&gt;Security, health and well-Being    &lt;li&gt;Digital differentiation in GIS consumption    &lt;li&gt;The core organizing role of GIS in geography    &lt;li&gt;The greening of GIS    &lt;li&gt;Grand challenges of GIS science    &lt;li&gt;Science and explanation    &lt;/ul&gt;    &lt;/ul&gt;   &lt;p&gt;   A new suite of instructor resources including a companion website with an on-line lab resource and personal student sullabus and a cehensive Instructor&amp;#8217;s Manual that maps the textbook to various disciplines and levels of courses.</default-description>
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    <body><![CDATA[A primer. Has some of the throwaway, overwrought language of a high school textbook attempting to make up for its inability to get in depth with such basic, cornerstone material, but I have learned many things since I began reading it. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[VERY well-written book, interesting and full of examples and vignettes. Could use a little help in the math department, but other than that, it's a fabulous introduction to GIS. ]]></body>
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