| Description |
xviii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction.-- Taxonomy of Environmental Models in the Spatial Sciences.-- New Environmental Remote Sensing Systems.-- Geographic Data for Environmental Modeling and Assessment.-- The Biosphere: A Global Perspective.-- Vegetation Mapping and Monitoring, Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in Wildlife Mapping and Modeling.-- Biodiversity Mapping and Modeling.-- Approaches to Spatially Distributed Hydrological Modeling in a GIS Environment.-- Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for natural disaster management.--Land use planning and environmental impact assessment using geographic information systems.--Environmental modelling: issues and discussion |
| Summary |
Government agencies and private companies invest significant resources in the use of geographical data. With improved capabilities and potential performance of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), the data available for analysis outstrip the abilities of managers and analysts to use and analyze the information. Environmental Modeling with GIS and Remote Sensing derives from a training course run by ITC for professionals and managers in the environmental sciences, detailing the applications of remote sensing and GIS for environmental modeling and assessment. It sets out the current research results and provides operational methods for environmental mapping and monitoring. [publisher] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web by subscription to netLibrary, Inc. (CEIRC Shared Collection) |
| Subject |
Remote sensing.
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Environmental sciences -- Data processing.
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Environmental sciences -- Computer simulation.
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Environmental sciences -- Remote sensing.
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Environmental sciences -- Mathematical models.
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Geographic information systems.
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Environment.
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Geographic Information Systems.
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Remote Sensing Technology.
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| Genre/Form |
Geographic information systems.
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Geographic information systems.
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| Author |
Skidmore, Andrew (Andrew K.)
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| LC no. |
2001053157 |
| ISBN |
0415241707 paperback alkaline paper |
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