The Global Positioning System and GIS /

"The fourth edition of a bestseller continues to provide a concise and practical knowledge on using the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a method of data input to a Geographic Information System (GIS). As both GIS representations of the Earth in 3D become more precise and GPS services allow f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kennedy, Michael, 1939- (Author), Kennedy, Alexander (Engineer) (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2026.
Edition:Fourth edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"The fourth edition of a bestseller continues to provide a concise and practical knowledge on using the Global Positioning System (GPS) as a method of data input to a Geographic Information System (GIS). As both GIS representations of the Earth in 3D become more precise and GPS services allow for greater accuracy, the information presented in the book has been augmented considerably. With a myriad GPS receiving devices and multiple GIS platforms to choose from, this book guides students and users through methods that are proven to build a highly accurate geographical database, including altitude, and understand how GNSS interoperate with 3D Earth scans obtained from LiDAR"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Description:"Third edition published by CRC Press 2010"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781003053095
1003053092