Part 1:  What You Should Know

What to Expect from Each Chapter

Chapter 1: Geospatial Thinking. This chapter will provide a high-level description of what it means to ask geospatial questions and provide examples of questions asked in various fields.

Chapter 2: In How GIS Works the elements of a GIS will be described, including data, hardware, tools, and software.

Chapter 3: Location, Location, Location describes the shape of the earth, measuring locations on the 3D globe and transforming those into a 2D plane.

Chapter 4: The Nature of Geospatial Data will unpack the data formats in which we encounter and store geospatial data.

Chapter 5: Geospatial Data Management is an essential chapter to introduce you to effective file management when dealing with messy data, as geospatial data can be.

Chapter 6: Project Planning. In this chapter there will be an overview of how to set up a project for success.

Chapter 7: Visually Representing Geospatial Thinking describes types of maps and how they are used. It covers the use of symbols and colors, and classification.