1st Edition
Environmental Modelling with GIS and Remote Sensing
Edited By Andrew Skidmore
Copyright 2002
286 Pages
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CRC Press
288 Pages
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CRC Press
268 Pages
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CRC Press
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Most government agencies and private companies are investing significant resources in the production and use of geographical data. The capabilities of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for data analysis are also improving, to the extent that the potential performance of GIS software and the data available for analysis outstrip the abilities of managers and analysts to use and analyze the... Read more
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.
Biography
Andrew Skidmore (I.T.C., The Netherlands)
