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Mapping in the Cloud Hardback - 2014

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Author: Peterson, Michael P
ISBN: 9781462514038

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This engaging text provides a solid introduction to mapmaking in the era of cloud computing. It takes students through both the concepts and technology of modern cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), and Web-based mapping. Conceptual chapters delve into the meaning of maps and how they are developed, covering such topics as map layers, GIS tools, mobile mapping, and map animation. Methods chapters take a learn-by-doing approach to help students master application programming interfaces and build other technical skills for creating maps and making them available on the Internet. The companion website offers invaluable supplementary materials for instructors and students.

Pedagogical Features
*End-of-chapter summaries, review questions, and exercises.
*Extensive graphics illustrating the concepts and procedures.
*Downloadable PowerPoints for each chapter.
*Downloadable code files (where applicable) for the exercises.

Details

Title Mapping in the Cloud
Author Michael P. Peterson
Binding Hardback
Pages 421
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Guilford Publications
Publication date 2014
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781462514038 / 1462514030
Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
Dimensions 10 x 7 x 1 in (25.40 x 17.78 x 2.54 cm)
Category Science
Library of Congress subjects Cloud computing, Cartography - Computer network resources
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2014003174
Dewey Decimal Code 526.028

About the author

Michael P. Peterson, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Geography/Geology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he has been on the faculty since 1982. He has been a visiting scholar or fellow at universities around the world; most recently, he was Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria (1999, 2011), Visiting Professor at the University of Applied Technology in Munich, Germany (1999, 2000, 2001), Visiting Research Fellow at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada (2004), and Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand (2012). Dr. Peterson is past president of the North American Cartographic Information Society and former editor of Cartographic Perspectives. The author of numerous articles and several books, he chaired the Commission on Maps and the Internet of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) from 1999 to 2011 and is currently chair of the ICA's publication committee.

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