The GIS Book

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Summary: The GIS Book Review
Review: I've read an earlier edition of this book and it's pretty good..

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Summary: For a general intro to GIS, this is a start
Review: My job currently requires me to be fully trained in the area of GIS. My company has done an outstanding job with buying materials, software, training courses, and books to provide support. One of the books they bought was this one.

It's a pretty solid book and gives a great overview of GIS from it's history to getting started with the planning process. While it gives an extensive amount of information on management, background information and other general information, it really fails to go in depth on the technical side. Coming from a programming background I am going to be having more hands on experience with GIS tools. Don't expect this book to really ever get into this.

This book serves as a must read for anyone interested in the GIS area. Managers and project leads will know doubt find everything they need in here. But, if you're going to be actually dealing with a GIS product to develop something, realize you're going to have to purchase additional books.

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Summary: Best overall book on getting started with this techology
Review: This book covers just about everything you need to consider/understand/learn before getting started with GIS technology. And it's not biased towards any particular vendor, which is good. The book is up-to-date and has been a proven guide over time for many, many people. I know one person who teaches using just this book. When consulting with our local city government about getting started using GIS, the last thing I did was give them a copy of this book. They immediately bought one for every person on the team. This book is good for both management and for the technical staff to really understand what decisions need to be made right from the start. This book will save you a lot of time and money by helping you do it right the first time.

Rating:
Summary: Best overall book on getting started with this techology
Review: This book covers just about everything you need to consider/understand/learn before getting started with GIS technology. And it's not biased towards any particular vendor, which is good. The book is up-to-date and has been a proven guide over time for many, many people. I know one person who teaches using just this book. When consulting with our local city government about getting started using GIS, the last thing I did was give them a copy of this book. They immediately bought one for every person on the team. This book is good for both management and for the technical staff to really understand what decisions need to be made right from the start. This book will save you a lot of time and money by helping you do it right the first time.