Geoinformatics : from basic to specialized knowledge

In this manuscript some theoretical background and interrelations of Geoinformatics shall be assembled. Also the most important formulae of Mathematics, Surveying, Geodesy and Cartography will be presented in short. Besides these provinces of course Informatics builds a very important part of Geographic Information Systems. In a closing chapter all basic knowledge will be combined to a short overview over Geoinformatics, where especially modelling, extensions, specializations and analysis of Geoinformatics are shown. The open source GIS application MensorGIS, written by the author, implements the described topics in source code and functionality. A final chapter refers to this program, showing where the basic principles can be found. In addition Adjustment Computation, a matter relevant in all parts of Surveying and Geodesy, is presented including samples.A Geoinformatics - from Theory to the Application1 Introduction2 Overview over the Basic Knowledge of Geoinformatics3 Basics of Mathematics4 Basic Calculations of Surveying5 Basic Calculations of Geodesy6 Basics of Cartography and Photogrammetry7 Basics of Informatics8 Geoinformatics9 Practical Application in MensorGISB Statistics and Adjustment Computations1 Introduction2 Basics of Statistics3 Basics of Matrix Calculation4 Adjustment Computation5 Application of Adjustment ComputationWith extensive appendices and index.The Book should be read by students approaching advanced lectures with the focus on Geoinformatics. Also recommended for career changers, who want to learn more about the geodetic background of Geographic Information Systems.