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 un
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Geotechnologies and the Environment Volume 5 Series Editors: Jay D. Gatrell, College of Graduate and Professional Studies and Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA Ryan R. Jensen, Department of Geography, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA The “Geotechnologies and the Environment” series is intended to provide specialists in the geotechnologies and academics who utilize these technologies, with an opportunity to share novel approaches, present interesting (sometimes counter-intuitive) case studies, and most importantly to situate GIS, remote sensing, GPS, the internet, new technologies, and methodological advances in a real world context. In doing so, the books in the series will be inherently applied and reflect the rich variety of research performed by geographers and allied professionals. Beyond the applied nature of many of the papers and individual contributions, the series interrogates the dynamic relationship between nature and society. For this reason, many contributors focus on human-environment interactions. The series are not limited to an interpretation of the environment as nature per se. Rather, the series “places” people and social forces in context and thus explore the many sociospatial environments humans construct for themselves as they settle the landscape. Consequently, contributions will use geotechnologies to examine both urban and rural landscapes.
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Mathias Lemmens
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Dr. Mathias Lemmens Delft University of Technology Jaffalaan 9 2628 BX Delft The Netherlands [email protected]
ISBN 978-94-007-1666-7 e-ISBN 978-94-007-1667-4 DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-1667-4 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011931685 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book has been written for students, practitioners and scientists who have no background in geo-information technology but would like to explore the opportunities offered by mobile GIS handhelds and the rich contents of street-view, aerial and satellite imagery, terrestrial and airborne Lidar, and other geo-information using geographical information systems (GIS) or other software tools. The inducement for exploring the powerful capabilities of geo-information technology may be an urban planning project, dike monitoring, road construction or use in environmental, demographic and other studies.
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