
Spectral Imagery in GIScience
Theory and Applications
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
Book
Hardback
350 pages
978-0-07-160211-2 (ISBN)
Description
This title provides practical techniques for using spectral imaging with Geographic Information Science. This authoritative guide focuses on the application aspects of Geographic Information Science, in particular how spectral remote sensing co-evolves with advances in GIScience. The book provides a contemporary and comprehensive review of spectral imaging and GIScience, and describes how they can be successfully employed in a uniform framework. This is an extensive collection of case studies written by expert scholars with significant experience in the discipline is included.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
ill
ISBN-13
978-0-07-160211-2 (9780071602112)
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Persons
Dr. Stefan Robila is a computer scientist with extensive experience in employing multispectral and hyperspectral data in a variety of environments for classification and target detection. Dr. Danlin Yu is a Geographic Information Scientist and urban/regional geographer.
Content
<bn>Chapter 1. Introduction; Part A. Fundamentals; Chapter 2. Spectral Imagery; Chapter 3. Spectral Data Processing; Chapter 4. GIScience; Chapter 5. Advanced GIS processing and modeling/ Object oriented Approaces to GIS; PartB. Applications; Chapter 6. Agriculture and Vegetation Monitoring; Chapter 7. Urban Setting; Chapter 8. Hydrology and Responsible Land Use; Chapter 9. Oil and Minerals; Chapter 10. Archeology; Chapter 11. Natural Disasters