
Contents
List of Figures xv
List of Tables xix
Introduction xxi
Preface xxiii
Acknowledgments xxv
Author Bio xxvii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Definitions and Different Perspectives of GIS . . . . . . . . 2
1.1.1 Input Domain of GIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1.2 Functional Profiling of GIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1.3 Output Profiling of GIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1.4 Information Architecture of GIS . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1.4.1 Different Architectural Views of GIS . . . 8
1.1.5 GIS as a Platform for Multi-Sensor Data Fusion . . 11
1.1.6 GIS as a Platform for Scientific Visualization . . . . 12
1.2 Computational Aspects of GIS . . . .