Andy Mitchell

Describes practical applications of modelling concepts in a geographic information system (GIS). This book shows readers how they can explore spatial interaction, site selection, routing, and scheduling, and explains how to best interpret the results of the analysis.

As the tools available through commercial GIS software have grown in sophistication, a need has emerged to instruct users on the best practices of true GIS analysis. Covering topics that range from identifying patterns and clusters to analyzing geographic relationships, this book is suitable for GIS users performing complex analysis.

Demonstrates how geographic analysis with GIS can identify patterns, relationships, and trends that lead to better decision making. This book focuses on the common geographic analysis tasks: mapping where things are, mapping the most and least, mapping density, finding what is inside, finding what is nearby, and mapping what has changed.