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Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Remote sensing

Wastewater Treatment by a Natural Wetland: the Nakivubo Swamp, Uganda - Processes and Implications (Hardcover): Frank Kansiime,... Wastewater Treatment by a Natural Wetland: the Nakivubo Swamp, Uganda - Processes and Implications (Hardcover)
Frank Kansiime, Maimuna Nalubega
R5,251 Discovery Miles 52 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Uganda's Nakivubo swamp has been receiving wastewater from Kampala for over 30 years and consists of a floating root mat. It's potential to remove nutrients and pathogens from wastewater in a sustainable way, while maintaining ecological quality and biodiversity, is investigated in this work.

Navigational Systems and Simulators - Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (Hardcover): Adam Weintrit Navigational Systems and Simulators - Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation (Hardcover)
Adam Weintrit
R5,233 Discovery Miles 52 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The TransNav 2011 Symposium held at the Gdynia Maritime University, Poland in June 2011 has brought together a wide range of participants from all over the world. The program has offered a variety of contributions, allowing to look at many aspects of the navigational safety from various different points of view. Topics presented and discussed at the Symposium were: navigation, safety at sea, sea transportation, education of navigators and simulator-based training, sea traffic engineering, ship's manoeuvrability, integrated systems, electronic charts systems, satellite, radio-navigation and anti-collision systems and many others. This book is part of a series of six volumes and provides an overview of Navigational Systems and Simulators and is addressed to scientists and professionals involved in research and development of navigation, safety of navigation and sea transportation.

High Performance Computing and the Art of Parallel Programming - An Introduction for Geographers, Social Scientists and... High Performance Computing and the Art of Parallel Programming - An Introduction for Geographers, Social Scientists and Engineers (Hardcover)
Stan Openshaw, Ian Turton
R5,393 Discovery Miles 53 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This book provides a non-technical introduction to High Performance Computing applications together with advice about how beginners can start to write parallel programs. The authors show what HPC can offer geographers and social scientists and how it can be used in GIS. They provide examples of where it has already been used and suggestions for other areas of application in geography and the social sciences. Case studies drawn from geography explain the key principles and help to understand the logic and thought processes that lie behind the parallel programming.

Urban Informatics - Collaboration at the nexus of policy, technology and design, people and data (Paperback): Kristene... Urban Informatics - Collaboration at the nexus of policy, technology and design, people and data (Paperback)
Kristene Unsworth, Andrea Forte, Richardson Dilworth
R1,461 Discovery Miles 14 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Information shapes urban spaces in ways that most people rarely stop to consider. From data-driven planning to grassroots activism to influencing the routes we walk, bike, and drive, new information technologies are helping city dwellers to leverage information in new ways. These technologies shape the uses and character of urban spaces. Information technologies and tools such as social media and GIS tracking applications are being used by individuals as they go about their daily lives, not as alternatives to social interaction, but as opportunities to participate in the shared experience of urban life. This edited volume focuses on the creative application and management of information technologies in urban environments, with an emphasis on the intersection between citizen participation in creating city environments and the policy-making that supports it. The chapters address critical issues including the digital divide, transportation planning, use of public spaces, community building, and local events. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Technology.

Spatial Multimedia and Virtual Reality (Hardcover): Antonio S. Camara, Jonathan Raper Spatial Multimedia and Virtual Reality (Hardcover)
Antonio S. Camara, Jonathan Raper
R3,177 Discovery Miles 31 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The intersection of two disciplines and technologies which have become mature academic research topics in the 1990s was destined to be a dynamic area for collaboration and publication. However, until now no significant book-length treatment of the meeting of GIS and Virtual Reality has been available. This volume puts that situation to rights by bringing these together to cement some common understanding and principles in a potentially highly promising area for technological collaboration and cross-fertilisation.
The result is a volume which ranges in subject matter from studies of a Virtual GIS Room to Spatial Agents, and from an Environmental Multimedia System to Computer-Assisted 3D Geographic Education. All the contributors are well-known international scientists, principally from the computational side of GIS. It will be a valuable resource for any GIS researcher or professional looking to understand the leading edge of this fertile field.

Scale in Spatial Information and Analysis (Paperback): Jingxiong Zhang, Peter Atkinson, Michael F. Goodchild Scale in Spatial Information and Analysis (Paperback)
Jingxiong Zhang, Peter Atkinson, Michael F. Goodchild
R2,312 Discovery Miles 23 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Now ubiquitous in modern life, spatial data present great opportunities to transform many of the processes on which we base our everyday lives. However, not only do these data depend on the scale of measurement, but also handling these data (e.g., to make suitable maps) requires that we account for the scale of measurement explicitly. Scale in Spatial Information and Analysis describes the scales of measurement and scales of spatial variation that exist in the measured data. It provides you with a series of tools for handling spatial data while accounting for scale. The authors detail a systematic strategy for handling scale issues from geographic reality, through measurements, to resultant spatial data and their analyses. They also explore a process-pattern paradigm in approaching scale issues. This is well reflected, for example, in chapters dealing with terrain analysis, in which scale in terrain derivatives is described in relation to the processing involved in the derivation of specific terrain variables from elevation data, and area classes, which are viewed as driven by class-forming covariates. Lastly, this book provides coverage of some of the issues related to scale that are relatively under-represented in the literature, such as the effects of scale on information content in remotely sensed images, and the interaction between scale and uncertainty that is increasingly important for spatial information and analysis. By taking a rigorous, scientific approach to scale and its various meanings in relation to the geographic world, the book alleviates some of the frustration caused by dealing with issues of scale. While past research has led to an increasing number of journal articles and a few books dedicated to scale modeling and change of scale, this book helps you to develop coherent strategies for scale modeling, highlighting applicability for a variety of fields, from geomatic engineering and geoinformatics to environmental modeling.

Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing (Paperback, 4 Rev Ed): Eric C. Barrett Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing (Paperback, 4 Rev Ed)
Eric C. Barrett
R995 R914 Discovery Miles 9 140 Save R81 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Taking a detailed, non mathematical approach to two broad areas of principles and applications, this book progresses from the physical principles on which remote sensing is based - equipment, techniques and data analysis -through to the application of remote sensing to both physical phenomena and events, and to human activies and man-made landscapes.

Karst Hydrogeology and Human Activities: Impacts, Consequences and Implications - IAH International Contributions to... Karst Hydrogeology and Human Activities: Impacts, Consequences and Implications - IAH International Contributions to Hydrogeology 20 (Hardcover)
David Drew
R5,253 R3,640 Discovery Miles 36 400 Save R1,613 (31%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One quarter of the world's population lives in karst terrains, yet karsts are highly vulnerable to stresses caused by human activity. This book surveys human impact on karst water, showing that the increasing pollution of the environment has, to a great extent, spoiled sensitive karst ecosystems. This text examines such consequences and offers proposals for future solutions and strategies. Part One provides an overview of the functioning of karsts and of human interaction with karst environments over several millennia. Part Two consists of a systematic examination of the major areas of human activity affecting karst waters, such as agriculture, industry, mining and water exploitation. Finally, Part Three views the effects on karst groundwater within a broader societal and legislative perspective and considers possible changes of methodology and approach.

Error Propagation in Environmental Modelling with GIS (Hardcover): Gerard B. M. Heuvelink Error Propagation in Environmental Modelling with GIS (Hardcover)
Gerard B. M. Heuvelink
R3,027 Discovery Miles 30 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

GIS users and professionals are aware that the accuracy of GIS results cannot be naively based on the quality of the graphical output. Data stored in a GIS will have been collected or measured, classified, generalised, interpreted or estimated, and in all cases this allows the introduction of errors.; With the processing of translation of this data into the GIS itself further propagation or amplification or errors also occur. It is essential that GIS professionals understand these issues systematically if they are to build ever more accurate systems.; In this book the authors decade of study into these problems is brought into focus with an account of the development, application and implementation of error propagation techniques for use in environmental modelling with GIS. Its purpose is to provide a methodology for handling error and error propagation.

South Asian Dance - The British Experience (Paperback): Alessandra Iyer South Asian Dance - The British Experience (Paperback)
Alessandra Iyer
R1,246 Discovery Miles 12 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The classical dances of the subcontinent have undergone fission, been deconstructed and become part of a contemporary dance idiom. Some of the most innovative work has taken place because of interaction with Western dancers or because it was conceived in a Western and/or global context. This work examines the British experience, the work and contribution of Indian dance practioners based in Britain working primarily in a British/European context and how these factors have contributed to the development of Indian dance.

Hyperspectral Remote Sensing - Fundamentals and Practices (Hardcover): Ruiliang Pu Hyperspectral Remote Sensing - Fundamentals and Practices (Hardcover)
Ruiliang Pu
R5,444 Discovery Miles 54 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Advanced imaging spectral technology and hyperspectral analysis techniques for multiple applications are the key features of the book. This book will present in one volume complete solutions from concepts, fundamentals, and methods of acquisition of hyperspectral data to analyses and applications of the data in a very coherent manner. It will help readers to fully understand basic theories of HRS, how to utilize various field spectrometers and bioinstruments, the importance of radiometric correction and atmospheric correction, the use of analysis, tools and software, and determine what to do with HRS technology and data.

advanced very high resolution radiometer AVHRR (Hardcover): Arthur P. Cracknell advanced very high resolution radiometer AVHRR (Hardcover)
Arthur P. Cracknell
R2,173 Discovery Miles 21 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Over the years since the launch of the first of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers (AVHRRs) in 1978, the data from these instruments have come to be used for a very wide range of non-meteorological applications. In this book, the author describes the satellite system, the instrument itself, the control of the spacecraft and the data-recovery arrangements. The book also covers various aspects of the processing of the data to extract useful environmental information. The applications of the data to marine problems, based primarily on the study of sea-surface temperatures from the thermal-infrared channels of the instrument, are considered, as well as the study of vegetation and a whole variety of other land-based and hydrological applications.

Innovations In GIS (Hardcover): Zarine Kemp Innovations In GIS (Hardcover)
Zarine Kemp
R6,275 Discovery Miles 62 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Derived from presentations made at the fourth annual UK National Conference on GIS Research, this work consists of contributions by leading experts in: geography, mathematics, computing science, surveying, archaeology, planning and medicine.

Geographic Information Research - Bridging The Atlantic (Paperback): Massimo Craglia, H. Couclelis Geographic Information Research - Bridging The Atlantic (Paperback)
Massimo Craglia, H. Couclelis
R1,872 Discovery Miles 18 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The contributors to this edited collection demonstrate that geographic information research is truly global in character, cutting across a wide range of disciplines and addressing conceptual, methodological, technical, ethical and political issues alike. Of the six themes, two are broadly concerned with data integration (geographic data infrastructures, GIS diffusion and implementation); two are more technical and conceptual in nature (generalisation, concepts and paradigms), and two reflect to a larger extent the application-driven nature of GIS technology (spatial analysis and multimedia). Each section is introduced by chapters highlighting the key research issues. Further chapters explore these issues in greater depth, and benefit from the international collaboration. Through the comparison of results included in this book, the prospects for advancing the field and addressing the challenges of GIS research are greatly improved.

Spatial Analytical (Paperback): Manfred M. Fischer Spatial Analytical (Paperback)
Manfred M. Fischer
R1,995 R1,771 Discovery Miles 17 710 Save R224 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The ability to manipulate spatial data in different forms and to extract additional meaning from them is at the heart of GIS, yet genuine spatial analysis tools are rarely incorporated into commercial software, thus seriously limiting their usefulness. The future of GIS technology wil depend largely on the incorporation of more powerful analytical and modelling functions - and there is agreement within the GIS community of the urgent need to address these issues. This text attempts this task. It presents the latest information on incorporating spatial analysis tools into GIS, and includes concepts and applications from both the environmental and socio-econimc sciences.

Innovations In GIS (Paperback): David Parker Innovations In GIS (Paperback)
David Parker
R1,032 Discovery Miles 10 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Derived from presentations made at the third annual UK National Conference on GIS Research, this work consists of contributions by leading experts in: geography, mathematics, computing science, surveying, archaeology, planning and medicine.

Reviving Palmyra in Multiple Dimensions - Images, Ruins and Cultural Memory (Paperback): Minna Silver, Gabriele Fangi, Ahmet... Reviving Palmyra in Multiple Dimensions - Images, Ruins and Cultural Memory (Paperback)
Minna Silver, Gabriele Fangi, Ahmet Denker
R896 Discovery Miles 8 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a visual reconstruction of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site situated in Syria, which flourished in Greco-Roman times. Palmyra is situated in a desert oasis and served as a vibrant caravan station on the Silk Road connecting the Roman world with the East. It has been called 'the Queen of the Desert' and 'Venice of the Sands'.In 2015-2017 the city was conquered by ISIS who destroyed its monuments and museum, also killing several of its inhabitants. Their aim was to erase the memory and identity of the place, its people and our common heritage. However, through the use of modern technology including photogrammetry, digital imagery and 3D modelling, it has been possible to recreate the documented monuments, thus overcoming to some extent the trauma, cultural destruction and loss. The book unveils the rediscovery of the site by the West and revives and reconstructs the ancient city through images and history. The reader is taken through the spectacular city and its past by providing the information to follow the roots and development of the site, its monuments and its people through the ages, including rulers such as Queen Zenobia. The combination of visualization and written accounts interlink the environment and its people, the monuments and archaeological small finds by using ancient written sources, old photographs, new imagery, 3D models and 3D printing. Thus this ancient site and its past is revived in multiple dimensions. Monuments are visualized as digitally reconstructed ruins or as complete virtual models. This text is therefore the perfect guide for readers who wish to immerse themselves visually in the history of the area and to discover more about the archaeology and its preservation using diverse methods employing modern technology.

GIS Diffusion - The Adoption And Use Of Geographical Information Systems In Local Government in Europe (Paperback): Heather... GIS Diffusion - The Adoption And Use Of Geographical Information Systems In Local Government in Europe (Paperback)
Heather Campbell, Massimo Craglia, I. Masser
R1,322 Discovery Miles 13 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This third book in the GISDATA series focuses on the widespread use of geographical information systems GIS in European local government. The editors include a wide range of applications carried out by different professional groups, and offer the opportunity of studying the extent to which diffusion of innovations like GIS are sensitive to national issues such as cultural context, institutional setup and the availability of data.; The book answers key questions such as: what can be learnt from research on organizational behaviour in relation to technological innovation?; what are the classical features of the GIS diffusion process?; to what extent is the adoption and utilization of GIS facilitated - or impeded - by the organizational culture within which it takes place?; and what mechanisms can be applied to enhance the diffusion of GIS? The book covers aspects of diffusion in the following European countries: UK, France, Italy, Poland, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, Greece and Portugal.

Geographic Objects with Indeterminate Boundaries - GISDATA II (Paperback): Peter A. Burrough, A. Frank Geographic Objects with Indeterminate Boundaries - GISDATA II (Paperback)
Peter A. Burrough, A. Frank
R1,431 Discovery Miles 14 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days


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Geographic Information Systems - Socioeconomic Applications (Hardcover, 2nd edition): David Martin Geographic Information Systems - Socioeconomic Applications (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
David Martin
R5,375 Discovery Miles 53 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents an accessible introduction to the history, principles and techniques of GIS, with a unique focus on socioeconomic applications. With frequent reference to illustrations, this non-technical overview of GIS explores the collection, input, storage, manipulation and output of data in GIS and addresses the needs of students and professionals who must understand and use GIS for the first time.
This second edition builds on the strengths of the first. Taking account of recent advances in GIS development and major new socioeconomic datasets (including new census data), it explores more fully the contribution of GIS to geography and their power in influencing our environment.

Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Inland and Coastal Waters (Hardcover): Robert P. Bukata, John H. Jerome, Dimitry V.... Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Inland and Coastal Waters (Hardcover)
Robert P. Bukata, John H. Jerome, Dimitry V. Pozdnyakov, Alexander S. Kondratyev
R7,165 Discovery Miles 71 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Inland and Coastal Waters discusses the methodology and the theoretical basis of remote sensing of water. It presents physical concepts of aquatic optics relevant to remote sensing techniques and outlines the problems of remote measurements of the concentrations of organic and inorganic matter in water. It also details the mathematical formulation of the processes governing water-radiation interactions and discusses the development of bio-optical models to incorporate optically complex bodies of water into remote sensing projects.
Optical Properties and Remote Sensing of Inland and Coastal Waters derives and evaluates the interrelationships among inherent optical properties of natural water, water color, water quality, primary production, volume reflectance spectra, and remote sensing. This timely and comprehensive text/reference addresses the increasing tendency toward multinational and multidisciplinary climate studies and programs.

Radar Imaging for Maritime Observation (Hardcover): Fabrizio Berizzi, Marco Martorella, Elisa Giusti Radar Imaging for Maritime Observation (Hardcover)
Fabrizio Berizzi, Marco Martorella, Elisa Giusti
R5,685 Discovery Miles 56 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Based on the experiences of the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Pisa and the Radar and Surveillance System (RaSS) national laboratory of the National Interuniversity Consortium of Telecommunication (CNIT), Radar Imaging for Maritime Observation presents the most recent results in radar imaging for maritime observation. The book explores both the areas of sea surface remote sensing and maritime surveillance providing key theoretical concepts of SAR and ISAR imaging and more advanced and ad-hoc techniques for applications in maritime scenarios. The book is organized in two sections. The first section discusses the fundamentals of standard SAR/ISAR processing and novel imaging techniques, such as Bistatic, Passive, and, 3D Interferometric ISAR. The second section focuses on the applications and results obtained by processing real data from maritime observations like SAR image processing for oil spill, detection in SAR images and fractal analysis. Useful to both beginners and experts in maritime observation, this book provides several examples of (mainly space-borne) radar imaging of maritime targets. Nevertheless, the same principles and techniques apply to the case of manned or unmanned carriers and to ground and air moving targets.

Foreign Correspondence (Paperback): John Hamilton, Regina G. Lawrence Foreign Correspondence (Paperback)
John Hamilton, Regina G. Lawrence
R1,255 Discovery Miles 12 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Despite the importance of foreign news, its history, transformation and indeed its future have not been much studied. The scholarly community often calls attention to journalism's shortcomings covering the world, yet the topic has not been systematically examined across countries or over time. The need to redress this neglect and the desire to assess the impact of new media technologies on the future of journalism - including foreign correspondence - provide the motivation for this stimulating, exciting and thought-provoking book. While the old economic models supporting news have crumbled in the wake of new media technologies, these changes have the potential to bring new and improved ways to inform people of foreign news. In an increasingly globalized era, journalism is being transformed by the effortlessly quick sharing of information across national boundaries. As such, we need to reconsider foreign correspondence and explore where such reporting is headed. This book discusses the current state and future prospects for foreign correspondence across the full range of media platforms, and assesses developments in the reporting of overseas news for audiences, governments and foreign policy in both contemporary and historical settings around the globe. As Emmy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Serge Schmemann reminds us in this book, "quality journalism and unbiased reporting are as valid and necessary today as they ever were [...] one of the primary tasks of journalists and scholars as they follow the changes taking place must be to ensure that the 'new international information order' now imposed by the Internet remains true to the ideals and traditions that define our journalism." This book was originally published as a special issue of Journalism Studies.

Spatial Context - An Introduction to Fundamental Computer Algorithms for Spatial Analysis (Hardcover): Christopher Gold Spatial Context - An Introduction to Fundamental Computer Algorithms for Spatial Analysis (Hardcover)
Christopher Gold
R5,099 Discovery Miles 50 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Many disciplines are concerned with manipulating geometric (or spatial) objects in the computer - such as geology, cartography, computer aided design (CAD), etc. - and each of these have developed their own data structures and techniques, often independently. Nevertheless, in many cases the object types and the spatial queries are similar, and this book attempts to find a common theme.

Global Environment Change: Remote Sensing and GIS Perspectives (Hardcover): R.B. Singh Global Environment Change: Remote Sensing and GIS Perspectives (Hardcover)
R.B. Singh
R5,422 Discovery Miles 54 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Geosphere-biosphere interaction of certain elements and compounds is a major factor in global environmental change. This guide to the role of geographical monitoring in ecosystem modelling contains papers presented at the International Geographical Union Seminar on monitoring geosystems.

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