Principles of Geographical Information Systems

Review from previous edition [This second edition] builds upon the previous work in providing a very welcome basic, concise and more up to date introduction to the principles underlying GISs ... a osund and readable introduction to a complex subject.'International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, v. 9 no. 3, 2000Choosing a course text in the early post-GIS years was very easy. Peter Burrough’s Principles of geographical Information Systems for Land Resources Assessment was the definitive work. Beautifully written and illustrated…Peter Burrough set himself a hard act to follow…In almost every respect this is a new book, and not the second edition it purports to be…So, this is a rarity in textbook publishing a second edition that improves on the first. Itlooks set to be my recommended course text for many years to come.‘David Unwin/GIS Europe June 1998.This book presents a strong theoritical basis for GIS, which is often lacking in other texts...the optimising of timber extraction from forests and the redistribution of Chernobyl radioactivity by floods are explained clearly in detail.'Mapping Awareness April 1998This new publication is up to date and provides comprehensive coverage of virtually all aspects of GIS. It is clearly written and technical where appropriate … it should be recommended for postgraduate courses and for all teachers of GIS.‘David Walker, The Times Higher Education Supplement

Peter A. Burrough is former Professor of Physical Geography at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Rachael A. McDonnell is with the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford and International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Christopher D.Lloyd is in the Department of Geography at the University of Liverpool, UK.