Books
Geographic Information Systems and Science (second edition). 517(+xvii) pp. Chichester, Wiley (P A Longley, M F Goodchild, D J Maguire, D W Rhind). Geographic Information Systems and Science has become the pre-eminent textbook in its field, for students and practitioners alike. Its unique approach communicates the richness and diversity of GIS in a lucid and accessible format. This fully revised and updated second edition reinforces the view of GIS as a gateway to science and problem solving, sets out the scientific principles that govern its use, and describes the impact of people on its development, design, and success.
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Geospatial Analysis: a Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques and Software Tools. (M J de Smith, M F Goodchild, P A Longley). This is a hard copy version of an important technical website, www.spatialanalysisonline.com, which is associated with the Spatial Literacy in Teaching (Splint) Centre of Excellence in Teaching and Learning at UCL. “Geospatial Analysis” by de Smith, Goodchild and Longley
addresses the full spectrum of analytical techniques that are provided within modern Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related geospatial software products. It is broad in its treatment of concepts and methods and representative in terms of the software that people actually use.
“Written in an engaging and accessible manner, this book does a marvelous job of balancing its coverage on principles, techniques, and software tools for spatial analysis. … It is truly a tour de force of geospatial analysis and is likely to become a classic …I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning about the latest developments in geospatial analysis and modeling.” Prof D Z Sui, Review in: Annals, Association of American Geographers, April 2009
Older Books
2005
Geographical Information Systems: Principles, Techniques, Management and Applications (Abridged Edition). 358 (+xlv) pp. Hoboken, Wiley (P.A.Longley, M.F.Goodchild, D.J.Maguire, D.W.Rhind) Since the publication of the first edition of geographical information systems in 1991, the big book of gis has become the definitive work on the science, application and practice of gis. This new, abridged second edition of geographical information systems brings this definitive reference to a whole new audience with a streamlined format including 24 diverse chapters.
2003
Advanced Spatial Analysis. 464 (+iii) pp Redlands CA ESRI Press (P.A.Longley, M.Batty). doi .1080/0042098042000268456. Advanced work on GIS applications in such fields as urban planning, transportation, and economic development
2001
Remote Sensing and Urban Analysis. 268 (+xxvi) pp. London, Taylor and Francis (J-P. Donnay, M.J.Barnsley, P.A.Longley).A wide range of methodologies for the production and analysis of urban remote sensing data are outlined in this book. Surface models are considered for the analysis of integrated data sets, in which the scope of the applications is widened to consider the estimation of human population levels.
Geographic Information Systems and Science. 454(+xviii) pp. Chichester, Wiley (P A Longley, M F Goodchild, D J Maguire, D W Rhind). This advanced textbook and professional guide book is probably the fastest selling title in the history of the subject, having sold over 25,000 copies in its first edition.
1996
Spatial Analysis: Modelling in a GIS Environment Cambridge, Pearson Professional: 1-15 (P.Longley, M.Batty). This book addresses spatial analysis with an emphasis on the integration of different spatial analysis functions within GIS. It focuses on developing advanced GIS functions in order to achieve the zenith in spatial analysis functions for problem solving, prediction and forecasting. All of the models and applications in this book stress spatial systems of particular relevance to human geographers and spatial policy analysts. Emphasizes spatial analysis applications with a focus on problem solving in practical cases.
1995
1994
Fractal Cities: a Geometry of Form and Function. 394(+xxii) pp. plus 16 pp. colour plates. London and San Diego, Academic Press (M Batty, P Longley). This major book presents an approach to measuring and simulating the form and function of towns and cities, using ideas from fractal geometry, urban modelling and computer graphics. Now available as a free download: http://www.fractalcities.org/
