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Geographical Information ScienceAuthor(s): Narayan Panigrahi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138112117, 978-1138112117\nSynopsis\nOver the last decade, GIS (geographical information systems) has established itself as a collaborative information processing system that is increasing in popularity. Yet this interdisciplinary field is not available to the vast community of students and academicians as a subject of study.\n\nThis book addresses the GIS user domain encompassing students, users, and engineers. Important aspects of geographical information science (GISc), which is the basis of GIS, are explained. The book aims to capture the basics of GIS from the point of view of a student. The requirements of GIS have been explained keeping in mind the general users level of knowledge. The processing capability of GIS along with the mathematics and formulae involved in arriving at a solution are explained for student.