Book Outline

1. Introduction:
 * 1. Open Standards
 * 2. Open Source
 * 3. Open Books
 * 4. Open Data

2. Coordinate Reference System
 * 1. Datum
 * 2. Projection

3. Geospatial Data
 * 1 Geospatial Data Basics
 * 1. Geospatial Data Formats
 * 1. Raster Data
 * 2. Vector Data
 * 3. Attribute Data
 * 4. Documenting Geospatial Data. The Metadata
 * 2. Geospatial Data Collection
 * 1. Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing
 * 1. Instruments
 * 2. Photogrammetry Basics
 * 3. Remote Sensing Basics
 * 2. GPS
 * 1. How the GPS System Works
 * 2. GPS Receiver Types
 * 1. Recreational
 * 2. GIS
 * 3. Survey
 * 3. Traditional Surveying
 * 1. Surveying Basics
 * 2. Surveying Instruments and Equipment
 * 1. Surveying Instruments
 * 1. Total Stations
 * 2. Levels
 * 3. GPS Receivers
 * 4. Laser Scanners
 * 5. Hydrographic Surveying Instruments
 * 6: Other Surveying Equipment
 * 3. Types Of Traditional Surveys
 * 1. Control Surveys
 * 2. Topographic Surveys
 * 3. Hydrographic Surveys
 * 4. Construction Surveys
 * 4.Processing Survey Data
 * 4. Utilizing Existing Data
 * 1. Using Existing Hardcopy Data
 * 1. Scanning
 * 2. Vectorization
 * 2. Using Digital Data
 * 5. A System Geospatial Data Collection
 * 1. Planning
 * 2. Record Keeping During Data Collection

Discovering Data. Clearinghose systems and Protocol z 39.50 4. Web Map Service
 * 1. What is the WMS protocol
 * 2. Example sites/services using WMS
 * 3. HOWTO - request a simple map by hand
 * 4. [Open Source Clients]?
 * 1. Client side only solutsions (javascript)
 * 2. Server side supported clients (PHP, JSP...)
 * 5. Walkthough - a simple map portal
 * 6. Open Source Servers
 * 7. Simple Maps
 * 8. SLD
 * 9. Complex maps

5. Web Feature Servers 6. Web Coverage Servers 7. Catalogues (ed: markus) 8. Client applications (here or before WMS?) ed: M Gould
 * 1. light clients
 * 2. heav(ier) clients

9. Image Enhancement
 * 1. Statistical Overview
 * 2. Histograms
 * 3. Constrast Stretching
 * 1. Linear Stretching
 * 2. Non-linear Stretching
 * 4. Spatial Filtering
 * 1. Convolution Filter
 * 2. Fourier Transform

10. Spectral Indices 11. Image classification 12. Geostatistics
 * 1. Descriptive Statistics
 * 2. Interpolation
 * 1. Inverse distance weighted
 * 2. Spline
 * 3. Kriging
 * 4. Cokriging
 * 3. Display
 * 1. Contour

13. Network analysis
 * 1. Free Software For Network Analysis
 * 2. Topology
 * 3. Shortest Path
 * 4. Traveling salesman

14. Terrain Analysis (was Digital Elevation Model) ed: ajolma
 * 1. Free Software For Terrain Analysis
 * 2. Visualization Of Terrain
 * 3. [Primary Topographic Attributes]? (was Slope)
 * 4. Orientation (merge into the above?)
 * 5. Hillshading

15. Models and Modeling (was Model)
 * 1. Catchment hydrology (was Watershed) ed: ajolma
 * 2. Erosion
 * 3. Wildfire Spread
 * 4. Computer-aided dispatch
 * 5. Multi-criteria Evaluation

16. Automated Mapping
 * 1. Auto-Labeling
 * 2. Projection Shift

Glossary Appendix 1: Abbreviations Appednix 2: List of Graphics Appendix 3: Answers To Review Questions

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