2nd Edition

Big Data Techniques and Technologies in Geoinformatics

Edited By Hassan A. Karimi Copyright 2025
409 Pages 9 Color & 174 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

409 Pages 9 Color & 174 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

409 Pages 9 Color & 174 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Over the past decade, since the publication of the first edition, there have been new advances in solving complex geoinformatics problems. Advancements in computing power, computing platforms, mathematical models, statistical models, geospatial algorithms, and the availability of data in various domains, among other things, have aided in the automation of complex real-world tasks and... Read more

1. Distributed and Parallel Computing

Monir H. Sharker and Hassan A. Karimi

2. GEOSS Clearinghouse Integrating Geospatial Resources to Support the Global Earth Observation System of Systems

Chaowei Yang, Kai Liu, Zhenlong Li, Wenwen Li, Huayi Wu, Jizhe Xia, Qunying Huang, Jing Li, Min Sun, Lizhi Miao, Nanyin Zhou, and Doug Nebert

3. Using a Cloud Computing Environment to Process Large 3D Spatial Datasets

Ramanathan Sugumaran, Jeffrey Burnett, and Marc P. Armstrong

4. Building Open Environments to Meet Big Data Challenges in Earth Sciences

Meixia Deng and Liping Di

5. Developing Online Visualization and Analysis Services for NASA Satellite-Derived Global Precipitation Products during the Big Geospatial Data Era

Zhong Liu, Dana Ostrenga, William Teng, and Steven Kempler

6. Algorithmic Design Considerations for Geospatial and/or Temporal Big Data

Terence van Zyl

7. Machine Learning on Geospatial Big Data

Terence van Zyl

8. Spatial Big Data: Case Studies on Volume, Velocity, and Variety

Michael R. Evans, Dev Oliver, Xun Zhou, and Shashi Shekhar

9. Exploiting Big VGI to Improve Routing and Navigation Services

Mohamed Bakillah, Johannes Lauer, Steve H.L. Liang, Alexander Zipf, Jamal Jokar Arsanjani, Amin Mobasheri, and Lukas Loos

10. Efficient Frequent Sequence Mining on Taxi Trip Records Using Road Network Shortcuts

Jianting Zhang

11. Geoinformatics and Social Media: New Big Data Challenge

Arie Croitoru, Andrew Crooks, Jacek Radzikowski, Anthony Stefanidis, Ranga R. Vatsavai, and Nicole Wayant

12. Insights and Knowledge Discovery from Big Geospatial Data Using TMC-Pattern

Roland Assam and Thomas Seidl

13. Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure for Addressing the Big Data Challenges on the Worldwide Sensor Web

Steve H.L. Liang and Chih-Yuan Huang

14. OGC Standards and Geospatial Big Data

Carl Reed

15. Advanced Deep Learning Models and Algorithms for Spatial-Temporal Data

Yang Wang and Hassan A. Karimi

16. Deep Learning for Spatial Data: Heterogeneity and Adaptation

Weiye Chen, Yiqun Xie, Xiaowei Jia, and Erhu He

17. Assessing Multilevel Environmental and Air Quality Changes in Australia Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Lockdown: A Spatial Machine Learning Approach Utilizing Earth Observation Data

Q. Sun, S. Das, and S. Wang

18. Fairness-Aware Deep Learning in Space

Erhu He, Weiye Chen, Yiqun Xie, and Xiaowei Jia

19. Integrating Large Language Models and Qualitative Spatial Reasoning

Mohammad Kazemi Beydokhti, Yaguang Tao, Matt Duckham, and Amy L. Griffin

20. Toward a Spatial Metaverse: Building Immersive Virtual Experiences with Georeferenced Digital Twin and Game Engine

Q. Sun, S. Das, K. Wang, and A. Teofilo

21. A Topological Machine Learning Approach with Multichannel Integration for Detecting Geospatial Objects

M. Syzdykbayev, B. Karimi, and H. A. Karimi

Biography

Hassan A. Karimi is a Professor and the Director of the Geoinformatics Laboratory in the School of Computing and Information at the University of Pittsburgh. He earned a PhD in geomatics engineering at the University of Calgary. Dr. Karimi’s research interests include computational geometry and topology, machine learning, spatial data analytics, navigation techniques and applications, location-based services, mobile computing, and distributed/parallel computing. His research in geoinformatics has resulted in over 230 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, as well as in many workshops and presentations at national and international forums. Dr. Karimi has published the following books with Taylor & Francis: Geospatial Data Science Techniques and Applications (2018), Indoor Wayfinding and Navigation (2015), Big Data: Techniques and Technologies in Geoinformatics (2014), Advanced Location-Based Technologies and Services (2013), CAD and GIS Integration (2010), and Telegeoinformatics: Location-Based Computing and Services (2004). He has published Universal Navigation on Smartphones (2011) with Springer and Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics (2009) with IGI.