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Introduction to Geospatial Technologies
- Author : Bradley Shellito
- Publisher : WH Freeman
- Release : 15 March 2018
Written for both majors and non-majors alike, Introduction to Geospatial Technologies demonstrates the wide range of geographic technologies available to and used by geographers today. Each chapter contains an introduction to the key concepts and a lab activity, so that in addition to gaining a basic foundation of knowledge students also obtain hands-on experience with the relevant software. This new edition stays current with its rapidly moving field, with coverage and lab activities revised to reflect is the most up-to-date
Introduction to Geospatial Technologies
- Author : Bradley A. Shellito
- Publisher : Macmillan Higher Education
- Release : 12 December 2017
Written for both majors and non-majors alike, Introduction to Geospatial Technologies demonstrates the wide range of geographic technologies available to and used by geographers today. Each chapter contains an introduction to the key concepts and a lab activity, so that in addition to gaining a basic foundation of knowledge students also obtain hands-on experience with the relevant software. This new edition stays current with its rapidly moving field, with coverage and lab activities revised to reflect is the most up-to-date
Introduction to Geospatial Technologies
- Author : Bradley A. Shellito
- Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
- Release : 28 January 2021
Geospatial Technologies for Land Degradation Assessment and Management
- Author : R. S. Dwivedi
- Publisher : CRC Press
- Release : 17 October 2018
The constant growth of the world’s population and the decline of the availability of land and soil resources are global concerns for food security. Other concerns are the decrease in productivity and delivery of essential ecosystems services because of the decline of soil quality and health by a range of degradation processes. Key soil properties like soil bulk density, organic carbon concentration, plant available water capacity, infiltration rate, air porosity at field moisture capacity, and nutrient reserves, are crucial
GIS
- Author : Patrick McHaffie,Sungsoon Hwang,Cassie Follett
- Publisher : CRC Press
- Release : 09 October 2018
Over the past few decades the world has been organized through the growth and integration of geographic information systems (GIS) across public and private sector industries, agencies, and organizations. This has happened in a technological context that includes the widespread deployment of multiple digital mobile technologies, digital wireless communication networks, positioning, navigation and mapping services, and cloud-based computing, spawning new ways of imagining, creating, and consuming geospatial information and analytics. GIS: An Introduction to Mapping Technologies is written with the
Introduction to Geospatial Information and Communication Technology (GeoICT)
- Author : Rifaat Abdalla
- Publisher : Springer
- Release : 25 July 2016
This book is designed to help students and researchers understand the latest research and development trends in the domain of geospatial information and communication (GeoICT) technologies. Accordingly, it covers the fundamentals of geospatial information systems, spatial positioning technologies, and networking and mobile communications, with a focus on OGC and OGC standards, Internet GIS, and location-based services. Particular emphasis is placed on introducing GeoICT as an integrated technology that effectively bridges various information-technology domains.
Geospatial Technology for Water Resource Applications
- Author : Prashant K. Srivastava,Prem Chandra Pandey,Pavan Kumar,Akhilesh Singh Raghubanshi,Dawei Han
- Publisher : CRC Press
- Release : 09 September 2016
This book advances the scientific understanding, development, and application of geospatial technologies related to water resource management. It presents recent developments and applications specifically by utilizing new earth observation datasets such as TRMM/GPM, AMSR E/2, SMOS, SMAP and GCOM in combination with GIS, artificial intelligence, and hybrid techniques. By linking geospatial techniques with new satellite missions for earth and environmental science, the book promotes the synergistic and multidisciplinary activities of scientists and users working in the field of hydrological
Introduction to Geospatial Technologies
- Author : Bradley A. Shellito
- Publisher : W. H. Freeman
- Release : 08 December 2015
Written for both majors and non-majors alike, Introduction to Geospatial Technologies demonstrates the wide range of geographic technologies available to and used by geographers today. Each chapter contains an introduction to the key concepts and a lab activity, so that in addition to gaining a basic foundation of knowledge students also obtain hands-on experience with the relevant software. This new edition stays current with its rapidly moving field, with coverage and lab activities revised to reflect is the most up-to-date
Interacting with Geospatial Technologies
- Author : Mordechai (Muki) Haklay
- Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
- Release : 26 October 2015
This book provides an introduction to HCI and usability aspects ofGeographical Information Systems and Science. Its aim is tointroduce the principles of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); todiscuss the special usability aspects of GIS which designers anddevelopers need to take into account when developing such systems;and to offer a set of tried and tested frameworks, matrices andtechniques that can be used within GIS projects. Geographical Information Systems and other applications ofcomputerised mapping have gained popularity in recent years. Today,computer-based maps
Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology
- Author : John D. Bossler,John R. Jensen,Robert B. McMaster,Chris Rizos
- Publisher : CRC Press
- Release : 22 November 2001
Professionals in local and national government and in the private sector frequently need to draw on Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS), often in an integrated manner. This manual shows a hands-on operator how to work across the range of geospatial science and technology, whether as a user or as a contractor of services employing these technologies, and without either specialist education or substantial experience. The manual covers the fundamentals of each of these
Geospatial Techniques for Managing Environmental Resources
- Author : Jay Krishna Thakur,Sudhir Kumar Singh,AL Ramanathan,M. Bala Krishna Prasad,Wolfgang Gossel
- Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
- Release : 05 March 2012
"Geospatial Information" is spatial data concerning a place or, in space, collected in real time. Geospatial techniques together with remote sensing, geographic information science, Global Positioning System (GPS), cartography, geovisualization, and spatial statistics are being used to capture, store, manipulate and analyze to understand complex situations to solve mysteries of the universe. These techniques have been applied in various fields such as meteorology, forestry, environmental management, agriculture, health, homeland security etc. around the globe. This volume presents case studies and
Geospatial Technologies and Geography Education in a Changing World
- Author : Osvaldo Muñiz Solari,Ali Demirci,Joop van der Schee
- Publisher : Springer
- Release : 31 August 2015
This book is an initiative presented by the Commission on Geographical Education of the International Geographical Union. It focuses particularly on what has been learned from geospatial projects and research from the past decades of implementing geospatial technologies (GST) in formal and informal education. The objective of this publication is to inform an international audience of teachers, professionals, scholars, and policymakers about the state of the art and prospects of geospatial practices (GPs) as organized activities that use GST and
Forensic GIS
- Author : Gregory A. Elmes,George Roedl,Jamison Conley
- Publisher : Springer
- Release : 08 July 2014
A variety of disciplines and professions have embraced geospatial technologies for collecting, storing, manipulating, analyzing and displaying spatial data to investigate crime, prosecute and convict offenders, exonerate suspects and submit evidence in civil lawsuits. The applications, acceptability and relevance and procedural legality of each geospatial technologies vary. The purpose of this book is to explain the nature of geospatial technologies, demonstrate a variety of geospatial applications used to investigate and litigate civil and criminal activities and to provide a reference
Geospatial Technologies for All
- Author : Ali Mansourian,Petter Pilesjö,Lars Harrie,Ron van Lammeren
- Publisher : Springer
- Release : 23 March 2018
This book presents the research papers accepted for the 21st AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, held at Lund University Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Centre, Sweden on 12–15 June 2018. It discusses the role of geospatial technologies in the digitalization of society and is intended primarily for professionals and researchers in fields that can benefit from geoinformation – both within and outside the area of geographic information science.
Geospatial Technology
- Author : Pasquale Imperatore,Antonio Pepe
- Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
- Release : 08 September 2016
The pervasive relevance of geospatial information and the development of emerging geospatial technologies offer new opportunity for bridging the gap between remote sensing scientific know-how and end users of products and services. Geospatial technology comprises tools and techniques dealing with the use of spatially referenced information, for the description and modeling of spatial and dynamic phenomena related to the Earth's environment. This book addresses environmental and social applications of geospatial technologies, thus also providing a multidisciplinary perspective on emerging geospatial