part Part 1 Prerequisites -- chapter 1 An introduction to geospatial science and technology -- chapter 2 Coordinates and coordinate systems -- chapter 3 Datums and geodetic systems -- chapter 4 Coordinate transformations -- Ayman Habib -- chapter 5 Computer basics -- chapter 6 Basic electromagnetic radiation -- Carolyn J. Merry -- part Part 2 Global Positioning System (GPS) -- chapter 7 Introducing the Global Positioning System -- Chris Rizos -- chapter 8 Fundamentals of GPS signals and data -- Hasanuddin Abidin -- chapter 9 GPS mathematical models for single point and baseline solutions -- George Dedes and Chris Rizos -- chapter 10 GPS instrumentation issues -- Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska -- chapter 11 Making sense of the GPS techniques -- Chris Rizos -- chapter 12 GPS projects: some planning issues -- chapter 13 Carrying out a GPS surveying/mapping task -- chapter 14 Servicing the GPS user -- Ge�rard Lachapelle, Sam Ryan and Chris Rizos -- chapter 15 Where do we go from here? -- Chris Rizos -- part Part 3 Remote sensing -- chapter 16 Photogrammetric and remote sensing considerations -- 16.1. Overview -- chapter 17 The remote sensing process: how do we collect the required in situ and remotely sensed data? -- Minhe Ji 17.1. Introduction -- chapter 18 What remote sensing system should be used to collect the data? -- 18.1. Introduction -- chapter 19 Information extraction from remotely sensed data -- Sunil Narumalani, Joseph T. Hlady and John R. Jensen 19.1. Introduction -- chapter 20 Remote sensing digital image processing system hardware and software considerations -- 20.1. Introduction -- chapter 21 Quality assurance and accuracy assessment of information derived from remotely sensed data -- Russell G. Congalton and Lucie C. Plourde 21.1. Introduction -- chapter 22 Selected examples of remote sensing projects -- Donald C. Rundquist, John R. Jensen, Maurice Nyquist and Thomas W. Owens -- chapter 23 Remote sensing future considerations -- Since the rst satellites had orbited, almost 50 years earlier, trillions and quad- rillions of pulses of information had been pouring down from space, to be stored against the day when they might contribute to the advance of knowledge. Only a -- part Part 4 Geographic information systems -- chapter 24 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and science -- Robert B. McMaster and William J. Craig 24.1. Introduction -- chapter 25 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -- David A. Bennett and Marc P. Armstrong 25.1. Introduction -- chapter 26 Geographic data structures -- 26.1. Introduction -- chapter 27 Processing spatial data -- Francis J. Harvey 27.1. Materials and tools -- chapter 28 Hardware and software -- chapter 29 Spatial analysis and modeling -- Michael F. Goodchild 29.1. Introduction -- chapter 30 Spatial data quality -- 30.1. Introduction -- chapter 31 Cartographic symbolization and visualization -- Robert B. McMaster 31.1. Introduction -- chapter 32 Carrying out a GIS project -- Rebecca Somers 32.1. Introduction -- part Part 5 Applications -- chapter 33 Biophysical and human-social applications -- Susanna McMaster and Robert B. McMaster 33.1. Applications of GIS -- chapter 34 Local government applications -- Zorica Nedovic�-Budic 34.1. Diffusion of spatial technologies in local governments -- chapter 35 Geographic information technology in state governments of the US -- 35.1. Introduction -- chapter 36 National, international, and global activities in geospatial science -- 36.1. Introduction -- chapter 37 Private sector applications -- Robin Antenucci and John Antenucci 37.1. Technology and information integration yield profits.