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  • Ultimate Navigation Manual

    by Lyle Brotherton ...
    Due to the level of detail, the images are best viewed on a tablet.All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.The Ultimate Navigation Manual is a unique guide to finding your way on land – from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even the absolute beginner to find their way anywhere in the world, it also develops a unique confidence in ... Read more

    R267,82

  • Collaborative Cities

    Mapping Solutions to Wicked Problems

    by Stephen Goldsmith, Kate Markin Coleman ...
    Dynamic problems require dynamic collaboration and technology.Our communities today face difficult issues—such as climate change, access to health care, and homelessness—which are tangled, complicated, and constantly evolving. Coined “wicked problems” more than 40 years ago by the University of California’s professors Horst Rittel and C. West Churchman, these issues exceed the capacity of any one ... Read more

    R395,24

  • Expanding Navigation Application and Empowering the Future of Humanity

    Edited by Shijun Chen, Siwen Dong, Weihua Guo, Yan Wang, Feifei Zhang, Yang Liu, Yuxiang Wang, Erdan Ma ...
    The 2024 IAIN World Congress, held from October 28th – 30th, at the Beijing International Convention Center, brought together over 350 participants and 31 delegates from all over the world to discuss cutting-edge advancements in navigation and maritime technology.Organized by the International Association of Institutes of Navigation (IAIN) and hosted by the China Institute of Navigation (CIN), the ... Read more

    Free

  • Integrated SmallSat Remote Sensing and Urban Resilience in the MENA Region

    A Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Agentic AI Framework for Proactive Climate Avoidance

    by Ahmed Metawee ...
    Series Book 1 - Autonomous earth observation series: ai-powered remote sensing for proactive climate governance
    Bridge the Gap Between Orbital Observations and Autonomous Climate Action.In an era where accelerating climate disruption poses systemic threats to the macroeconomic stability of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, traditional, passive environmental monitoring is no longer enough. "Integrated SmallSat Remote Sensing and Urban Resilience in the MENA Region" introduces a revolutionary ... Read more

    R175,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Routledge Handbook of Cartographic Humanities

    Edited by Tania Rossetto, Laura Lo Presti ...
    The Routledge Handbook of Cartographic Humanities offers a vibrant exploration of the intersection and convergence between map studies and the humanities through the multifaceted traditions and inclinations from different disciplinary, geographical and cultural contexts.With 42 chapters from leading scholars, this book provides an intellectual infrastructure to navigate core theories, critical ... Read more

    R1 410,83

  • Geocomputation with Python

    by Michael Dorman, Anita Graser, Jakub Nowosad, Robin Lovelace ...
    Series series Chapman & Hall/CRC The Python Series
    Geocomputation with Python is a comprehensive resource for working with geographic data with the most popular programming language in the world. The book gives an overview of Python's capabilities for spatial data analysis, as well as dozens of worked-through examples covering the entire range of standard GIS operations. A unique selling point of the book is its cohesive and joined-up coverage of ... Read more

    R1 590,43

  • Imaging Spectrometry -- a Tool for Environmental Observations

    Edited by Joachim Hill, Jacques Mégier ...
    Series Book 4 - Eurocourses: Remote Sensing
    The technique of imaging spectrometry has now passed its infancy and entered into a new phase of application oriented research. Advanced sensor systems (such as Nasa/JPL's AVIRIS) have become available for international research programmes (MAC Europe 1991), new imaging spectrometers are under development in several European countries or have already passed their acceptance tests, and first high ... Read more

    R3 562,69

  • Tactile Mapping

    Cartography for People with Visual Impairments

    Edited by Vincent van Altena, Jakub Wabiński ...
    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 maps, assistive technology can only do so much, often lacking the subtle nuances of a landscape, changes in elevation, or the presence of nearby ... Read more

    R724,83

  • Basic GIS Coordinates

    by Jan Van Sickle ...
    Coordinates are integral building tools for GIS, cartography, surveying and are vital to the many applications we use today such as smart phones, car navigation systems and driverless cars. Basic GIS Coordinates, Third Edition grants readers with a solid understanding of coordinates and coordinate systems and how they operate as well as valuable insight into what causes them to malfunction. This ... Read more

    R1 333,86

  • GIS – An Overview of Applications

    by Ana Cláudia Teodoro ...
    GIS – An Overview of Applications is a compilation of reviews that give an overview of the latest advances in Geographic Information System (GIS) technology. The multidisciplinary nature of the book gives readers perspectives in research fields as diverse as forest management, land use and cover, tourism, environment impact assessment, climate change studies, biodiversity and health care and ... Read more

    R980,56

  • Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning

    Principles and Processing, Second Edition

    Edited by Jie Shan, Charles K. Toth ...
    Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive discussion of topographic LiDAR principles, systems, data acquisition, and data processing techniques. This edition presents an introduction and summary of various LiDAR systems and their principles and addresses the operational principles of the different components and ranging methods of LiDAR systems. It discusses ... Read more

    R1 025,99

  • Advanced Remote Sensing

    Terrestrial Information Extraction and Applications

    Edited by Shunlin Liang, Jindi Wang ...
    Advanced Remote Sensing: Terrestrial Information Extraction and Applications, Second Edition, is a thoroughly updated application-based reference that provides a single source on the mathematical concepts necessary for remote sensing data gathering and assimilation. It presents state-of-the-art techniques for estimating land surface variables from a variety of data types, including optical sensors ... Read more

    R2 976,08

  • Advances in Scalable and Intelligent Geospatial Analytics

    Challenges and Applications

    Edited by Surya S Durbha, Jibonananda Sanyal, Lexie Yang, Sangita S Chaudhari, Ujwala Bhangale, Ujwala Bharambe, Kuldeep Kurte ...
    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 encountered in processing the highly voluminous geospatial data in a scalable and efficient manner. Technological advancements in high ... Read more

    R1 436,49

  • Modern Land Drainage

    Planning, Design and Management of Agricultural Drainage Systems

    by Willem Vlotman, Lambert Smedema, David Rycroft ...
    Modern Land Drainage 2nd edition is a fully revised and updated edition of the 2004 edition. Modern Land Drainage describes traditional drainage formulas (Hooghoudt, Kirkham, Donnan, Ernst, Glover-Dumm) for rainfed agriculture in the humid temperature zone. Significant parts are devoted to drainage for salinity control of irrigated land in (semi-) arid zones, and to drainage of rice land in the ... Read more

    R1 667,40

  • Collective Spatial Cognition

    A Research Agenda

    Edited by Kevin Curtin, Daniel R. Montello ...
    This book integrates the science of spatial cognition and the science of team cognition to explore the social, psychological, and behavioral phenomenon of spatial cognition as it occurs in human collectives such as dyads and work teams.It represents the culmination of a process of outlining and defining a growing field of research termed Collective Spatial Cognition. It engages contributions from ... Read more

    R1 128,62

  • Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Remote Sensing

    Techniques and Applications

    Edited by Shashi Kumar, Paul Siqueira, Himanshu Govil, Shefali Agrawal ...
    This book provides basic and advanced concepts of synthetic aperture radar (SAR), PolSAR, InSAR, PolInSAR, and all necessary information about various applications and analysis of data of multiple sensors. It includes information on SAR remote sensing, data processing, and separate applications of SAR technology, compiled in one place. It will help readers to use active microwave imaging sensor ... Read more

    R1 770,02

  • Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management, Volume II

    Methods and Modelling

    Edited by John G Lyon, Lynn Lyon ...
    Volume II of Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management discusses Geospatial Technology (GT) approaches using integrated modeling as applied to advanced water resource assessments. Features include multiple date land cover analyses as change in land cover influences water quality, model sensitivity analyses of DEM resolution and influences on modeling water ... Read more

    R1 282,55

  • Geospatial Technologies for Land Degradation Assessment and Management

    by R. S. Dwivedi ...
    The constant growth of the world’s population and the decline of the availability of land and soil resources are global concerns for food security. Other concerns are the decrease in productivity and delivery of essential ecosystems services because of the decline of soil quality and health by a range of degradation processes. Key soil properties like soil bulk density, organic carbon ... Read more

    R1 154,27

  • Remote Sensing of Glaciers

    Techniques for Topographic, Spatial and Thematic Mapping of Glaciers

    Edited by Petri Pellikka, W. Gareth Rees ...
    Glaciers and ice sheets have been melting significantly during recent decades, posing environmental threats at local, regional and global scales. Changes in glaciers are one of the clearest indicators of alterations in regional climate, since they are governed by changes in accumulation (from snowfall) and ablation (by melting of ice). Glacier chan ... Read more

    R1 872,64

  • Understanding Forest Disturbance and Spatial Pattern

    Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches

    Edited by Michael A. Wulder, Steven E. Franklin ...
    Remote sensing and GIS are increasingly used as tools for monitoring and managing forests. Remotely sensed and GIS data are now the data sources of choice for capturing, documenting, and understanding forest disturbance and landscape pattern. Sitting astride the fields of ecology, forestry, and remote sensing/GIS, Understanding Forest Disturbanc ... Read more

    R1 410,83

  • GeoDynamics

    Edited by Peter Atkinson, Giles M. Foody, Steven E. Darby, Fulong Wu ...
    While remote sensing gives a surface depiction of the world, its recent convergence with GIS enables richer depictions that can be used to simulate physical processes, identify trends, and make more accurate predictions. GeoDynamics is based on specialized lectures from an international field of experts, addressing remote sensing, spatially ... Read more

    R6 157,48

  • Foundations of Geographic Information Science

    Edited by Matt Duckham, Michael F. Goodchild, Michael Worboys ...
    As the use of geographical information systems develops apace, a significant strand of research activity is being directed to the fundamental nature of geographic information. This volume contains a collection of essays and discussions on this theme. What is geographic information? What fundamental principles are associated with it? How can ... Read more

    R1 795,68

  • Remote Sensing of Plant Biodiversity

    Edited by Jeannine Cavender-Bares, John A. Gamon, Philip A. Townsend ...
    This Open Access volume aims to methodologically improve our understanding of biodiversity by linking disciplines that incorporate remote sensing, and uniting data and perspectives in the fields of biology, landscape ecology, and geography. The book provides a framework for how biodiversity can be detected and evaluated—focusing particularly on plants—using proximal and remotely sensed ... Read more

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  • Coastal and Marine Geospatial Technologies

    Edited by D.R. Green ...
    Series Book 13 - Coastal Systems and Continental Margins
    In 2005 the CoastGIS symposium and exhibition was once again held in Aberdeen, Scotland, in the UK, the second time that we have had the privilege host this international event in the city of Aberdeen. This was the 6th International S- posium Computer Mapping and GIS for Coastal Zone Management, a collabo- tion between the International Cartographic Association’s (ICA) Commission on Marine ... Read more

    R2 493,76