Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing

The main aim of this book is to develop and explore the value of new innovative digital content to help satisfy UNESCO's World Heritage nomination file requirements.

Radar polarimetry has been highly sought after for its use in the precise monitoring of Earth's surface.

Radar polarimetry has been highly sought after for its use in the precise monitoring of Earth's surface.

Advances in Web-based GIS, Mapping Services and Applications is published as part of ISPRS WG IV/5 effort, and aims at presenting (1) Recent technological advancements, e.

This book describes the contributing aspects of contemporary developments related to sustainable agricultural resources and assessment of sustainable agriculture in developing nations.

A necessary reference for all radar engineers or analysts including many levels of managers, advisors and decision makers in the U.

Using a selection of archaeological cases studies from the Roman period in the Mediterranean region, Pedro Trapero Fern ndez shows how GIS technologies can be employed in the creation of spatial models to reproduce historical realities.

This book contains the best papers accepted for presentation at the 3rd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-3).

This book provides a comprehensive introduction about recent state-of-the-art advancements in Open GIS, including Open GIS data, services, software, and libraries for GIS programming.

Geodesign, Urban Digital Twins, and Futures explores systems, processes, and novel technologies for planning, mapping, and designing our built environment.

Rapid transformation processes occur in the Majority World, where most of the global population is living (estimated around ?

This book focuses on data and knowledge management for teaching and research in Africa.

This textbook introduces QGIS software and shows how to use it step-by-step using many illustrations.

This book attempts to move the family of squirrels (Sciuridae) out of the shadow of large charismatic mammals and to highlight management failures with the goal of moving towards an improved conservation approach.

Spatial statistics empowers you to go beyond visual analysis to answer questions confidently and make data-driven decisions.

This book aims to summarize and report the major research achievements and validation results under the global land cover (GLC) initiative led by the Group Earth Observation (GEO).

Injuries due to air turbulence has increased recently, therefore there is considerable concern and interest in understanding and detecting it more accurately.

Guidelines for Surveying Soil and Land Resources promotes the development and implementation of consistent methods and standards for conducting soil and land resource surveys in Australia.

So much of what is commonplace today was once considered impossible, or at least wishful thinking.

So much of what is commonplace today was once considered impossible, or at least wishful thinking.

The technique of imaging spectrometry has now passed its infancy and entered into a new phase of application oriented research.

This book attempts to move the family of squirrels (Sciuridae) out of the shadow of large charismatic mammals and to highlight management failures with the goal of moving towards an improved conservation approach.

Demonstrates the application of image registration for creating mosaics of satellite images and tracking temporal changes at the Earth''s surface.

Demonstrates the application of image registration for creating mosaics of satellite images and tracking temporal changes at the Earth''s surface.

A graduate textbook that describes how to process and interpret spectral images using physical models.

Examines the use of GIS in historical research, providing a clear agenda for its development.

This 2004 book presents a unified treatment of the mathematical methods that underpin the various algorithms used in remote image formation.

An account of the impact of space exploration on our understanding of the geology and geophysics of Earth.

Processing the vast amounts of data on the Earth's land surface environment generated by NASA's and other international satellite programs is a significant challenge.

* Sensor technology is an increasingly important area of research * This will be the only book entirely devoted to the topic

The only comprehensive guide to Kalman filtering and its applications to real-world GPS/INS problems Written by recognized authorities in the field, this book provides engineers, computer scientists, and others with a working familiarity with the theory and contemporary applications of Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Inertial Navigational Systems, and Kalman filters.

Presents strategies for application development, interface design, and enabling Web-based access.

Cutting-edge techniques for groundwater modeling using GIS technology Groundwater Modeling Using Geographical Information Systems covers fundamental information on flow and mass transport modeling and demonstrates how GIS technology makes these models and analyses more accurate than ever before.

Urban Remote Sensing is designed for upper level undergraduates, graduates, researchers and practitioners, and has a clear focus on the development of remote sensing technology for monitoring, synthesis and modeling in the urban environment.

Urban Remote Sensing is designed for upper level undergraduates, graduates, researchers and practitioners, and has a clear focus on the development of remote sensing technology for monitoring, synthesis and modeling in the urban environment.

Written at a practical level, suited to the business audience, this exceptional book explores the business environment of making GIS successful.

In an age of unprecedented proliferation of data from disparate sources the urgency is to create efficient methodologies that can optimise data combinations and at the same time solve increasingly complex application problems.

Remote sensing and geographical information science (GIS) have advanced considerably in recent years.

Location-Based Services (LBS) are the delivery of data and information services where the content of those services is tailored to the current location and context of a mobile user.

Geographical Weighted Regression (GWR) is a new local modellingtechnique for analysing spatial analysis.

This Handbook is an essential reference and a guide to the rapidly expanding field of Geographic Information Science.

Kernel methods have long been established as effective techniques in the framework of machine learning and pattern recognition, and have now become the standard approach to many remote sensing applications.

Essential Image Processing and GIS for Remote Sensing is an accessible overview of the subject and successfully draws together these three key areas in a balanced and comprehensive manner.

This book provides an introduction to HCI and usability aspects of Geographical Information Systems and Science.

This fourth and full colour edition updates and expands a widely-used textbook aimed at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in remote sensing and GIS in Geography, Geology and Earth/Environmental Science departments.

This title focuses on the evolution of the modeling process and on new research perspectives in theoretical and applied geography, as well as spatial planning.

An easy-to-understand reference for navigating through geographic information systems (GIS) GIS (geographic information system) is a totally cool technology that has been called "e;geography on steroids.

An easy-to-understand reference for navigating through geographic information systems (GIS) GIS (geographic information system) is a totally cool technology that has been called "e;geography on steroids.

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This book explains the concept of spatial data quality, a key theory for minimizing the risks of data misuse in a specific decision-making context.