Geospatial Science
This chapter provides a brief introduction to geospatial science including
the core ideas needed to use the &geot; effectively.
Resources
There are many resources from which to learn geospatial science, including
books and web sites.
Books
Geographic Information Systems and Science
by Paul A. Longley, Michael F. Goodchild, David J. Maguire, and
David W. Rhind
published by John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK 2001.
Computational Geometry
Computational Geometry is the study of the analysis of geometric objects
within a computational environment. Computational Geometry studies the
behaviour of geometric calculations within the discrete mathematics of
computer systems, develops algorithms for geometric objects, and examines
issues of computational efficiency for geometric creation, analysis and
display.
Geodesy
Geodesy is the study of the shape of the earth. Its core contribution to
Geographic Information Systems relates to the definition of georeferenced
coordinate locations.