While many new books on geographic information science address the increasing number of technologies and data sources available to practitioners, Integrated Geospatial Technologies: A Guide to GPS, GIS, and Data Logging by Jeff Thurston, Thomas K. Poiker, and J. Patrick Moore is unique in its holistic approach. This book is structured using a realistic and beneficial approach that studies these technologies together rather than in isolation and helps answer the question, How do geospatial technologies work together?

Written by a trio of authors with broad real-world experience, it provides a mix of theory and practical advice. Thurston is the director of Vector One GIS and Visualization in Berlin, Germany. Poiker is a professor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Moore is director of Integral GIS, an Esri Business Partner in Seattle, Washington.

With numerous case studies illustrating how to apply a variety of technologies, protocol, and standard practices to real-world projects, Integrated Geospatial Technologies answers such questions as

• How do spatial technologies come together?
• Where can remotely sensed images be used?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of using remotely sensed images?
• Which data can be used for visualization?
• How can data be used on the Internet?

Chapters include sections on data types and/or spatial technologies, processes, and applications and are designed to make readers think more profoundly about a particular aspect of geospatial technology. The exercises at the end of each chapter are actually discussion topics that reinforce the information just covered. This guide can be ordered from John Wiley & Sons, Inc., at www.wiley.com on the Web. Integrated Geospatial Technologies: A Guide to GPS, GIS, and Data Logging; 2003; 266 pp.; ISBN: 0-471-24409-0.