Geo-information Technologies, Applications and the Environment /
Geomatics, the handling and processing of information and data about the Earth, is one geoscience discipline that has seen major changes in the last decade, as mapping and observation systems become ever more sensitive and sophisticated. This book is a unique and in-depth survey of the field, which...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2011.
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| Series: | Geotechnologies and the Environment ;
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Preface.- 1. Geo-information Technology – What It Is, How It Was and Where It Is Heading
- 2. Earth Viewers
- 3. Understanding Earth-related Phenomena through Maps.- 4. Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Inertial Navigation.- 5. Mobile GIS and Location-based Services.- 6. Terrestrial Laser Scanning.- 7. Photogrammetry: Geometric Data from Imagery.- 8. Airborne Lidar.- 9. Earth Observation from Space.- 10. Modelling and Exchanging Geo-information.- 11. Quality of Geo-information.- 12. Applying Geo-information Technology
- 13. Census Taking.- 14. Risk and Disaster Management.- 15. Land Administration.- Index.
