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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Global Positioning System & Arcgis 3E 2009 Edition by Michael Kennedy
Since the publication of the bestselling second edition of The Global Positioning System and GIS, the use of GPS as an input for GIS has evolved from a supporting analysis tool to become an essential part of real-time management tools in wide-ranging fields. Continued technological advances and decreased costs have altered the GPS vendor landscape significantly and opened the door to an array of receiver and software options. Retaining the in-depth description that made the previous edition so popular, The Global Positioning System and ArcGIS, Third Edition has expanded its coverage to review the capabilities and features common to most receivers. While it emphasizes Trimble and Magellan hardware and Trimble TerraSync and ESRI ArcPad software to capture data, the text's broadened coverage makes it useful with virtually any hardware/software packages, so readers will be able to collect GPS data and install it in ArcGIS-regardless of the data capture mechanism.Covering the latest developments in this emerging field, the third edition has been updated to include: New information on automated data collectionUpdates to the conversion of GPS data into GIS form with ArcGIS Desktop (v. 9.3) as well as ESRI softwareAn examination of differential correction and improvements in accuracy of collected data Additional emphasis on ArcMap and Pathfinder OfficeIllustrations using ArcMap to combine GPS data with other data sets including raster DRGs, DOQs, DEMs, and various vector data sets Using a top-down approach, each chapter begins with a theoretical overview followed by self-study exercises and projects that provide step-by-step guidance on applying the concepts using GPS hardware or a PC. The text includes a CD-ROM with GPS data sets for exercises in Trimble SSF and ESRI shapefile formats, plus other valuable learning resources.Solutions manual available upon qualified course adoption Foreword to the First EditionForeword to the Second EditionPreface for the Instructor, Third EditionAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroductionChapter 1: Basic Concepts OverviewWhere Are You?What Time Is It?GPS and GISAnatomy of the Term "Global Positioning System"How We Know Where Something IsStep-by-StepDisclaimerFirst OffDifferent Receivers and Different SoftwarePreparationProject 1AUnderstanding the Screens and ControlsProject 1BProject 1CChapter 2: Automated Data CollectionOverviewHow'd They Do That?How It Works: Measuring Distance by Measuring TimeFactors Affecting When and How to Collect DataPosition Accuracy and DOPSo, Actually, What Is DOP?Step-by-StepProject 2A-Recording Single Points in the Datalogger'sMemoryIn the Field: Collecting DataProject 2B-Taking Data along a PathTaking Data on FootCollecting Data by Bicycle Collecting Data by AutomobileActual Data CollectionProject 2C-Uploading Data into a PCChapter 3: Examining GPS DataOverviewSome Questions AnsweredChapter 3A: Step-by-StepProject 3A-VolcanoProject 3B-Rooftop IProject 3C-New Circle RoadProject 3D-SA Goes Away-Background Files Help YouSee ItProject 3E-Your DataExercisesChapter 3B: Step-by-StepProject 3F-VolcanoProject 3G-Rooftop IProject 3H-New Circle RoadProject 3I-SA Goes Away-Background Files Help YouSee ItProject 3J-Your DataExercisesChapter 4: Differential Correction, DOQs, and ESRI DataOverviewGPS Accuracy in GeneralDifferential Correction in SummaryThinking about ErrorFirst Line of Defense against Error: AveragingSources of GPS ErrorClock ErrorsEphemeris ErrorsReceiver ErrorsAtmospheric ErrorsMultipath ErrorsSelective Availability-A Former (We Trust) Source of ErrorReducing ErrorsMore FormallyMaking Differential Correction WorkProof of the PuddingReal-Time, Differential GPS Position FindingGetting Corrections for GPS Measurements-Right Now!SBAS AvailabilityCommercial Satellite Systems for Real-Time DifferentialCorrectionA User-Operated Real-Time Base StationCentrally Located Real-Time Base StationsStep-by-StepProject 4A-Differential Correction with SBAS(WAAS, EGNOS, or MSAS) Project 4B-Back Porch.Project 4C-The McVey MonumentProject 4D-McVey WaypointProject 4E-VancouverProject 4FProject 4G-The UK CampusProject 4H-DOP MattersProject 4I-Looking at GPS Fixed in the Contextof Published DataProject 4J-Seeing GPS Data in Three DimensionsProject 4K-"Must Know" Information about DOQsProject L-Your Data IIExercisesChapter 5: Integrating GPS Data with GIS DataOverviewReviewing What You KnowPrescription for Failure: Incorrect ParametersThe Old Conundrum: The "Spherical" Earth and the Flat MapThe Conversion Process: From GPS Pathfinder Office to ESRI ShapefilesThe Files That Document the Export ProcessBringing GPS Data to ArcGIS: Major StepsStep-by-StepProject 5F Chapter 6: Attributes and PositionsOverviewObtaining GIS Attribute Data with GPS Equipment andSoftwareThe Organization of Attribute DataThe Data Dictionary Features with Attributes AttachedFrom the Environment, Through GPS, to GISStep-by-StepAttributes, GPS, and GISThree Linked Projects 6B, 6C, and 6D: Utilizing FeatureAttribute DataProject 6CProject 6D: Viewing ShapefilesNow Use Your DataChapter 7: GPS Mission PlanningOverviewPlanning a GPS Data Collection SessionAlmanacsUsing Mission Planning SoftwareStep-by-StepPlanning A GPS Data Collection SessionProject 7AProject 7BProject 7CChapter 8: The Present and the FutureLocation-Based Services: Economic Boon? Invasion of Privacy? Potentially BothOn the Horizon: TrendsAir Navigation Will Be Radically TransformedVehicle and Marine Navigation Will Be Improved Precision Farming System Integrity and Reliability-Great Improvements Civilian and Military Interests Will Continue to CooperateMore Equipment and Software Configurations with GPS and GISGPS Combined with Other SystemsMonuments Will Be Different, and in Different PlacesGPS Will Become the Primary Way to Disseminate TimeInformationBetter AccuracyFaster FixesNAVSTAR GPS ModernizationApplications: New and ContinuingCompetition for the Radio SpectrumOther Countries, Other SystemsGPS: Information Provider or Controller?The Future-Who Knows?Appendix A: Sources of Additional Information about GPSSome Places to Look for Additional General InformationAbout GPS and Its ApplicationsFor Technical Information on GPS Orbits, Timing, Satellite Condition, and So OnFor Information about GLONASSFor Information about GalileoGlossary of GPS-Related TermsAppendix B: Form for Exercises, Lab Practicals, and Exams Using Data Sets on the CD-ROMIndex