Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West by Bison Books $18.95
Epic Wanderer, the first full-length biography of mapmaker David Thompson (1770–1857), is set in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries against the broad canvas of dramatic rivalries between the United States and British North America, between the Hudson’s Bay Company and its Montreal-based rival, the North West Company, and among the various First Nations thrown into disarray by...
Surveying with Construction Applications (7th Edition) by Prentice Hall $127.40
Known for its state-of-the-art coverage and clear, concise approach, Surveying with Construction Applications, Seventh Edition covers the latest advances and foundational principles of surveying. Emphasizing instrumentation technology, field data capture, and data-processing techniques, this text highlights real-world applications of surveying to the construction and engineering fields. Ideal as...
GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design by CRC Press $96.95
Maps, either printed or digital, can create effective communication with bosses, clients, other scientists, and the public. However, entry level GISers often find that map design was given short shrift in their pre-professional life. It is time for the GIS field, which is maturing in other ways, to improve its skills in this area. Based on the author’s more than ten years of research and...
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems by McGraw-Hill $101.25
"Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 5/e" is designed to provide students in a first or second GIS course with a solid foundation in both GIS concepts and the use of GIS. "Introduction to GIS" strikes a careful balance between GIS concepts and hands-on applications. The main portion of the chapter presents GIS terms and concepts and helps students learn how each one fits into a...
The Proficient Pilot: 3 by Lickle Pub Inc
Geomorphology: A Systematic Analysis of Late Cenozoic Landforms by Waveland Pr Inc $77.95
Geomorphology is an eclectic subject, drawing from geology, physical geography, soils and atmospheric sciences, civil and environmental engineering, and still other fields. The third edition of Bloom’s outstanding, classroom-tested text reflects the diversity of geomorphology, synthesizing its principles to make them accessible to students and practitioners from all disciplines. Bloom covers...
Basic geological mapping (Geological Society of London handbook series) by Halsted Press $137.06
This book is a basic guide to field techniques. Chapters are provided on drawing cross-sections, on preparing and presenting "fair copy" maps and on preparing geological diagrams from fieldwork. A brief chapter on the essentials of report writing concludes the book. Some emphasis is given to field sketch mapping and a checklist of equipment needed in the field is provided. The book assumes at...
An Historical Geography of Europe, 1500-1840 by Cambridge University Press $104.99
This book, like its companion volume, An Historical Geography of Europe 450 BC-AD 1330, seeks to examine the complex of natural and man-made features that have influenced the course of history and have been influenced by it. It follows the general pattern of the earlier volume and spans the period from the early sixteenth century to the eve of the Industrial Revolution in continental Europe,...
Dictionary of Human Geography by R. J. Johnston $76.95
This popular guide to the concepts, term and theories of human geography has now been fully revised to reflect recent changes in the nature and practice of human geography. The Dictionary of Human Geography, Fourth Edition, contains a wealth of new material, to ensure that it remains the definitive resource for a new generation of students and teachers.