Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius, Steve Carver.
An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems: 3rd edn.
Prentice Hall. 2006
The third edition of this highly regarded and successful text
continues to provide a clear and accessible introduction
to the world of GIS for students and professionals.
With an increased focus on the practical applications of GIS,
this edition features a wealth of new multi-disciplinary case studies
and examples of GIS in practice,
demonstrating how it is used worldwide and within a variety of different industries.
Furthermore, the third edition has been substantially revised and updated to include coverage of the latest advances in GIS such as location-based services, time-based GIS, web mapping, data supply and 3D visualization.