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GIS for Environmental Decision-Making

GIS for Environmental Decision-Making

Environmental applications have long been a core use of GIS. However the effectiveness of GIS-based methods depends on the decision-making frameworks and contexts within which they are employed. GIS for Environmental Decision-Making takes an interdisciplinary look at the capacities of GIS to integrate analyze and display data on which decisions must be based. It provides a broad prospective on the current state of GIS for environmental decision-making and emphasizes the importance of matters related to data analysis and modeling tools as well as stakeholder participation. The book is divided into three sections which effectively relate to three key aspects of the decision-making process as supported by GIS: data required tools being developed and aspects of participation. The first section stresses the ability to integrate data from different sources as a defining characteristic of GIS and illustrates the benefits that this can bring in the context of deriving land-use and other information. The second section discusses a range of issues concerning the use of GIS for suitability mapping and strategic planning exercises through illustrative examples. The last section of the book focuses on the use of GIS-based techniques to facilitate public participation in decision-making processes. In particular it provides an overview of developments in this area concentrating on how GIS modeling and 3D landscape visualization techniques are gradually achieving closer integration. Given the complex challenges presented by global environmental change GIS for Environmental Decision-Making provides a clear illustration of how the use of GIS can make significant contributions to trans-disciplinary initiatives to address environmental problems.

GBP 44.99
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Strategic GIS Planning and Management in Local Government

Strategic GIS Planning and Management in Local Government

This how-to book on planning and managing GIS within local government describes and details the key components of a successful enterprise sustainable and enduring GIS. It describes the strategic planning process an organization must undertake prior to GIS implementation. The heart of the book is the formula for success that offers a systematic methodology for examining and benchmarking a GIS initiative and the practical and repeatable strategy for success. There are many obstacles to successful GIS implementation and unfortunately the local government landscape is riddled with false starts poorly planned implementations and glorified mapping systems. This book documents the reason for failure and possible remedies to overcome the challenges to implementation. It discusses pathways to change ways of improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency and lays out the organizational approaches management processes and leadership actions that are required for GIS to become an indispensable part of an organization. This book is about aiming high so you can consistently hit your mark by formulating goals and objectives that will tremendously influence the success of a GIS initiative. It details the factors crucial for building an enterprise GIS vision statement that includes governance data and databases procedures and workflow GIS software GIS training and education and infrastructure and how to develop performance measures related to the stated objectives of an organization. The book combines theory with real-world experience to offer guidance on the process of managing GIS implementation. Through key components this book introduces a new way to think about GIS technology. | Strategic GIS Planning and Management in Local Government

GBP 62.99
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GIS A Computing Perspective

GIS A Computing Perspective

Following two successful editions the third edition of GIS: A Computing Perspective has been completely revised and updated with extensive new content reflecting the significant progress that has been made in the realm of GIS within the last 20 years. Major new topics covered for the first time in this edition include: graph databases and graph query languages ontology engineering and qualitative spatial reasoning geosensor networks and GeoAI decentralized computing and online algorithms and critical GIS and data sovereignty. Features Includes an entirely new chapter on AI and GIS including ontologies and the Semantic Web knowledge representation (KR) and spatial reasoning machine learning and spatial analysis and neural networks and deep learning Presents new material reflecting the advances made in cloud computing stream computing and sensor networks as well as extensively revised and updated content on cartography visualization and interaction design Connects the technology to the social aspects and implications of GIS including privacy and fair information practices FATE (fairness accountability transparency and ethics) and codes of conduct for responsible use of GIS Integrates the necessary background to foundational areas such as databases and data structures algorithms and indexes and system architecture and AI provided in context so readers new to those topics can still understand the concepts being discussed Incorporates over 20 carefully explained spatial algorithms; over 60 inset boxes with in-depth material that enriches the central topics; and more than 300 color figures to support the reader in mastering key concepts Welcomes a new coauthor Qian (Chayn) Sun to the third edition who brings her expertise in topics such as web mapping cloud computing critical geography and machine learning with big spatial data Intended for anyone interested in understanding GIS especially students taking upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science and geography as well as academics researchers practitioners and professionals working in the field and involved in advanced GIS projects. | GIS A Computing Perspective

GBP 100.00
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GIS and Housing Principles and Practices

GIS and Housing Principles and Practices

GIS and Housing: Principles and Practices discusses one of the challenges that has not been addressed by Geographic Information Science thus far: how can we use GIS to deal with the complex issues underlying the housing crisis? This book provides GIS technicians and analysts with an overview of US housing challenges and examples of how to effectively integrate spatial thinking to address housing policy questions while simultaneously introducing housing policy analysts to advanced GIS concepts and techniques to create livable neighborhoods that include housing alternatives beyond the single family. Through numerous examples the authors advocate for a collaborative approach that encourages professionals policymakers and analysts across different ideological and political perspectives to confront the multifaceted housing crisis. Features: Examines the historical aspects of housing provision societal attitudes demographic shifts and government policies Bridges the gaps between housing professionals and GIS experts facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to address the housing crisis Explores different challenges that are facing urban suburban and rural neighborhoods in different US regions Provides professionals with the necessary tools for informed decision-making Proposes solutions that leverage the integrative capacity of GIS to address established housing issues. Advocates for denser housing alternatives to address issues of affordability supply shortages and homelessness This book is intended for graduate students and professionals in housing community development urban planning architecture and GIS and anyone curious about learning more about the American housing crisis. | GIS and Housing Principles and Practices

GBP 89.99
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Dynamic and Mobile GIS Investigating Changes in Space and Time

Dynamic and Mobile GIS Investigating Changes in Space and Time

With the widespread use of PDAs wireless internet Internet-based GIS and 3G and 4G telecommunications the technology supporting mobile GIS is rapidly gaining popularity and effectiveness. Dynamic and Mobile GIS: Investigating Changes in Space and Time addresses Web GIS mobile GIS and the modeling processing and representation of dynamic events as well as current demands to update GIS representations. Providing a comprehensive overview of this emerging technology this book highlights innovations new ways of modeling both spatial objects and dynamic processes affecting them and advances in visualization. Featuring contributions from established GIS workers it begins with an introduction of extant technology and previews future developments. The book examines challenges to security and privacy and presents practical solutions to these problems while focusing on modeling approaches and exploring the need to display an appropriate level of information in a mobile environment. Concluding with a study of mobility the book also contains practical examples of applications of mobile devices for disaster management and environmental monitoring. Dynamic and Mobile GIS: Investigating Changes in Space and Time offers detailed cases of successful applications and identifies the current cutting-edge aspects of mobile and dynamic GIS. The book also looks to the future investigating important research directions and potential challenges. | Dynamic and Mobile GIS Investigating Changes in Space and Time

GBP 59.99
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GIS-based Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

GIS-based Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Studies in the humanities and the social sciences can be enhanced through the use of geographic information systems (GIS). However this computer-aided method of analysis is worthless unless researchers can devote the time necessary to learn what it is what it can do and how to use it. Resulting from a six-year project entitled Spatial Information Science for the Humanities and Social Sciences (SIS for HSS) GIS-Based Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences details the tools and processes for deploying GIS in economic and social analyses. Through the use of this book readers can understand how GIS technology can be utilized in advancing studies. This volume will also encourage professionals in humanities and the social sciences to employ new GIS-based methods in their own research.

GBP 59.99
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Archaeological 3D GIS

Archaeological 3D GIS

Archaeological 3D GIS provides archaeologists with a guide to explore and understand the unprecedented opportunities for collecting visualising and analysing archaeological datasets in three dimensions. With platforms allowing archaeologists to link query and analyse in a virtual georeferenced space information collected by different specialists the book highlights how it is possible to re-think aspects of theory and practice which relate to GIS. It explores which questions can be addressed in such a new environment and how they are going to impact the way we interpret the past. By using material from several international case studies such as Pompeii Çatalhöyük as well as prehistoric and protohistoric sites in Southern Scandinavia this book discusses the use of the third dimension in support of archaeological practice. This book will be essential for researchers and scholars who focus on archaeology and spatial analysis and is designed and structured to serve as a textbook for GIS and digital archaeology courses. The Open Access version of this book available at www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license.

GBP 34.99
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Understanding GIS through Sustainable Development Goals Case Studies with QGIS

Understanding GIS through Sustainable Development Goals Case Studies with QGIS

Understanding GIS through Sustainable Development Goals applies a pedagogical shift to learning GIS as the readers employ the concepts and methodologies on real-world problems. This book provides 16 case studies across most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with step-by-step practical instructions using QGIS(Quantum Geographic Information System) an open-source software. It helps readers develop GIS skills on real-world data while learning the fundamentals including spatial data models projections and spatial databases different cartographic methods such as graduated symbology change maps and dynamic visualization as well as more intermediate and advanced spatial analysis such as geoprocessing multiple criteria analysis and spatial statistics. The topics chosen are taught in secondary and tertiary education institutions which make this a textbook for all students and educators. Features: Focuses on learning GIS through 16 real world case studies. Introduces an open-source software that can be used beyond the classroom. Analyzes Sustainable Development Goals in a global framework and provides an alternative approach to learning GIS. Supports both secondary and tertiary educators and improves GIS education at all levels. Contains a holistic range of case studies that extend across several disciplines from geography education environmental sciences geosciences natural sciences social sciences and digital humanities. This is a textbook for all students and educators providing 16 case studies across most of the SDGs with step-by-step practical instructions using QGIS an open-source software. | Understanding GIS through Sustainable Development Goals Case Studies with QGIS

GBP 89.99
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GIS An Introduction to Mapping Technologies Second Edition

GIS An Introduction to Mapping Technologies Second Edition

The second edition of this introductory GIS textbook is thoroughly rewritten and updated to respond to the demand for critical engagement with technologies that address relevant issues across several disciplines preparing students for higher-level work in geotechnologies. Chapters are arranged to (1) build competence in fundamental skills (2) explore applications of higher-level managerial and analytical functions that are typically called upon in public nonprofit and private sector milieu and (3) propose and detail a template for organizing executing and completing a GIS project successfully. This interests all users from beginners to experienced professionals. Features: Uses the latest version of ArcGIS Pro (3. 0) to present a fully rewritten and updated text with diverse perspectives. Includes many real-world examples with urban planning environmental and social justice foci. Presents new discussions examples and lab materials on open-source GIS projects. Includes lab activities and data available for download from Support Materials. Junior and senior level undergraduate students taking courses in remote sensing and GIS applications studying in the fields of Geography Environmental Sciences Computer Science Urban Studies Public Health and Social Disciplines as well as researchers and academics in the same fields will all benefit from the information provided in the updated version of this book. | GIS An Introduction to Mapping Technologies Second Edition

GBP 89.99
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GIS Fundamentals

GIS Fundamentals

With GIS technology increasingly available to a wider audience on devices from apps on smartphones to satnavs in cars many people routinely use spatial data in a way which used to be the preserve of GIS specialists. However spatial data is stored and analyzed on a computer still tends to be described in academic texts and articles which require specialist knowledge or some training in computer science. Developed to introduce computer science literature to geography students GIS Fundamentals Second Edition provides an accessible examination of the underlying principles for anyone with no formal training in computer science. See What‘s New in the Second Edition: Coverage of the use of spatial data on the Internet Chapters on databases and on searching large databases for spatial queries Improved coverage on route-finding Improved coverage of heuristic approaches to solving real-world spatial problems International standards for spatial data The book begins with a brief but detailed introduction to how computers work and how they are programmed giving anyone with no previous computer science background a foundation to understand the remainder of the book. As with all parts of the book there are also suggestions for further sources of reading. The book then describes the ways in which vector and raster data can be stored and how algorithms are designed to perform fundamental operations such as detecting where lines intersect. From these simple beginnings the book moves into the more complex structures used for handling surfaces and networks and contains a detailed account of what it takes to determine the shortest route between two places on a network. The final sections of the book review problems such as the Travelling Salesman problem which are so complex that it is not known whether an optimum solution exists. Using clear concise language bu

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to GIS Programming and Fundamentals with Python and ArcGIS

Introduction to GIS Programming and Fundamentals with Python and ArcGIS

Combining GIS concepts and fundamental spatial thinking methodology with real programming examples this book introduces popular Python-based tools and their application to solving real-world problems. It elucidates the programming constructs of Python with its high-level toolkits and demonstrates its integration with ArcGIS Theory. Filled with hands-on computer exercises in a logical learning workflow this book promotes increased interactivity between instructors and students while also benefiting professionals in the field with vital knowledge to sharpen their programming skills. Readers receive expert guidance on modules package management and handling shapefile formats needed to build their own mini-GIS. Comprehensive and engaging commentary robust contents accompanying datasets and classroom-tested exercises are all housed here to permit users to become competitive in the GIS/IT job market and industry. | Introduction to GIS Programming and Fundamentals with Python and ArcGIS®

GBP 44.99
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Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science

Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science

This textbook integrates GIS spatial analysis and computational methods for solving real-world problems in various policy-relevant social science applications. Thoroughly updated the third edition showcases the best practices of computational spatial social science and includes numerous case studies with step-by-step instructions in ArcGIS Pro and open-source platform KNIME. Readers sharpen their GIS skills by applying GIS techniques in detecting crime hotspots measuring accessibility of primary care physicians forecasting the impact of hospital closures on local community or siting the best locations for business. FEATURES Fully updated using the latest version of ArcGIS Pro and open-source platform KNIME Features two brand-new chapters on agent-based modeling and big data analytics Provides newly automated tools for regionalization functional region delineation accessibility measures planning for maximum equality in accessibility and agent-based crime simulation Includes many compelling examples and real-world case studies related to social science urban planning and public policy Provides a website for downloading data and programs for implementing all case studies included in the book and the KNIME lab manual Intended for students taking upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level courses in quantitative geography spatial analysis and GIS applications as well as researchers and professionals in fields such as geography city and regional planning crime analysis public health and public administration. | Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science

GBP 100.00
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GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management A Global Perspective

GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management A Global Perspective

The Open Access version of this book available at http://www. tandfebooks. com/doi/view/10. 1201/9781315146638 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. 0 license. GIS is used today to better understand and solve urban problems. GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management: A Global Perspective explores and illustrates the capacity that geo-information and GIS have to inform practitioners and other participants in the processes of the planning and management of urban regions. The first part of the book addresses the concept of sustainable urban development its different frameworks the many ways of measuring sustainability and its value in the urban policy arena. The second part discusses how urban planning can shape our cities examines various spatial configurations of cities the spread of activities and the demands placed on different functions to achieve strategic objective. It further focuses on the recognition that urban dwellers are increasingly under threat from natural hazards and climate change. Written by authors with expertise on the applications of geo-information in urban management this book showcases the importance of GIS in better understanding current urban challenges and provides new insights on how to apply GIS in urban planning. It illustrates through real world cases the use of GIS in analyzing and evaluating the position of disadvantaged groups and areas in cities and provides clear examples of applied GIS in urban sustainability and urban resilience. The idea of sustainable development is still very much central in the new development agenda of the United Nations and in that sense it is of particular importance for students from both the Global South and Global North. Professionals researchers and students alike will find this book to be an invaluable resource for understanding and solving problems relating to sustainable urban planning and management. | GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management A Global Perspective

GBP 42.99
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Basic GIS Coordinates

Basic GIS Coordinates

Coordinates are integral building tools for GIS cartography surveying and are vital to the many applications we use today such as smart phones car navigation systems and driverless cars. Basic GIS Coordinates Third Edition grants readers with a solid understanding of coordinates and coordinate systems and how they operate as well as valuable insight into what causes them to malfunction. This practical and comprehensive guide lays out the foundation of a coordinate system and the implications behind building it as it elaborates on heights two coordinate systems and the rectangular system. The previous editions described horizontal and vertical datums such as the North American Datum 1983 (NAD 83) and the North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD 88). Both will be replaced in 2022 or thereabouts. The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) plans to replace NAD83 with a new semi-dynamic terrestrial reference frame for North America and a new vertical datum will replace NAVD88. The foundation of the new vertical datum will be a temporally tracked gravimetric geoid. The interim period is intended to smooth the transition to the new paradigm and this new edition explores the changes and provides assistance in understanding them.

GBP 44.99
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GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling

GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling

Although archaeologists are using GIS technology at an accelerating rate publication of their work has not kept pace. A state-of-the-art exploration the subject GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling pulls together discussions of theory and methodology scale data quantitative methods and cultural resource management and uses location models and case studies to illustrate these concepts. This book written by a distinguished group of international authors reassesses the practice of predictive modeling as it now exists and examines how it has become useful in new ways. A guide to spatial procedures used in archaeology the book provides a comprehensive treatment of predictive modeling. It draws together theoretical models and case studies and explains how modeling may be applied to future projects. The book illustrates the various aspects of academic and practical applications of predictive modeling. It also discusses the need to assess the reliability of the results and the implications of reliability assessment on the further development of predictive models. Of the books available on GIS some touch on archaeological applications but few cover the topic in such depth. Both up to date and containing case studies from a wide range of geographical locations including Europe the USA and Australia this book sets a baseline for future developments.

GBP 59.99
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Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science - Textbook and Lab Manual

Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science - Textbook and Lab Manual

This set includes the third edition of Computational Methods and GIS in Social Science and the accompanying lab manual. It integrates GIS spatial analysis and computational methods for solving real-world problems in various policy-relevant social science applications. Thoroughly updated the third edition of the textbook and its accompanying lab manual showcase the best practices of spatial computational social science and include numerous new examples and case studies with step-by-step instructions in ArcGIS Pro and open-source platform KNIME. KNIME supports visual programming and multiple scripting languages such as R Python and Java. It helps readers sharpen their GIS skills by applying GIS techniques in detecting spatiotemporal crime hot spots measuring the accessibility of primary care physicians forecasting the impact of hospital closures on the local community or siting the best locations for business. Features Fully updated using the latest version of ArcGIS Pro and open-source platform KNIME Includes many compelling examples and real-world case studies related to social science urban planning and public policy with clear step-by-step instructions Provides newly automated programs for regionalization functional region delineation accessibility measures maximal accessibility equality problem and agent-based crime simulation Includes 22 case studies from USA and China that parallel the methods developed in the textbook and enable readers to easily replicate and expand their work Adds two new chapters on agent-based modeling and big data analytics Provides support materials for downloading data and programs for implementing all case studies included in the book and the KNIME lab manual This set is intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in quantitative geography spatial analysis GIS applications in socioeconomic studies GIS applications in business location theory. Researchers in similar fields: geography city and regional planning sociology criminology public health and public administration. | Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science - Textbook and Lab Manual

GBP 120.00
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