Beschreibung:
This book applies a pedagogical shift to learning and teaching GIS, as readers employ the concepts and methodologies on real-world problems. A textbook for all educators, it provides 16 case studies across most of the SDGs with step-by-step instructions using QGIS, an open-source software.
1. Introduction and Context. 2. Getting Started With QGIS. 3. Spatial Data Models. 4. Projections. 5. Attributes and Queries. 6. Data Management. 7. Location and Thematic Maps. 8. Choropleth Maps. 9. Change Maps. 10. Dynamic Visualization. 11. Neighborhoods. 12. Descriptive Statistics. 13. Density. 14. Interpolation. 15. Site Selection - Multiple Criteria Assessment. 16. Risk Analysis - Unique Condition Unit. 17. Site Selection - Map Algebra. 18. Route Selection. 19. Epilogue.