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Written by Jeff Thurston
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 Maps can communicate information and help people to understand places, processes and people in different geographical locations. The most effective maps are designed and include several cartographic elements. Designed Maps provides numerous helpful clues for users to create more effective and useful maps and several examples using different techniques are included.
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Written by Jeff Thurston
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 When I picked up this book I did not
know what to expect. It is not a topic that is often discussed or
written about. Authors Rosario C. Giusti de Perez and Ramon A. Perez
take us on a journey inside the world of urban development for developing
nations. As two of the earliest users of GIS, dating back to 1976,
even before 'GIS' was used a term, they describe their award winning
efforts using GIS in the squatter communities of Venezuela – known as
barrios.
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Written by Jeff Thurston
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 ENVI 4.4 is the latest edition of this popular image processing software from ITT Visual Information Solutions and builds upon the previous versions of this product. It is a complete image-processing system that includes spectral tools, geometric correction, terrain analysis and radar analysis while also incorporating strong GIS functionality for working with both raster and vector data. This version incorporates significant additions and benefits over previous versions due to its ability to work with a new ENVI Feature Extraction Module, Atmospheric Tools (FLAASH) and Digital Elevation Module (DEM) extraction. A new interoperable National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) imagery format for enhanced data fusion is also included. |
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Written by Jeff Thurston
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 Swiss Cartographer Eduard Imhof's classic Cartographic Relief Representation was first published in Deutsche in 1965. It was translated to English 25 years ago, but has remained difficult to find since going out of print. Teaching at the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich, his teachings and the contents of the book remain useful to present day cartography students and anyone interested in representing terrains truly. This book breathes passion and knowledge in depth of coverage and is filled with insight every bit as relevant today as it was when first written.
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Written by Lars Brodersen
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 Lars Brodersen reviews the book Geospatial Analysis by authors Michael
J de Smith, Michael F Goodchild and Paul A Longley. "What
a book! Whether you are just a little bit interested in spatial
analysis, or you are interested on a general level, or even very
interested as specialist, this is a good book to own. For the
reasonable price of 20 Euro, this book provides a comprehensive
guidance to principles, techniques and software tools for geospatial
analysis."
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