Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
by David R. Maidment

Reading: Understanding GIS: the Arc/Info Method, Chapters 1 and 2
Homework: None

This lecture introduces the subject of geographic information systems.

  1. Definition of Geographic Information Systems
    A geographic information system is a computer program that stores and operates on spatial data.

  2. Vector Data Structures
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