Author : V. Alaric Sample
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 39,27 MB
Release : 1994-10
Category : Computers
ISBN :
Particularly about forests in the USA.
Author : Jerry D. Greer
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 1998-04
Category :
ISBN : 0788148036
Author : Shruti Kanga
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 31,98 MB
Release : 2022-02-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1000539202
This is a comprehensive resource that integrates the application of innovative remote sensing techniques and geospatial tools in modeling Earth systems for environmental management beyond customary digitization and mapping practices. It identifies the most suitable approaches for a specific environmental problem, emphasizes the importance of physically based modeling, their uncertainty analysis, advantages, and disadvantages. The case studies on the Himalayas with a complex topography call for innovation in geospatial techniques to find solutions for various environmental problems. Features: Presents innovative geospatial methods in environmental modeling of Earth systems. Includes case studies from South Asia and discusses different processes and outcomes using spatially explicit models. Explains contemporary environmental problems through the analysis of various information layers. Provides good practices for developing countries to help manage environmental issues using low-cost geospatial approaches. Integrates geospatial modeling with policy and analysis its direct implication in decision making. Using a systems’ approach analysis, Geospatial Modeling for Environmental Management: Case Studies from South Asia shall serve environmental managers, students, researchers, and policymakers.
Author : Martin Wegmann
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 2016-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 1784270245
This is a book about how ecologists can integrate remote sensing and GIS in their daily work. It will allow ecologists to get started with the application of remote sensing and to understand its potential and limitations. Using practical examples, the book covers all necessary steps from planning field campaigns to deriving ecologically relevant information through remote sensing and modelling of species distributions. All practical examples in this book rely on OpenSource software and freely available data sets. Quantum GIS (QGIS) is introduced for basic GIS data handling, and in-depth spatial analytics and statistics are conducted with the software packages R and GRASS. Readers will learn how to apply remote sensing within ecological research projects, how to approach spatial data sampling and how to interpret remote sensing derived products. The authors discuss a wide range of statistical analyses with regard to satellite data as well as specialised topics such as time-series analysis. Extended scripts on how to create professional looking maps and graphics are also provided. This book is a valuable resource for students and scientists in the fields of conservation and ecology interested in learning how to get started in applying remote sensing in ecological research and conservation planning.
Author : Andrew C. Millington
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 23,13 MB
Release : 2014-01-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781461515241
Author : Shailesh Nayak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,47 MB
Release : 2008-07-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540792597
Lessons learned in the last several years have given clear indications that the prediction and efficient monitoring of disasters is one of the critical factors in decision-making process. In this respect space-based technologies have the great potential of supplying information in near real time. Earth observation satellites have already demonstrated their flexibility in providing data to a wide range of applications: weather forecasting, person and vehicle tracking, alerting to disaster, forest fire and flood monitoring, oil spills, spread of desertification, monitoring of crop and forestry damages. This book focuses on a wider utilisation of remote sensing in disaster management. The discussed aspects comprise data access/delivery to the users, information extraction and analysis, management of data and its integration with other data sources (airborne and terrestrial imagery, GIS data, etc.), data standardization, organisational and legal aspects of sharing remote sensing information.
Author : Mark E. Jensen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 46,32 MB
Release : 2012-09-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1441986200
A rich set of protocols for the process of assessing the ecological make-up of the land so as to guide environmental decision-making.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 24,9 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Ecosystem management
ISBN :
Author : Yeqiao Wang
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 10,19 MB
Release : 2009-12-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1420094424
As coastal environments around the world face unprecedented natural and anthropogenic threats, advancements in the technologies that support geospatial data acquisition, imaging, and computing have profoundly enhanced monitoring capabilities in coastal studies. Providing systematic treatment of the key developments, Remote Sensing of Coastal Enviro
Author : Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 47,40 MB
Release : 2019-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128156953
Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences offers an integrated approach to spatial modelling using both GIS and R. Given the importance of Geographical Information Systems and geostatistics across a variety of applications in Earth and Environmental Science, a clear link between GIS and open source software is essential for the study of spatial objects or phenomena that occur in the real world and facilitate problem-solving. Organized into clear sections on applications and using case studies, the book helps researchers to more quickly understand GIS data and formulate more complex conclusions. The book is the first reference to provide methods and applications for combining the use of R and GIS in modeling spatial processes. It is an essential tool for students and researchers in earth and environmental science, especially those looking to better utilize GIS and spatial modeling. - Offers a clear, interdisciplinary guide to serve researchers in a variety of fields, including hazards, land surveying, remote sensing, cartography, geophysics, geology, natural resources, environment and geography - Provides an overview, methods and case studies for each application - Expresses concepts and methods at an appropriate level for both students and new users to learn by example
