John P. Wilson & A. Stewart Fotheringham 
The Handbook of Geographic Information Science [PDF ebook] 

This Handbook is an essential reference and a guide to the
rapidly expanding field of Geographic Information Science.

* * Designed for students and researchers who want an in-depth
treatment of the subject, including background information

* Comprises around 40 substantial essays, each written by a
recognized expert in a particular area

* Covers the full spectrum of research in GIS

* Surveys the increasing number of applications of GIS

* Predicts how GIS is likely to evolve in the near future

Sobre o autor

John P. Wilson is Professor of Geography and Director of the
GIS Research Laboratory at the University of Southern California in
Los Angeles.

A. Stewart Fotheringham is Director of the National
Centre for Geocomputation at the National University of Ireland,
Maynooth.

They are both editors of the journal Transactions in GIS,
also published by Blackwell.