Land use and land cover changes associated with increased urbanization have led to landscape and environmental changes throughout the world. Remote Sensing Applications for the Urban Environment places emphasis on the rapid development of worldwide urbanization and its impact on the environment, and reviews the assessment of urban land cover conditions using remote sensing data. The book examines current satellite observation capacities, the use of remote sensing data to characterize urban extent and urban land cover, and the applications of satellite-derived data for urban environment assessments. It also introduces cutting-edge assessment methods and remote sensing techniques for characterizing high-resolution imagery of urban areas in different ecological environments. Focuses on the latest progress in urban remote sensing and technologies used to monitor urban land use and land cover conditions Introduces several methods used to extract urban landscape features using high-resolution imagery Details the methods currently used for assessing urban vegetation, impervious surface, and urban land use and land cover conditions Describes how to use multi-temple satellite images to monitor urban growth around the world An up-to-date reference reflecting the state of the art in both remote sensing and the environmental assessment of urban areas, Remote Sensing Applications for the Urban Environment summarizes current satellite observing capacities and the growing demand for consistent and continuous local, regional, and global observation data by different government agencies throughout the world. This book serves academic faculties, students, researchers, and government decision makers.

Contents:
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contents
List of contributors
List of Figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
List of Appendices
Preface

CHAPTER 1 SDIs
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Building Spatial Data Infrastructures
1.2.1 Building Human Capacity through Partnerships and Networks
1.2.2 Support Resources for Developing the People Developing SDIs
1.3 Strengthening Institutional Capacity
1.3.1 The Need for Capacity Building to Facilitate SDI Development.
1.3.2 The Role of Research in SDI Development.
1.4 Sustainable Development as a research driver
1.4.1 The Triple Bottom Line
1.4.2 Technology
1.5 SDI development into the future
1.6 Conclusion
1.7 References

CHAPTER 2 Spatial Data Infrastructures:Concept, Nature And SDI Hierarchy
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Need for Spatial Data
2.2.1 Sharing Spatial Data
2.2.2 Spatial Data and Decision Support Systems
2.3 Spatial Data Infrastructure
2.3.1 SDI Nature and Characteristics
(a) Partnerships
(b) Different Views to Understanding and Development
(c) The Importance of People
(d) Dynamic Nature
2.3.2 Current SDI initiatives (Global, Regional, National, State, Local)
2.4 SDI Hierarchy
2.4.1 The Theory of Hierarchy
(a) Definition of Hierarchy
(b) Purpose and Levels of a Hierarchical Structure
2.4.2 Hierarchical Reasoning
(a) Principles of HSR
(b) Properties of Hierarchies
2.4.3 Different Views on SDI Hierarchy
2.5 Applying Hierarchy Theory on SDIs
2.5.1 Hierarchy Theory and An SDI Hierarchy
2.6 Relationships among Different SDIs
2.7 Conclusion

CHAPTER 3 Global Initiatives
3.1 Introduction
3.2 GSDI
3.2.1 History and Background
3.2.2 SDI Components and Organisational Model
3.2.3 SDI Current Status of Development
3.2.4 Issues and Challenges
3.2.5 Future Plans and Discussion
3.3 Global Map
3.3.1 Background
3.3.2 SDI Components and Organisational Model
(a) Institutional Arrangements
(b) Technical Standards
(c) Fundamental Data
3.3.3 SDI Current Status of Development
3.3.4 Issues and Challenges
3.3.5 Future Plans and Discussion
3.4 Other Multi-National Initiatives
3.5 Evaluation of Global Initiatives
3.6 Recommendations and Future Directions
3.7 References

CHAPTER 4 Regional SDIs
4.1 Introduction
4.2 European Umbrella Organisation For Geographic Information (EUROGI)
4.2.1 History and background
4.2.2. Current Status
4.2.3. Issues and Challenges
4.3 Permanent Committee On GIS Infrastructure For Asia And The Pacific (PCGIAP)
4.3.1 History and Background
4.2.1 Current Status of Development
(a) Institutional Framework
(b) Technical Standards
(c) Fundamental Datasets
(d) Access network
4.3.3 Issues and Challenges
4.3.4 Future Plans and Discussions
4.4 Permanent Committee On Spatial Data Infrastructure For The Americas (PCIDEA)
4.4.2 Current Status
4.4.3 Issues and Challenges
4.5 Comparative Evaluation
4.6 References

CHAPTER 5 Regional SDI Diffusion
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Asia and the Pacific region and Regional SDI activities: a case study
5.2.1 Current Progress of PCGIAP and APSDI development
5.3 SDI Diffusion
5.4 Influencing Factors for Regional SDI Diffusion
5.4.1 Environmental Factors
5.4.2 Capacity Factors
5.4.3 SDI Organisation Factors
5.5 SDI Development Models
5.6 Recommendations
5.6.1 Organisational Restructure
5.6.2 Redesign Future Strategy Based on Asia-Pacific Social System
5.6.3 Modify APSDI Conceptual Model
5.6.4 Adopting SDI Process-Based Model
5.7 Conclusion and Recommendations
5.8 References

CHAPTER 6 National SDI Initiatives
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Overview on National SDI
6.3 Role and Relationships within SDI Hierarchy
6.4 Current Situation
6.4.1 First Generation of National SDI Initiatives
a) Australia SDI
b) USA National SDI
6.4.2 Second Generation of National SDI Initiatives
a) National Geographic Information Infrastructure for Lebanon
b) Iranian National Spatial Data Infrastructure
6.4.3 Comparative Analysis
6.5 Recommendations and Future Directions
6.6 References

CHAPTER 7 State SDI Initiatives
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Spatial Information
8.4.1 ANZLIC
8.4.2 Public Sector Mapping Agencies
8.4.3 Spatial Information Industry Action Agenda
8.4.4 Australian Spatial Information Business Association
8.4.5 Spatial Sciences Coalition
8.4.6 Spatial Information Cooperative Research Centre
8.5 ASDI Implementation
8.5.1 Fundamental Datasets
8.5.2 Australian Spatial Data Directory (ASDD)
8.5.3 ASDI Clearinghouse Definition
8.5.4 Pricing Policy
8.6 Current Issues And Future Directions
8.7 References

CHAPTER 9 State SDI Development: A Victorian Perspective
9.1 Introduction
9.1.1 Administration of Spatial Information
9.1.2 Development of State SDI
9.1.3 Spatial Information for Victoria: Early Beginnings
9.2 Victoria's Strategy for building SDI
9.2.1 Framework Information
9.2.2 Key Business Information
9.2.3 Custody
9.2.4 Metadata
9.2.5 Access Infrastructure
9.2.6 Pricing and Licensing
9.2.7 Spatial Accuracy
9.2.8 Awareness
9.3 Role and Responsibility for Developing Victorian SDI
9.4 Building Blocks Of Victoria's SDI
9.4.1 Land Exchange
9.4.2 Property Information Project (PIP)
9.4.3 Rural Addressing
9.4.4 Online Service Delivery
9.4.5 Land Channel
9.4.6 Land Channel Sales
9.5 Role within the Australian SDI Development
9.5.1 Growing the Private Sector
9.5.2 Participation in Standards Development
9.5.3 Jurisdictional Linkages
9.6 Conclusion
9.7 References

CHAPTER 10 SDI Development: Roles of Local and Corporate SDIs
10.1 Introduction
10.1.1 The Concept of SDI
10.2 Local SDI Development at Geelong
10.2.1 History of Geelong SDI Development
10.2.2 Current Geelong SDI (components and organisation model)
10.2.3 Linkages of Greater Geelong SDI through corporate SDI
10.3 Corporate SDI in multi-level SDI development- the case of DNRE
10.3.1 Catchment and Water
10.3.2 Parks Flora and Fauna
10.3.3. Department wide effort
10.4 Some patterns of SDI development
10.4.1 Some good practices
10.4.2 Two scales of SDI development
10.5 Conclusions
10.6 References

CHAPTER 11 Sustainable Development, the Place for SDIs and the Case for E-Governance
11.1 Introduction
11.2 The Effect on Government
11.2.1 Participatory Administration
11.2.2 Social Capital
11.3 The Role for SDIs
11.4 The Case for E-Governance
11.5 Conclusion

CHAPTER 12 Spatial Data Infrastructures and Descision-Support
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Spatial Decision-Making
12.2.1 Decision Process
12.2.2 Decision Complexity
12.2.3 Participation in Decision-Making
12.2.4 Measuring Reach and Range for Decision Support
12.3 The Role of SDIs in Decision-Support
12.4 Institutional Frameworks to Support Decision-Making
12.4.1 People
12.4.2 Policies
12.4.3 Mechanisms
12.5 The Case for Decision-Enabled SDI
12.6 Conclusions
12.7 References

CHAPTER 13 Financing Spatial Data Infrastructure Development: Examining Alternative Funding Models
13.1 Introduction
13.2 The Economic issues of SDI implementation
13.3 The Concept of SDI Funding Models
13.3.1 Funding Models of the First Generation of SDIs
13.4 Alternative Funding Models
13.4.1 Infrastructure Classification
(a) Natural Monopoly
13.4.2 Funding Models for SDIs Classified as Classic Infrastructures/Natural Monopolies
13.4.3 Funding Models for SDIs Classified as Network Infrastructures
13.5 Customizing the Alternative Funding Models for Emerging Nations
13.6 Conclusion
13.7 References

CHAPTER 14 Developing Evaluation and Performance Indicators for SDIs
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Land Administration Systems and the Role of SDIs
14.3 Evaluation And A Framework For Evaluation
14.4 Evaluation of SDIs
14.5 Conclusions
14.6 References


CHAPTER 15 Administrative Boundary Design in Support of SDI Objectives
15.1 Introduction
15.2 A Definition of the Spatial Hierarchy Problem
15.2.1 The First Solution: surface modelling
15.2.2 The Second Solution: data interpolation
15.2.3 The Third Solution: derived boundaries
15.2.4 The Fourth Solution: re-aggregation
15.3 Administrative Boundaries within SDI
15.3.1 Access
15.3.2 People
15.3.3 Data
(a) Confidentiality
(b) The modifiable-area-unit problem (MAUP)
15.3.4 Technical standards
(a) Hierarchical spatial reasoning (HSR) applied to administrative boundaries
(b) The structure of administrative boundaries
15.3.5 Policy
15.3.6 Summary
15.4 Conclusion
15.5 References

CHAPTER 16 SDI and Location Based Wireless Applications
16.1 Introduction
16.2 SDI as a foundation for location based services
16.3 Augmenting the SDI Model
16.3.1 Access Network
16.3.2 Policies
16.3.3 Standards
16.3.4 Data
16.3.5 People
16.4 Framework to Facilitate Wireless Applications
16.4.1 SDI Requirements
16.4.2 User Environment
16.5 Case Study
16.5.1 Use Case Scenarios
16.6 Discussion, Recommendations and Future Directions
16.7 References

CHAPTER 17 SDI and Positional Accuracy
17.1 Introduction
17.2 SDI And Positional Accuracy
17.3 Some Definitions
17.3.1 Reference Systems and Reference Frames
17.3.2 Dynamic Reference Frames
17.3.3 Height Datums
17.3.4 Coordinate Systems
17.3.5 Error
17.3.6 Positional Accuracy
17.3.7 Precision
17.4 Spatial Data Referencing
17.5 Transforming between different reference frames
17.6 Measuring and Recording Positional ACCURACY
17.7 Case Study 1: The GEOcentric datum of Australia
17.8 Case Study 2: PCGIAP
17.9 Conclusions And Recommendations
17.10 References

CHAPTER 18 Future Direction for SDI Development
18.1 Introduction
18.2 SDI Development Issues
18.3 SDI Development Models
18.3.1 The Product and Process-based Models
18.3.2 Assessment of Current SDI Initiatives
18.4 Relationships between SDI Hierarchy and different Models of SDI Development
18.5 Conclusion and Recommendations
18.6 References

In an age of unprecedented proliferation of data from disparate sources the urgency is to create efficient methodologies that can optimise data combinations and at the same time solve increasingly complex application problems. "Integration of GIS and Remote Sensing" explores the tremendous potential that lies along the interface between GIS and remote sensing for activating interoperable databases and instigating information interchange. It concentrates on the rigorous and meticulous aspects of analytical data matching and thematic compatibility - the true roots of all branches of GIS/remote sensing applications. However closer harmonization is tempered by numerous technical and institutional issues, including scale incompatibility, measurement disparities, and the inescapable notion that data from GIS and remote sensing essentially represent diametrically opposing conceptual views of reality.

The first part of the book defines and characterises GIS and remote sensing and presents the reader with an awareness of the many scale, taxonomical and analytical problems when attempting integration. The second part of the book moves on to demonstrate the benefits and costs of integration across a number of human and environmental applications.

This book is an invaluable reference for students and professionals dealing not only with GIS and remote sensing, but also computer science, civil engineering, environmental science and urban planning within the academic, governmental and commercial/business sectors.

China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2020) Proceedings presents selected research papers from CSNC 2020 held during 22nd-25th November in Chengdu, China. These papers discuss the technologies and applications of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), and the latest progress made in the China BeiDou System (BDS) especially. They are divided into 13 topics to match the corresponding sessions in CSNC2020, which broadly covered key topics in GNSS. Readers can learn about the BDS and keep abreast of the latest advances in GNSS techniques and applications.

As research in the geosciences and social sciences becomes increasingly dependent on computers, applications such as geographical information systems are becoming indispensable tools. But the digital representations of phenomena that these systems require are often of poor quality, leading to inaccurate results, uncertainty, error propagation, and potentially legal liability. Spatial data quality has become an essential research topic within geographical information science.
This book covers many of the cutting-edge research issues related to spatial data quality, including measurement in GIS and geostatistics, the modeling of spatial objects that have inherent uncertainty, spatial data quality control, quality management, communicating uncertainty and resolution, reasoning and decision-making, visualization of uncertainty and error metadata. It will be of interest to anyone undertaking research using GIS and related technologies.

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Disaster management is generally understood to consist of four phases: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. While these phases are all important and interrelated, response and recovery are often considered to be the most critical in terms of saving lives. Response is the acute phase occurring after the event, and includes all arrangements to remove detriments and a long-term inventory of supplies to deal with irreversible damage. The timely provision of geospatial information is crucial in the decision-making process, and can save lives and rescue citizens. The aim of this volume is to share technological advances that allow wider, faster and more effective utilization of geospatial information in emergency response situations. The volume describes current accomplishments and challenges in providing geospatial information with these attributes, and is organized in six parts: - Practice and legislation, with a focus on the utilization of geospatial information in recent disaster events, as well as resulting legislative attempts to share and access data. - Data collection and data products. - Data management and routing in 3D. - Emerging technologies, including positioning, virtual reality and simulation models. - Integration of heterogeneous data. - Applications and solutions. This volume is aimed at researchers, practitioners and students who work in the variety of disciplines related to geospatial information technology for emergency response, and represents the very best of current thinking from a number of pioneering studies over the past four years.

While frequently used in temperate environments, hyperspectral sensors and data are still a novelty in the tropics. Exploring the potential of hyperspectral remote sensing for assessing ecosystem characteristics, Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Forests focuses on the complex and unique set of challenges involved in using this technology and the data it provides. Special Features A CD-ROM including hyperspectral color images Coverage of in situ spectroscopy, airborne and satellite-based remote sensing, and fusion with other forms of data such as LiDAR Peer-reviewed chapters that highlight the most innovative achievements Discussion of the potential of hyperspectral remote sensing to provide tools for assessing ecosystem characteristics at various spatial and temporal scales Experts from Diverse Backgrounds Share Their Successes The book explores a range of analysis techniques, including hyperspectral reflectance indices, spectral mixture analysis, pattern classification, band selection, partial least-squares, linear discriminant analysis, and radiative transfer models. The chapter authors present a comprehensive review of the current status and innovative achievements in the field, citing approximately six hundred studies. As illustrated by the diverse backgrounds of the contributors, the most successful use of hyperspectral data requires a multidisciplinary approach spanning a wide range of fields. Go Beyond the Basics to Actual Application Although it begins by touching on the basics, this book is not a tutorial in remote sensing, but a reference that illustrates the potential applications and analysis techniques that can be used when facing the unique challenge of working in the tropics. It presents real-world examples and a suite of analysis t

Outdoor wayfinding and navigation systems and services have become indispensable in people's mobility in unfamiliar environments. Advances in key technologies (e.g., positioning and mobile devices), has spurred interest in research and development of indoor wayfinding and navigation systems and services in recent years. Indoor Wayfinding and Navigation provides both breadth and depth of knowledge in designing and building indoor wayfinding and navigation systems and services. It covers the types of sensors both feasible and practical for localization of users inside buildings. The book discusses current approaches, techniques, and technologies for addressing issues in indoor wayfinding and navigation systems and services. It includes coverage of the cognitive, positioning, mapping, and application perspectives, an unusual but useful combination of information. This mix of different perspectives helps you better understand the issues and challenges of building indoor wayfinding and navigation systems and services, how they are different from those used outdoors, and how they can be used efficiently and effectively in challenging applications. Written by well-known specialists in the field, the book addresses all aspects of indoor wayfinding and navigation. It includes the latest research developments on the topic, succinctly covers the fundamentals, and details the issues and challenges in building new systems and services. With this information, you can design indoor wayfinding and navigation systems and services for a variety of uses and users.

Integrating Scale in Remote Sensing and GIS serves as the most comprehensive documentation of the scientific and methodological advances that have taken place in integrating scale and remote sensing data. This work addresses the invariants of scale, the ability to change scale, measures of the impact of scale, scale as a parameter in process models, and the implementation of multiscale approaches as methods and techniques for integrating multiple kinds of remote sensing data collected at varying spatial, temporal, and radiometric scales. Researchers, instructors, and students alike will benefit from a guide that has been pragmatically divided into four thematic groups: scale issues and multiple scaling; physical scale as applied to natural resources; urban scale; and human health/social scale. Teeming with insights that elucidate the significance of scale as a foundation for geographic analysis, this book is a vital resource to those seriously involved in the field of GIScience.

With the advent of GPS/GNSS satellite navigation systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) surveying profession is nowadays facing its transformative stage. Written by a team of surveying experts, Surveyor's Instruments and Technology gives surveying students and practitioners profound understanding of how surveying instruments are designed and operating based on surveying instrument functionality. The book includes the required basic knowledge of accurate measurements of distances and angles from theoretical principles to advanced optical, mechanical, electronic and software components for comparative analysis. Readers are presented with basic elements of UAS systems, practical interpretation techniques, sensor components, and operating platforms. Appropriate for surveying courses at all levels, this guide helps students and practitioners alike to understand what is behind the buttons of surveying instruments of all kinds when considering practical project implementations.

This work reflects preoccupations with the threats posed to our environment due to climatic factors, major and natural hazards of all kinds and demographic influences. Topics covered include land surface processes, coastal zones and atmospheric risks.

Earth observation data policy has received little attention, even though the conditions of access to Earth observation data are fundamental to the exploitation of and the further growth of the Earth observation sector. This unique book addresses this limitation.

Globalisation has not led to the 'death of geography'. Intensified relations between communities in different parts of the world have only highlighted the need for understanding and managing phenomena on a variety of geographic scales. From global warming to credit crunch, and from epidemics to terrorism, causes and solutions are sought on local, regional, national as well as inter-continental levels. With the advent of Geospatial Technology, scholars, policymakers and entrepreneurs have valuable tools in hand to proceed.

This book offers the first systematic account of the science behind this mental and technological revolution. Tracing the adoption and dissemination of Geospatial Technology in a range of disciplines, it examines the impact this technology has had, and is likely to have, on the explanation of spatial behaviour, phenomena and processes. At the same time, stressing innovative usage, it explores scientific contributions to technology advancement.

Have you ever really considered how much effect information technology has on society throughout the world? Sadly, progress often places lower income and marginalised communities at a distinct disadvantage. This book however, offers a detailed look at numerous incidences around the world where communities have actually taken control of the technology and really used it to their advantage. This is presented in the form of case studies and models which reflect on public participation in GIS concepts, best practices, constraints and opportunities.

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The ideas and techniques of virtual reality are now being made available for the creation of artificial or virtual geographies (a virtual geography refers to the creation of artificial geographies for use in research and teaching, using ideas and techniques from the field of virtual reality (VR)).
Such virtual geographies are currently being constructed and used at a number of sites and include virtual cities, landscape visualisation, visualising past and future geographies, visualising abstract concepts and taking people on virtual field courses.
Virtual Reality in Geography covers 'through the window' VR systems, 'fully immersive' VR systems and hybrids of the two types. The authors examine the Virtual Reality Modelling Language approach, and explore its deficiencies when applied to real geographic environments. This book will be of great interest to geographers, computer scientists and all those interested in multimedia and computer graphics. There is an accompanying CD-ROM containing a rich selection of images and pieces of virtual reality software.
This is a totally unique book covering an area of geography that is rapidly becoming used in all aspects of the field. It covers all the major uses and methods of virtual reality used by geographers and the lack of anything else written about the subject to date should ensure a wide readership. The authors have produced a CDROM that comes with the book of virtual reality images that will be a fascinating companion to the text.

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This work presents cases studies of applications of Geotechnology such as Geography Information Systems, virtual reality and cellular automaton and multi-agent systems in the field of urban planning and design.These are joint research presentations with students and colleagues from Kanazawa University. All these case studies are about application in Japanese or Chinese cities, which are on-field examples reflecting the enormous spread of geo-computation technology. Nevertheless, the concepts have wide applicability to other contexts. The works can be classified into three types of Geotechnological applications at different levels of urban spaces, which are relevant to different kinds of urban planning and development projects. The book is comprised of three parts: Part 1: Geosimulation and land use plan Part 2: Geo Visualization and urban design Part 3: Geography information system and planning support

For the seventh consecutive year, the AGILE promotes the publication of a book collecting high-level scientific papers from unpublished fundamental scientific research in the field of Geographic Information Science. As the agenda for Europe 2020 is currently being set, this book demonstrates how geographic information science is at the heart of Europe. The contributions open perspectives for innovative services that will strengthen our European economy, and which will inform citizens about their environment while preserving their privacy. The latest challenges of spatial data infrastructures are addressed, such as the connection with the Web vocabularies or the representation of genealogy. User generated data (through social networks or through interactive cameras and software) is also an important breakthrough in our domain. A trend to deal more and more with time, events, ancient data, a nd activities is noticeable this year as well. This volume collects the 23 best full papers presented during the 16th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, held between 14 and 17 May 2013 in Leuven, Belgium.

There is considerable current academic interest in the interface between geographical information systems (GIS) and the environment. This new monograph explores the process from start to finish. It begins with information acquisition in the environment and moves on to tool and techniques for manipulating the information, visualisation and navigation methods for exploring it, and computation and modelling techniques for its analysis. It then concludes with a survey of decision support, for its application.
Spatial Information and the Environment is the eighth book in the Innovations in GIS series initiated in 1994. The series is in essence derived from a selection of the presentations made at the annual GIS Research UK conference 2000 held in York, and has now changed its focus by concentrating on a single topic, making each text distinctive.

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Contents:
1. Introduction by the Editors 2. Setting the Stage 3. Ontological Background 4. Databases for Temporal GIS: Applications 5. Definition of Socio-economic Units

This text focuses on the ways in which GIS could be made multi dimensional, based on modelling limitations of current two-dimensional GIS. It suggests extending GIS to incorporate the third dimension 3D GIS as well as time spatio-temporal GIS, using a variety of programming techniques. This book represents late 1990s knowledge about 3D and 4D GIS.

Mapping Cyberspace is a ground-breaking geographic exploration and critical reading of cyberspace, and information and communication technologies. The book:
* provides an understanding of what cyberspace looks like and the social interactions that occur there
* explores the impacts of cyberspace, and information and communication technologies, on cultural, political and economic relations
* charts the spatial forms of virutal spaces
* details empirical research and examines a wide variety of maps and spatialisations of cyberspace and the information society
* has a related website at http://www.MappingCyberspace.com.
This book will be a valuable addition to the growing body of literature on cyberspace and what it means for the future.

The early 21st century marks a new era in space exploration. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, The European Space Agency (ESA), as well as space agencies of Japan, China, India, and other countries have sent their probes to the Moon, Mars, and other planets in the solar system. Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping introduces original research and new developments in the areas of planetary remote sensing, photogrammetry, mapping, GIS, and planetary science resulting from the recent space exploration missions. Topics covered include: Reference systems of planetary bodies Planetary exploration missions and sensors Geometric information extraction from planetary remote sensing data Feature information extraction from planetary remote sensing data Planetary remote sensing data fusion Planetary data management and presentation Planetary Remote Sensing and Mapping will serve scientists and professionals working in the planetary remote sensing and mapping areas, as well as planetary probe designers, engineers, and planetary geologists and geophysicists. It also provides useful reading material for university teachers and students in the broader areas of remote sensing, photogrammetry, cartography, GIS, and geodesy.

This proceedings has four thematic parts: advanced aerospace manufacturing technology, near space system and application technology, accurate perception technology of the earth, and collaborative fusion application technology. The CHREOCs (China High-resolution Earth Observation Conference) focus on the popular topics including military-civilian integration, the One Belt and One Road project, the transformation of scientific research achievements, and it also discusses the new ideas, new technologies, new methods, and new developments. The CHREOCs have effectively promoted high-level institutional mechanisms, technological innovation, and industrial upgrading in the high-resolution earth observation area, and arouse the influence of the national-sponsored major project. All papers in this proceeding are from the 8th CHREOC, and most authors are the researchers and experts participating the state major project CHEOS. The papers are the extraction of research results and reflect the technique level and research direction of the field high-resolution earth observation. All articles have gone through the scientific and strict reviews for several rounds by the experts from the related fields, and therefore reflect the research level and technology innovation of the high-resolution field earth observation. It will be an informative and valuable reference for both academic research and engineering practice. The year 2022 is the final year of high-resolution special projects. After more than ten years of construction, the task of high-resolution special projects has been basically completed, the core technology has been comprehensively breakthrough, and the typical achievements have been rapidly transformed, providing strong support for national security, national defense construction and national economic development.

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.