16.4. 地理信息系统定义1¶
16.4.1. 地理信息系统定义¶
一种用于捕获、存储、检查、集成、操作、分析和显示空间上与地球相关的数据的系统。
更简单的工作定义是: A computer-based approach to interpreting maps and images and applying them to problem-solving. 包含计算机来存储、处理、操作、解释和显示地理信息系统信息是将现代地理信息系统与20世纪70年代以前使用地图和相关数据的更传统(传统)方法分开的关键因素。
15-6: In their book on GIS, J. Star and J. Estes (see references at the end of this section) mention the four essential "M's" involved in the use of GIS by planners, resource managers, scientists, and others. These are operations that are commonly carried out in succession. Try to guess what these M's are. `ANSWER <answers.html#15-6>`__
我们在此图中简要介绍了地理信息系统在选址、环境管理和其他地理相关应用的总体规划过程中的作用:
摘自B.Davis,gis:a visual approach,1996年。经美国新墨西哥州圣菲市Onword出版社许可转载。
15-7: What is the "driver" or key determinant in the above Data Management diagram? `ANSWER <answers.html#15-7>`__