Part I Fundamentals of Geographic Information Sciences Chapter 1 Introduction to GIS 1.1 Geomatics and GIS 1.2 Background and History of GIS 1.3 Components of GIS 1.4 Principal Functions of GIS 1.5 Application Scope of GIS Chapter 2 Spatial Data and Related Issues 2.1 Concept of Spatial Data 2.2 Data Capture 2.3 Geo relational Data Model 2.4 The Spatial Data and the Attribute Data 2.5 Coordinate Systems, Projection and Registration 2.6 Vector and Raster Data Structure 2.7 Thematic Mapping 2.8 Resolution and Scale of Spatial Data Chapter 3 Spatial Analysis and Functions of GIS 3.1 Proximity Analysis (Buffering) 3.2 Overlay Analysis 3.3 Spatial Statistics 3.4 Network Analysis 3.5 Modeling 3.6 Some Real Life Examples Chapter 4 Types of GIS 4.1 Four dimensional GIS 4.2 Multimedia/Hypermedia GIS 4.3 WebGIS 4.4 Virtual Reality GIS 4.5 Real time GIS Part II Advances and Hot Points in Chapter 5 WebGIS and the Key Issues Chapter 6 GridGIS: Direction of GIS Chapter 7 Progressive Transmission of Spatial Data Chapter 8 3D GIS and Its Developments Part III Related Techniques of Geoinformatics Chapter 9 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing Chapter 10 Development Trends in Remote Sensing Chapter 11 Fundamentals of Global Positioning System Chapter 12 Integration of GIS, RS and GPS Part IV Appendix Appendix AGIS Dictionary Appendix BEnglish Journals on Geoinformatics Appendix CWriting of Scientific Paper