Gis Technology Applications in Environmental and Earth Sciences Environmental and Earth Sciences

Sommario

General Overview of GIS. Collecting Field Data More Efficiently with GIS AND GPS Technologies. Processing and Analyzing Data to Extract Useful and Meaningful Information. Mapping and Analyzing Geology Data with GIS. Data Modeling and Visualization. Sharing GIS Data and Maps through the Internet.

Info autore

Bai Tian is an interdisciplinary expert of Geographic Information System (GIS), geology, environmental, and natural resource sciences, with 30 years of working and managing experience in these disciplines. In the past 18 years, he has been managing GIS departments which were involved in hundreds of environmental and geological projects, with thousands of project sites across the United States, its territories (Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Saipan, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands), and other countries, such as Iraq, Libya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, Haiti, etc. He is one of the early pioneers who introduced GIS technology into geological and environmental fields. Since early 1990s, he has written many papers for numerous conferences and scientific journals

Riassunto

This book starts with an overview of GIS technology, what GIS technology is, what it can do, what software products are available, etc. Then, throughout the book, the author explains with many case studies, programs, maps, graphics, and 3D models how GIS and other related technologies can be used to automate mapping processes, collect, process,

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bai Tian, Tian Bai
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.12.2019
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia
• EAN: 9780367889593
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88959-3
• Numero di pagine: 258
• Categorie: PR, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, The environment, Science / Environmental Science, Earth Sciences, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing, GMS, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing, Remote sensing applications, spatial data analysis, Geospatial modeling, Mobile GIS, Virgin Islands National Park, MIP, spatial statistics methods, geological mapping techniques, Gps Position, advanced spatial data visualization, Voc Concentration, PLSS, GIS Web Application, Voc Plume, Free GIS, Fence Diagrams, GNSS Data, Direct Push Drilling, Trimble Gps, Digital Geologic Map, Groundwater Elevation Contours, Southwestern Arizona, GIS Software Product, High Voc Concentration, GIS Website