GIS analysis

The university textbook is conceived in an innovative way, in which
theoretical and methodological elaboration is accompanied by
practical examples that help readers understand the material in an
efficient and accessible manner. On the one hand, the university
textbook follows the syllabus of the course to which it relates, and on
the other, it synthesizes contemporary achievements in the field of GIS
analysis. As such, it is suitable for acquiring new theoretical and
practical knowledge not only for students studying GIS analysis, but
also for all other experts working with spatial data and geoinformation
technologies. The university textbook consists of seven chapters. The
first chapter discusses the basic theoretical and methodological
foundations of GIS analysis as a scientific subdiscipline of geographic
information science. It reviews the achievements in this field to date
through a survey of the relevant literature. The chapter concludes by
presenting an innovative theoretical-methodological concept aligned
with contemporary developments and the syllabus of the GIS analysis
course. The second chapter addresses GIS data models, which
represent a prerequisite and an initial step in every analytical
procedure. Raster and vector data models are examined in detail. The
third chapter focuses on vector analyses. In addition to theoretical and
methodological elaborations, all segments are also presented through
practical examples. The fourth chapter is devoted to raster analyses.
Using the same theory-methodology-examples approach, it elucidates
the role of raster analyses in spatial modeling. The importance of
analyzing satellite and other imagery is emphasized in the fifth
chapter, again following the theory-methodology-examples concept.
The sixth chapter applies the same approach to complex GIS analyses
in the form of geostatistical analyses. The final, seventh chapter
provides an overview of analytical modeling and the automation of
GIS analytical procedures.