Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems

Plant leaves collectively represent the largest above-ground surface area of plant material in virtually all environments. Their optical properties determine where and how energy and gas exchange occurs, which in turn drives the energy budget of the...

Map projection concerns the science of mathematical cartography, the techniques by which the Earth's dimensions, shape and features are translated in map form, be that two-dimensional paper or two- or three- dimensional electronic representations. The...

Fully updated and containing significant new material on photography, laser profiling and image processing, the third edition of this popular textbook covers a broad range of remote sensing applications and techniques across the Earth, environmental and...

Remote sensing is a technology that engages electromagnetic sensors to measure and monitor changes in the earth's surface and atmosphere. Normally this is accomplished through the use of a satellite or aircraft. Remote Sensing, in its third edition,...

Cities across the world are facing a convergence of environmental risks, from flooding and extreme heat events to air pollution and water scarcity. These threats are increasingly uneven in their impacts and deeply shaped by local geography. This book...

Hyperspectral remote sensing is an emerging, multidisciplinary field with diverse applications that builds on the principles of material spectroscopy, radiative transfer, imaging spectrometry, and hyperspectral data processing. While there are many...

The optical theory of light-scattering by nonspherical particles is fundamental to remote sensing of the atmosphere and ocean, as well as other areas of computational physics, medical scanning, and electromagnetics. At present, many training programs in...

This comprehensive handbook covers Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI), which is the integration of geospatial studies and AI machine (deep) learning and knowledge graph technologies. It explains key fundamental concepts, methods, models, and...

Cooperation and partnerships for spatial data activities among the federal government, state and local governments, and the private sector will be essential for the development of a robust National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). This book addresses...

BISTATIC SAR DATA PROCESSING ALGORITHMS Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is critical for remote sensing. It works day and night, in good weather or bad. Bistatic SAR is a new kind of SAR system, where the transmitter and receiver are placed on two separate...

"GeoAI-the integration of spatial analysis, AI, and big data-is creating new insights that promise to transform our understanding of the world." Jack Dangermond, president of Esri Discover how organizations are powering greater automation, prediction,...

Learn how to use ArcGIS Utility Network, the powerful software that handles the complexity of modern utility systems now and into the future.Top 20 Essential Skills for ArcGIS Utility Network is a practical guide for GIS technicians and analysts, whether...

Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (InSAR) is an active remote sensing method that uses repeated radar scans of the Earth's solid surface to measure relative deformation at centimeter precision over a wide swath. It has revolutionized our...

Few of us ponder the mechanisms behind our eyes. We simply expect them to capture the world around us. But for many people, injuries, illnesses, aging, and other health issues can hinder their ability to see and navigate their world. When it comes to...

Spatial statistics empowers you to go beyond visual analysis to answer questions confidently and make data-driven decisions.Thanks to the data and computational power now at our fingertips, data science is in every aspect of our lives. But with so many...

Maps and atlases are created as soon as information on our geography has been clarified. They are used to find directions or to get insight into spatial relations. They are produced and used both on paper as well as on-screen. The Web is the new medium...

Networking is one of the most important aspects of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). There are a variety of networking issues that must be addressed in order to realize the vision of WSNs, such as network architecture, medium access control, routing and...

This book introduces the overall concepts of research methods in Remote Sensing. It also addresses the entire research framework, ranging from ontology to documentation. As such, it covers the theory while providing a solid basis for engaging in concrete...

This book documents research conducted on the analysis of urban growth and sprawl by using remote sensing data and GIS techniques. The research was conducted between 1980-2010 in the city of Kolkata, India. The aim of the research was to use metrics that...

Global Change is increasingly considered a critical topic in environmental research. Remote sensing methods provide a useful tool to monitor global variables, since they provide a systematic coverage of the Earth's surface, at different spatial, spectral...

Digital airborne cameras are now penetrating the fields of photogrammetry and remote sensing. Due to the last decade's results in research and development in the fields of for instance detector technology, computing power, memory capacity position and...

This book examines the application of geotechniques to address a wide range of issues facing urban water resources. Growing populations leading to urbanization and related development have lead to problems associated with water quality, storm water...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789231205Author Graham WeinbergFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632403124Author Matt WeilbergFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 463g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789231083Author Rustam B. RustamovFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint IntechOpenPublisher IntechOpen

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781998414017Author Kurt MenkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Locate PressPublisher Locate PressWeight(grams) 181g

Geospatial data acquisition and analysis techniques have experienced tremendous growth in the last few years, providing an opportunity to solve previously unsolved environmental- and natural resource-related problems. However, a variety of challenges are...

Do you have a smartphone? Billions of people on the planet now navigate their daily lives with the kind of advanced Global Positioning System capabilities once reserved for the most secretive elements of America's military-industrial complex. But when so...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789535127024Author Anthony LupoFormat HardbackPage Count 260Imprint IntechopenPublisher IntechopenWeight(grams) 612g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789535105480Author Daniel Carneiro Da SilvaFormat HardbackPage Count 150Imprint In TechPublisher In TechWeight(grams) 440g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632399304Author Matt WeilbergFormat HardbackPage Count 226Imprint Callisto ReferencePublisher Callisto ReferenceWeight(grams) 821gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

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This is a comprehensive handbook focused on geospatial applications used to study, assess, and monitor the Himalayan mountains. As a region of high relevance and very vulnerable regarding geohazards, it is crucial to detect landscape changes and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783038978206Author Emanuele SantiFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 485g

An up-to-date, detailed set of notes covering all aspects of NOAA AVHRR data collection, pre-processing, analysis and application. Includes many FTP sites, e-mail addresses and URL locations. Some chapters address particular aspects of the NOAA AVHRR...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789401066709Author Edwin T. EngmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 391g

This book presents a comprehensive selection of applications employed in environmental remote sensing using optical and thermal infrared satellite-sensors aiming to map natural resources, crops, groundwater, surface water, aquatic ecosystem, land...

This book provides results of spatial and temporal distributions of water quality parameters and marine primary production and its relationship with the driving atmospheric, ocean circulation and hydrobiological mechanisms established through a...

This book presents new and advanced concepts, theories and methodologies in polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) target scattering mechanism modeling and interpretation, which is dedicated to bridge the gap between the acquired data and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632405326Author Marina De LimaFormat HardbackImprint Clanrye InternationalPublisher Clanrye InternationalWeight(grams) 907g