part Part I: Prerequisites -- chapter 1 Chapter An Introduction to Geospatial Science and Technology -- chapter 2 Chapter Coordinates and Coordinate Systems -- chapter 3 Chapter Datums and Geospatial Reference Systems -- chapter 4 Chapter Coordinate Transformations -- chapter 5 Chapter Basic Electromagnetic Radiation -- chapter 6 Chapter Data Analysis -- part Part II: Global Positioning System -- chapter 7 Chapter Introducing the Global Positioning System -- chapter 8 Chapter Fundamentals of GPS Signals and Data -- chapter 9 Chapter GPS Positioning Models for Single Point and Baseline Solutions -- chapter 10 Chapter GPS Instrumentation Issues -- chapter 11 Chapter Making Sense of GNSS Techniques -- chapter 12 Chapter GPS Projects: Some Planning Issues -- chapter 13 Chapter Carrying Out a GPS Surveying/Mapping Task -- chapter 14 Chapter Servicing the GPS/GNSS User -- chapter 15 Chapter GPS, GNSS, and the Future -- part Part III: Remote Sensing -- chapter 16 Chapter Photogrammetry for Remote Sensing -- chapter 17 Chapter Remote-Sensing Analysis: From Project Design to Implementation -- chapter 18 Chapter Remote-Sensing Systems for Operational and Research Use -- chapter 19 Chapter Information Extraction from Remotely Sensed Data -- chapter 20 Chapter Image Processing Software for Remote Sensing -- chapter 21 Chapter How to Assess the Accuracy of Maps Generated from Remotely Sensed Data -- chapter 22 Chapter Emerging Markets for Satellite and Aerial Imagery -- chapter 23 Chapter Airborne LIDAR Mapping -- chapter 24 Chapter Selected Scientifi c Analyses and Practical Applications of Remote Sensing: Examples from the Coast -- chapter 25 Chapter Remote Sensing—A Look to the Future -- part Part IV: Geographic Information Systems -- chapter 25 Chapter Geographic Information Systems and Science -- chapter 27 Chapter GIS Fundamentals -- chapter 28 Chapter Geographic Data Structures -- chapter 29 Chapter Spatial Analysis and Modeling -- chapter 30 Chapter Spatial Data Quality -- chapter 31 Chapter Cartography and Visualization -- chapter 32 Chapter Carrying Out a GIS Project -- chapter 33 Chapter Geographic Information Science and Society -- part Part V: Applications -- chapter 34 Chapter Biophysical and Human-Social Applications -- chapter 35 Chapter Local Government Applications: Toward E-Governance -- chapter 36 Chapter Geographic Information Technology in State Governments of the United States -- chapter 37 Chapter National, International, and Global Activities in Geospatial Science: Toward a Global Spatial Data Infrastructure -- chapter 38 Chapter Private Sector Applications -- chapter 39 Chapter Geospatial Solutions for Utility Infrastructure: A Summary of the Use of GIT in Utilities Today.