The first GIS book on how to prototype and develop Network GIS, this book supplies readers with both the principles behind, and hands-on experiences with, how to design and implement Network GIS. To meet this goal, this book is organized in four parts: Introduction - gives an overview of Network GIS; Fundamental Knowledge - provides basic network developing knowledge; Inside-Out - deals with the details of how to build a Network GIS, and Advanced Topics - introduces advanced techniques as well as research frontiers. If you are a GISer, software developer, graduate/undergraduate in GIS/Information System, this book is for you.