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The world’s first atlas of remote-sensing thermal infrared images was released at the 4th International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals in Beijing on Friday, providing valuable data support for sustainable development research. Released by the Beijing-based International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), the atlas is based on ...

This book presents a comprehensive coverage of remote sensing technology used to gather information on 12 types of natural hazards in the terrestrial sphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. It clarifies in detail how to yield spatial and quantitative data on a natural hazard, including its spatial distribution, severity, causes, and the likelihood of occurrence. The ...

In Spatial Analysis, two distinguished authors deliver a practical and insightful exploration of the statistical investigation of the interdependence of random variables as a function of their spatial proximity. The book expertly blends theory and application, offering numerous worked examples and exercises at the end of each chapter. Increasingly relevant to fields as diverse as ...

Deep learning is a fundamental technique in modern Artificial Intelligence and is being applied to disciplines across the scientific spectrum; earth science is no exception. Yet, the link between deep learning and Earth sciences has only recently entered academic curricula and thus has not yet proliferated. Deep Learning for the Earth Sciences delivers a unique ...

This comprehensive and well-established cartography textbook covers the theory and the practical applications of map design and the appropriate use of map elements. It explains the basic methods for visualizing and analyzing spatial data and introduces the latest cutting-edge data visualization techniques. The fourth edition responds to the extensive developments in cartography and GIS in ...

The burgeoning field of data science has provided a wealth of techniques for analyzing large and complex datasets, including methods for descriptive, explanatory, and predictive analytics. However, actually applying these methods is typically a small part of the overall data science workflow. Other critical tasks include screening for suspect data, handling missing values, harmonizing data ...

The materials included in this book have been designed for a module focusing on the programming language R as an effective tool for data science for geographers. R is one of the most widely used programming languages. It provides access to a vast repository of programming libraries, covering all aspects of data science, from data ...

Nakładem Oficyny Wydawniczej Politechniki Wrocławskiej ukazała się książka pt. „Pomiary geometrii w ochronie środowiska, energetyce i górnictwie”. Jej autorem jest dr inż. Tadeusz Głowacki, adiunkt w Katedrze Geodezji i Geoinformatyki PWr. Książka poświęcona jest geodezji: nauce o pomiarach Ziemi, a także obiektów powstałych na jej powierzchni i ich wzajemnym przestrzennym rozmieszczeniu. Uwzględniane są obiekty naturalne ...

Subpixel mapping is a technology that generates a fine resolution land cover map from coarse resolution fractional images by predicting the spatial locations of different land cover classes at the subpixel scale. This book provides readers with a complete overview of subpixel image processing methods, basic principles, and different subpixel mapping techniques based on single ...

Testing the potential of deep learning presents unique challenges because any single application brings together various disciplines. Applying deep learning requires simultaneously understanding (i) the motivations for casting a problem in a particular way; (ii) the mathematical form of a given model; (iii) the optimization algorithms for fitting the models to data; (iv) the statistical ...

‘Introduction to Pointcloudmetry’ is the title of the new book by Mathias Lemmens, former editor-in-chief of GIM International. Despite the in-depth text, it is a clearly and accessibly presented book treating the major concepts of point clouds generated by laser scanning as well as overlapping photogrammetric images. In the publication, Lemmens discusses various aspects that ...

Combining GIS concepts and fundamental spatial thinking methodology with real programming examples, this book introduces popular Python-based tools and their application to solving real-world problems. It elucidates the programming constructs of Python with its high-level toolkits and demonstrates its integration with ArcGIS Theory. Filled with hands-on computer exercises in a logical learning workflow this book ...

Presents a unique foundation for producing almost every quantitative graphic found in scientific journals, newspapers, statistical packages, and data visualization systems Introduction How To Make a Pie Data Variables Algebra Scales Statistics Geometry Coordinates Aesthetics Facets Guides Space Time Uncertainty Analysis Control Automation Reader Coda Leland Wilkinson Print: 9780387245447 Online: 9781441920331

The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is an area of growing interest for many people studying the urban environment and local/global climate change. The UHI has been scientifically studied for 200 years and, although it is an apparently simple phenomenon, there is considerable confusion around the different types of UHI and their assessment. The Urban Heat ...

In SAR Image Analysis — A Computational Statistics Approach, an accomplished team of researchers delivers a practical exploration of how to use statistics to extract information from SAR imagery. The authors discuss various models, supply sample data and code, and explain theoretical aspects of SAR image analysis that are highly relevant to practitioners and students. ...

The thoroughly revised third edition of the Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Remote Sensing delivers a comprehensive update to the authoritative textbook, offering readers new sections on radar interferometry, radar stereo, and planetary radar. It explores new techniques in imaging spectroscopy and large optics used in Earth orbiting, planetary, and astrophysics missions. It ...

This second edition of the Encyclopedia of GIS includes 30% to 50% new content. It provides up-to-date information on emerging topics such as spatial big data, smart-phone GIS, urban computing and mobile recommender systems. It also expands the first edition’s rich set of GIS-related commercial and societal applications such as geo-targeting, geo-fencing and understanding climate ...

Thousands of satellite datasets are freely available online, but scientists need the right tools to efficiently analyze data and share results. Python has easy-to-learn syntax and thousands of libraries to perform common Earth science programming tasks. Earth Observation Using Python: A Practical Programming Guide presents an example-driven collection of basic methods, applications, and visualizations to ...

This new Handbook unites cartographic theory and praxis with the principles of cartographic design and their application. It offers a critical appraisal of the current state of the art, science, and technology of map-making in a convenient and well-illustrated guide that will appeal to an international and multi-disciplinary audience. No single-volume work in the field ...

Deep maps are finely detailed, multimedia depictions of a place and the people, buildings, objects, flora, and fauna that exist within it and which are inseparable from the activities of everyday life. These depictions may encompass the beliefs, desires, hopes, and fears of residents and help show what ties one place to another. A deep ...