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Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems
- 1st Edition - July 21, 2017
- Editor: Bo Huang
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 6 6 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 4 7 9 3 - 4
Geographical Information Systems, Three Volume Set is a computer system used to capture, store, analyze and display information related to positions on the Earth’s surface.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteGeographical Information Systems, Three Volume Set is a computer system used to capture, store, analyze and display information related to positions on the Earth’s surface. It has the ability to show multiple types of information on multiple geographical locations in a single map, enabling users to assess patterns and relationships between different information points, a crucial component for multiple aspects of modern life and industry. This 3-volumes reference provides an up-to date account of this growing discipline through in-depth reviews authored by leading experts in the field.
VOLUME EDITORS
Thomas J. Cova
The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Ming-Hsiang Tsou
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
Georg Bareth
University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Chunqiao Song
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Yan Song
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Kai Cao
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Elisabete A. Silva
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Covers a rapidly expanding discipline, providing readers with a detailed overview of all aspects of geographic information systems, principles and applications
- Emphasizes the practical, socioeconomic applications of GIS
- Provides readers with a reliable, one-stop comprehensive guide, saving them time in searching for the information they need from different sources
Researchers, graduate students and professors in the field of GIS and related areas of research, from geography and environment to power and energy and information technology. Professionals in governmental departments and institutions, such as military groups and operations, taxation, town planning, natural disaster and emergency relief planning
GIS METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
VOLUME EDITORS
Thomas J. Cova, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Ming-Hsiang Tsou, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
1. New Perspectives on GIS (multidisciplinary)
2. Data Management
3. Spatial Analysis and Modeling
4. Space-Time GIS
5. Spatial Data Quality
6. Cyberinfrastructure and GIS
7. Virtual GIS
8. Mobile GIS
9. Public GIS
10. GIS Design and Project Management
GIS APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES
VOLUME EDITORS
Georg Bareth, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Chunqiao Song, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Yan Song, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
1. GIS for Biophysical Environment
2. GIS for Resources
3. GIS for Energy
4. GIS and Climate Change
5. GIS for Disaster Management
6. GIS for Agriculture and Aquaculture
7. GIS for Land Use and Transportation Planning
GIS APPLICATIONS FOR SOCIO-ECONOMICS AND HUMANITY
VOLUME EDITORS
Kai Cao, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Elisabete A. Silva, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
1. GIS for Economics
2. GIS for Business and Management
3. GIS for History
4. GIS for Linguistics
5. GIS for Politics
6. GIS for Law and Regulations
7. GIS for Human Behavior
8. GIS for evidence-based policy making
- No. of pages: 1474
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 21, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128046609
- eBook ISBN: 9780128047934
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Bo Huang
Professor Bo Huang is Professor and Director of the MSc Program in Geoinformation Science in the Department of Geography and Resource Management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he is also the Associate Director of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science.
Prior to this, he held faculty positions at the University of Calgary, Canada, and the National University of Singapore. He has been involved in numerous GIS projects focussing around spatio-temporal statistics for land cover, land use change modelling, image fusion for environmental monitoring, spatial optimization for sustainable urban and land use planning, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and web/wireless GIS for location-based service. Bo Huang has been the recipient of several awards in the last few years including Chang Jiang Scholars Chair Professorship from the Ministry of Education of China. He is Executive Editor of Annals of GIS and Asia-Pacific Editor of the International Journal of Geographical Information Science.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaRead Comprehensive Geographic Information Systems on ScienceDirect