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Practical GIS

You're reading from   Practical GIS Learn novice to advanced topics such as QGIS, Spatial data analysis, and more

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787123328
Length 428 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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G√°bor Farkas G√°bor Farkas
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Setting Up Your Environment FREE CHAPTER 2. Accessing GIS Data With QGIS 3. Using Vector Data Effectively 4. Creating Digital Maps 5. Exporting Your Data 6. Feeding a PostGIS Database 7. A PostGIS Overview 8. Spatial Analysis in QGIS 9. Spatial Analysis on Steroids - Using PostGIS 10. A Typical GIS Problem 11. Showcasing Your Data 12. Styling Your Data in GeoServer 13. Creating a Web Map Appendix

Appendix

Appendix 1.1: Isosurfaces (800 mm and 1200 mm precipitation) visualized on the Digital Elevation Model of Slovakia provided by the sample slovakia3d dataset for GRASS GIS:

Appendix 1.2: The same map we created in Chapter 2, Accessing GIS Data With QGIS, only with a CRS using an Albers Conic projection (EPSG:102008). The map is not North-aligned; therefore, a north arrow was used with the North alignment parameter set to True north:

Appendix 1.3: Some of the basic geoalgorithms visualized. a: the two input layers (A and B per GRASS's v.overlay), b: clip (and), c: union (or), d: difference (nor), e: symmetrical difference (xor):

Appendix 1.4: Some of the Coordinate Reference System's PostGIS support. The selected one is the EPSG:4326 CRS used by the book in the early chapters:

Appendix 1.5: Settlement data of my study area downloaded from the OpenStreetMap...

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