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Merging the rigor of the scientific method with the technologies of
GIS GIS for Science, Volume 2: Applying Mapping and Spatial
Analytics brings to life a continuing collection of current,
real-world examples of scientists using geographic information
systems (GIS) and spatial data science to expand our understand of
the world. Co-edited by Esri Chief Scientist Dawn Wright and Esri
Technology Writer and Information Designer Christian Harder and
with a foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Jared Diamond, these case
studies are part of a global effort to find ways to sustain a
livable environment for all life on this planet. The contributors
of GIS for Science, Volume 2: Applying Mapping and Spatial
Analytics represent a cross section of scientists who employ data
gathered from satellites, aircraft, ships, drones, and myriad other
remote-sensing and on-site technologies. This collected data is
brought to life with GIS and the broader realm of spatial data
science to study a range of issues relevant to our understanding of
planet Earth-including epidemiology in light of the COVID-19
pandemic; sustainable precision agriculture; predicting geological
processes below the surface of the earth; leveraging GIS
near-realtime disaster response, recovery, resilience and
reporting; the latest innovations in monitoring air quality; and
more. Their stories also show in very practical terms how ArcGIS
software and the ArcGIS Online cloud-based system work as a
comprehensive geospatial platform to support research,
collaboration, spatial analysis, and science communication across
many settings and communities. A rich supplementary web
site-gisforscience.com-includes actual data along with additional
maps, videos, web apps, story maps, workflows and snippets of
computer code, including Python notebooks, for readers curious to
learn more. Written for professional scientists, the swelling ranks
of citizen scientists, and anyone interested in science and
geography, GIS for Science, Volume 2: Applying Mapping and Spatial
Analytics offers wonderful examples of our impulse to dream,
discover, and understand, as coupled with the rigor and discipline
of the scientific method and the foundation of geography. See how
scientists from a variety of disciplines are solving some of the
world's most pressing problems using geographic information
systems-GIS.
Explore how imagery and remote sensing power modern GIS. With The
ArcGIS Imagery Book, you will roll up your sleeves and quickly
begin putting imagery to smarter, more skillful use with your GIS.
Even armchair geographers will appreciate this book and its
electronic companion www.thearcgisimagerybook.com for the wealth of
gorgeous, inspiring, and occasionally troubling images and links to
powerful web apps and maps that weave interesting stories about our
planet and the issues we face. Appropriate for those very familiar
with geographic information systems and those who have never heard
of the term.
GIS for Science presents a collection of real-world stories about
modern science and a cadre of scientists who use mapping and
spatial analytics to expand their understanding of the world. The
accounts in this book are written for a broad audience including
professional scientists, the swelling ranks of citizen scientists,
and people generally interested in science and geography.
Scientific data are brought to life with GIS technology to study a
range of issues relevant to the functioning of planet Earth in a
natural sense as well as the impacts of human activity. In a race
against the clock, the scientists profiled in this volume are using
remote sensing, web maps, Esri StoryMaps, and spatial analysis to
document an array of issues with a geographic dimension that range
from climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity,
to political strife, polar ice loss, and resource shortages. These
stories present GIS ideas and inspiration that users can apply
across many disciplines, making this volume relevant to diverse
scientific audience. See how scientists working on the world's most
pressing problems apply geographic information systems-GIS.
GIS for Science, Volume 3: Maps for Saving the Planet, highlights
real-world examples of scientists creating maps about saving life
on Earth and preserving biodiversity. With Earth and the natural
world at risk from various forces, geographic information system
(GIS) mapping is essential for driving scientifically conscious
decision-making about how to protect life on Earth. In volume 3 of
GIS for Science, explore a collection of maps from scientists
working to save the planet through documenting and protecting its
biodiversity. In this volume, learn how GIS and data mapping are
used in tandem with global satellite observation forestry marine
policy artificial intelligence conservation biology, and
environmental education to help preserve and chronicle life on
Earth. This volume also spotlights important global action
initiatives incorporating conservation, including Half-Earth, 30 x
30, AI for Earth, the Blue Nature Alliance, and the Sustainable
Development Solutions Network. The stories presented in this third
volume are ideal for the professional scientist and conservationist
and anyone interested in the intersection of technology and the
conservation of nature. The book's contributors include scientists
who are applying geographic data gathered from the full spectrum of
remote sensing and on-site technologies. The maps and data are
brought to life using ArcGIS (R) software and other spatial data
science tools that support research, collaboration, spatial
analysis, and science communication across many locations and
within diverse communities. The stories shared in this book and its
companion website present inspirational ideas so that GIS users and
scientists can work toward preserving biodiversity and saving
planet Earth before time runs out.
Your learn-by-doing guide into ArcGIS, the powerful mapping and
analysis system created by the geospatial pioneers of Esri, is not
just something you read, but something you do. The ArcGIS Book: 10
Big Ideas about Applying The Science of Where (TM), and its
companion website provide access to hundreds of live maps from the
worldwide ArcGIS user community. In this second edition of The
ArcGIS Book: 10 Big Ideas about Applying Geography to Your World,
each big idea in the title is a chapter in the book about the ways
that GIS technology can unlock your data to reveal deeper insights
and a better understanding of virtually any problem with a
geographic dimension. Visit the book website and click on any map
to start exploring and learning. Then enable your own free Learn
ArcGIS student account to create and share GIS maps and analytics
that matter to you. Create beautiful Story Maps, mobile apps, web
maps, and 3D scenes that you can share online. Each chapter ends
with a lesson from the Learn ArcGIS catalog-authentic GIS
activities based on real-world problem solving and data. By the
end, you'll be able to say you mapped the demographics of Detroit,
created a historical Story Map, modeled the habitat of mountain
lions in Los Angeles County, created an underwater 3D scene off the
Florida coast, and much more. This revised and expanded book
includes brand new lessons, close to 200 interactive examples, and
membership in the Learn ArcGIS student organization. Get your free
account and see this book come alive at TheArcGISBook.com
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