Fully Updated Coverage
Because much of the course is technology-based, a textbook needs to be as up to date as possible. The second edition uses new releases of key software packages and updates AEJEE labs to reflect the new QGIS standard.
Cloud Technology
With the inclusion of cloud technology, Shellito reflects how todays scientists obtain, utilize, and map data.
ArcGIS and QGIS
Instructors can shape their courses for majors or non-majors by choosing between two full-length lab exercises at the end of each GIS chapterone using ArcGIS (the industry standard), the other using the freely available QGIS.
Apps, Blogs, and Social Media
This new feature offers a wealth of geospatial information available on social media (Twitter) and the Web (YouTube, Facebook)
Expansion Questions
These questions accompany the hands-on applications, making them activity-based and assignable.