Geospatial Analysis - a comprehensive guide

By: Michael de Smith, Michael Goodchild, Paul Longley

4th edition, published by Drumlin and Javelin

This book is intended for: advanced GIS class, basic or general class on digital mapping

Nature of this book: General text book, no additional lab activities, General book, can also function as a text book if desired

Overview

Geospatial Analysis, a Comprehensive Guide to Principles, Techniques, and Software Tools, is a free, online e-book designed to give clear and authoritative coverage of spatial analysis.  In that way it’s more of a GIScience textbook than a traditional GIS software-oriented textbook.  The content is easily navigated, so it can serve as a strong companion and supplement to any other books or resources used.  Great price.