The primary focus of this text is on the process of cartographic modeling and GIS modeling. However, the text goes beyond cartographic modeling to incorporate supplementary or complementary technologies and logics to show that spatio-temporal modeling is not limited to cartographic modeling, nor to Map Algebra.
; * Introduction; * Nature of the Data; * Map Algebra; * Characterizing the Function Operations; * Modeling Essetials; * Conceptualizing the Model; * Model Formulation, Flowcharting, and Implementation; * Conflict Resolution and Prescriptive Modeling; * Model Verification, Validation, and Acceptability; ;