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Practical GIS

You're reading from   Practical GIS Learn novice to advanced topics such as QGIS, Spatial data analysis, and more

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787123328
Length 428 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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G√°bor Farkas G√°bor Farkas
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Setting Up Your Environment FREE CHAPTER 2. Accessing GIS Data With QGIS 3. Using Vector Data Effectively 4. Creating Digital Maps 5. Exporting Your Data 6. Feeding a PostGIS Database 7. A PostGIS Overview 8. Spatial Analysis in QGIS 9. Spatial Analysis on Steroids - Using PostGIS 10. A Typical GIS Problem 11. Showcasing Your Data 12. Styling Your Data in GeoServer 13. Creating a Web Map Appendix

Outlining the problem

First of all, we need a scenario involving a problem for us to solve. In this chapter, we are decision makers looking for the best site for our business. We are supplying stores in multiple settlements scattered in our study area. More precisely, in every seat of the administrative division, we have stores to supply. We are looking for a site appropriate for holding our logistics center (that is, warehouse). As we will build the center, we do not need existing infrastructure on the site, although it should be economically feasible to build on it, and large enough to hold our 1 km2 building with some loading area to load and unload supplies. For the sake of simplicity, the shape of the building is not important, we are flexible enough to conform to the chosen site. Last, but not least, we don't need a single site. We need a list of the most suitable sites...

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