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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Knowledge is power, but geographic knowledge shows the way
This beautiful and intense book, stuffed with full-color maps in many formats, is not just for national park managers, those of us who are map addicts, and tech-types attracted to anything computer-based. Anyone who loves the outdoors, uses natural resources, or ponders wildlife biosystems will see how geographic information systems (GIS) have -- and will even more --...
Published on October 23, 2004 by Montana scientist/farmer
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2.0 out of 5 stars
good for project ideas but wouldn't recommend
This book is good for general park-related GIS project ideas but it lacks any real/useful content. Just reading the titles at the top of each page gives you the gist of the whole book. The images are basically useless. There are random images thrown in just to take up space and any GIS-related images are too small for interpretation. Basically, all of the images are...
Published 23 months ago by Erica
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Knowledge is power, but geographic knowledge shows the way,
This review is from: Mapping the Future of America's National Parks: Stewardship Through Geographic Information Systems (Paperback)
This beautiful and intense book, stuffed with full-color maps in many formats, is not just for national park managers, those of us who are map addicts, and tech-types attracted to anything computer-based. Anyone who loves the outdoors, uses natural resources, or ponders wildlife biosystems will see how geographic information systems (GIS) have -- and will even more -- shape the future of our national park system. Although not for the purely casual reader, Mapping the Future illustrates so well the surprisingly diverse GIS applications already used in many of our parks... from snow-removal in Glacier Park to wildfire management in Southern California. The National Park Service plans extensive GIS information access for use by the general public. This book is a step towards understanding the amazing data available to all of us.
2.0 out of 5 stars
good for project ideas but wouldn't recommend,
By Erica (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mapping the Future of America's National Parks: Stewardship Through Geographic Information Systems (Paperback)
This book is good for general park-related GIS project ideas but it lacks any real/useful content. Just reading the titles at the top of each page gives you the gist of the whole book. The images are basically useless. There are random images thrown in just to take up space and any GIS-related images are too small for interpretation. Basically, all of the images are useless. If you have to get this book, buy a cheap used copy (mine was like $5).
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Mapping the Future of America's National Parks: Stewardship Through Geographic Information Systems by Leslie Armstrong (Paperback - April 1, 2004)
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