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GTECH 709 Textbooks / readings. There is no required textbook Discussion of possible books to use on the side Course readings. No Textbook!. Textbooks are t oo expensive outdated by the time they are published not covering the range of topics that this course covers. Decent Textbooks.
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GTECH 709 Textbooks/readings There is no required textbookDiscussion of possible books to use on the side Course readings
No Textbook! Textbooks are • too expensive • outdated by the time they are published • not covering the range of topics that this course covers
Decent Textbooks • But if you need the security blanket of a textbook, here are some suggestions: • Albrecht, J 2007. Key Concepts and Techniques in GIS. London: Sage. ISBN 978-1412910163. • Worboys, M. and M. Duckham 2004. GIS: A Computing Perspective. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0415283755 • de Smith M, Goodchild, M and P Longley 2011. Geospatial Analysis. Leicester: Winchelsea Press. Free access or as Amazon Kindle ebook. • Longley, PA, Goodchild, M. Maguire, D. and D. Rhind 2011. Geographic Information Systems and Science. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 978-0470721445 • QGIS 2014. A Gentle Introduction to GIS. Free (like the software) and available online.
Course Readings BlackBoard again During many of the sessions, you will encounter pointers to further readings. • They may be in form of external URLs, or • They may be pdf’s of reports or journal articles right on our BB site • “Readings” may also come in form of examples or diagrams to be studied