Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing

This book summarizes the key findings of a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF).

TheseProceedings present selected research papers from CSNC2016, held during18th-20th May in Changsha, China.

TheseProceedings present selected research papers from CSNC2016, held during18th-20th May in Changsha, China.

This book contains papers presented at the 6th Global Workshop on Digital SoilMapping, held 11-14 November 2014 at the Institute of Soil Science, ChineseAcademy of Sciences of Nanjing, China.

This book explores the interplay between African archaeology and geospatial methods from three broad perspectives.

What would our lives look like if there were no (good) maps?

The book provides a unique analysis of current air pollution in Germany by correlating results from chemical transport modelling and accumulation monitoring by moss.

This book presents a comprehensive coverage of the various types of floods, what causes them in different terrains, and the anthropogenic, geographical, hydro-geological, and geomorphological aspects of flood-prone areas.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

The book has evolved from the author's continuing teaching of the subject and from two editions of a text of the same title.

Atomic and molecular spectroscopy has provided basic information leading to the development of quantum mechanics and to the understanding of the building blocks of matter.

Atomic and molecular spectroscopy has provided basic information leading to the development of quantum mechanics and to the understanding of the building blocks of matter.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This book is devoted to some of the problems encountered in the theory of sophisticated signals used in radar.

The book introduces the reader to the fundamentals of rock mechanics and to its application to economic construction in rock.

The 18 papers of the book give a comprehensive overview overrecent advancesof geodetic research in Latin America.

Possibly the greatest change confronting the practitioner and student of remote sensing in the period since the first edition of this text appeared in 1986 has been the enormous improvement in accessibility to image processing technology.

Experts report the state of the art in the study of global climate change using remote sensing techniques.

This book is a result of a career spent developing and applying computer techniques for the geosciences.

Accuracy requirements of fractions of a millimeter for thepositioning of beam-guiding magnets in synchrotons, monitor-ing of speedy sub-seatunnelling with lengths exceeding 25km, the construction of extremely long bridges of suspensionor "e;cast-and push"e;-type, but also geometrical industrialquality control and robot calibration in real time, and eventhe analysis of prestressed cable nets, are few examples ofthechallenging new tasks demanding responses from themodern engineering-geodesist.

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) provide an enhanced environment for spatial data processing.

The author, experienced in industry and academia, presents a set of 15 recent review essays which identify and examine critical current issues of environmental management.

The book is based on an international workshop on High Precision Navigation.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

GPR Remote Sensing in Archaeology provides a complete description of the processes needed to take raw GPR data all the way to the construction of subsurface images.

This book covers the various ways in which rivers discharge water and sediment load, which is characteristic of the current situation caused by both human activity and the natural riverine environment.

What would our lives look like if there were no (good) maps?

Anti-personnel Landmine Detection for Humanitarian Demining reports on state-of-the-art technologies developed during a Japanese National Research Project (2002-2007).

The most important attribute of geospatial platforms is their unique potential to aggregate a multitude of public and private geographic data sets, providing access to data from government agencies, industry and the general public.

The applications of image-based measurement are many and various: image-guided surgery, mobile-robot navigation, component alignment and photogrammetry, among others.

This contributed volume assesses the state and future of India's East Coast through a wide variety of chapters grouped by methodology and approach.

The role of artificial intelligence is crucial in the domain of Earth Observation (EO) data analysis.

This book is structured to encompass both the foundational and specialized aspects of quantitative analysis in geography.

This book illustrates a geospatial technology approach to data mining techniques, data analysis, modelling, risk assessment and visualization and management strategies in many elements of natural and societal hazards.

This volume discusses and analyses the use of quantitative indicators to assess sustainability across sectors, with the goal of offering readers the tools to choose and validate indicators.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of Multicriteria Decision Making (MCDM) models, presenting a novel approach to hazard monitoring that enhances decision-making.

This book explores the surface and subsurface hydrological conditions and their management in a tropical or sub-tropical setting applying geospatial and geostatistical derived predictive methods.

This volume discusses and analyses the use of quantitative indicators to assess sustainability across sectors, with the goal of offering readers the tools to choose and validate indicators.

This book looks at the convergent nature of technology and its relationship to the field of photogrammetry and 3D design.

This book contains the 61 papers that were accepted for presenta- tion at the 1992 British Machine Vision Conference.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Symposium on Intelligent Technology for Future Transportation, ITFT 2024, held in Helsinki, Finland, during October 19-21, 2024.

This two-volume set showcases the various ways in which geospatial technology can be used to achieve sustainable development goals across different sectors such as urban planning, natural resource management, agriculture, disaster management, and energy management.

This book explores the surface and subsurface hydrological conditions and their management in a tropical or sub-tropical setting applying geospatial and geostatistical derived predictive methods.