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Book review in this Article PHOTOGRAMMETRY. Volume 2 Advanced methods and applications. By K. Kraus with contributions by J. Jensa and H. Kager. Fourth edition, translated into English by P. Stewardson. Dümmler Verlag, Bonn, 1997. ISBN 3 427 78694 3. 240 x164 mm. 466 pages. lllustrated. Price DM 88. ERROR PROPAGATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING WITH GIS. By G. B. M. Heuvelink. Taylor & Francis, London, 1998. ISBN 0 7484 0743 X (hardback), 0 7484 0744 8 (paperback). 233 × 156 mm. xviii + 127 pages. Price £24.95 paperback. GOVERNMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. By I. Masser. Taylor & Francis Ltd., London, 1998. ISBN 07484 0789 8 (cased), ISBN 07484 0706 5 (paperback). 246 × 170 mm. xi + 120 pages. 10 figures, 6 colour plates and 10 tables. Price £19.95 paperback. AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS. By I. Heywood , S. Cornelius and S. Carver. Addison Wesley Longman Ltd., Harlow, 1998. ISBN 0 582 08940 9. 245 × 187 mm. xiv + 279 pages. Black and white illustrations and colour plates. Price £18.99paperback. EUROPEAN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES: OPPORTUNITIES AND PITFALLS. GISData series V. Edited by P. A. Burrough and I. Masser. European Science Foundation/Taylor & Francis Ltd., London, 1998. ISBN 0 7484 0755 3 (hardbac ISBN 0 7484 0756 1 (paperback). 252 × 173 mm. xv + 172 pages. 4 colour plates. Price £55–95 hardback, £26.95 paperback. INNOVATIONS IN GIS. Selected Papers from the Fifth National Conference on GIS Research UK (GISRUK). Edited by S. Carver. Taylor & Francis Ltd., London, 1998. ISBN 0 7484 0810 X. 252 × 174 mm. xxii + 246 pages. Numerous illustrations, including four colour plates. Price £69.95. SCALE IN REMOTE SENSING AND GIS. Edited by D. A. Quattrochi and M. F. Goodchild. Lewis Publishers, New York, 1997. ISBN 1 56670 104 X. 235 × 165 mm. 406 pages, 21 colour plates, including bibliographical references, index, many diagrams and illustrations. Price £48.00 hardback. PRACTICAL GEODESY: USING COMPUTERS. By M. Hooijberg. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1997. ISBN 3 540 61826 0. 273 x198 mm. xi + 308 pages. 69 figures and 21 tables. Price £49.00 hardback. GIS ONLINE: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, MAPPING, AND THE INTERNET. By B. Plewe. OnWord Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1997. ISBN 1 56690 137 5. 179 × 228 mm. xv + 311 pages. 99 figures. World Wide Web site containing supporting material and update information: http://kaycnta.geog.byu.edu/gisonline Price £29.95 paperback. ANALYSIS OF SAR DATA OF THE POLAR OCEANS: RECENT ADVANCES. Edited by C. Tsatsoulis . and R. Kwok . Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1998. ISBN 3 540 62802 9. 241 × 160 mm. vi + 290 pages. 125 figures, including 26 in colour, and 18 tables. Price £95.50 hardback. IMAGES OF THE EARTH: A GUIDE TO REMOTE SENSING. Second edition. By S. A. Drury. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998. ISBN 0 19 854997 0. 276 × 220 mm. viii + 203 pages. 201 illustrations, 2 tables. Price £25.00 paperback. EXPLORING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. By N. R. Chrisman. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1997. ISBN 0 471 10842 1. 230 × 190 mm. xvi + 298 pages. 103 figures and 27 tables. Price £24.95 paperback.