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Forensic rhetorics and satellite surveillance : the visualization of war crimes and human rights violations

Marouf Hasian, Author | [S.l.] : Lanham MD Lexington Books | 2016

Forensic Rhetorics, Satellite Surveillance, and the Visualization of War Crimes and Human Rights Violations uses critical forensic perspectives in order to assess the strengths and weaknesses of governmental, NGO, and celebrity usage of satellit[...]

Google earth, outreach and activism

Catherine Summerhayes, Author | London : Bloomsbury Publishing | 2016

In order to be able to communicate and engage with each other via new communicative spaces such as Google Earth, we need to understand as much as possible about how they work as cultural texts: how and why we make them and how we respond to them[...]

Proceedings of the 2016 conference on Big Data from Space (BiDS'16) : 15th-17th March 2016, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

P. Soille, Editor ; Pier Giorgio Marchetti, Editor ; European Commission, Author | Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union | Scientific and Technical Research series | 2016

The focus is on the whole data life cycle, ranging from data acquisition by space borne and ground-based sensors to data management, analysis and exploitation in the domains of Earth Observation, Space Science, Space Engineering, Space Weather, [...]

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Remote sensing from air and space

R. C. Olsen, Author | Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE Press | 2016

This title examines the definition and uses of remote sensing from a military perspective. It discusses the instruments and principles that support a wide range of systems, including optical, thermal, radar, and LiDAR.

Remote sensing applications for the urban environment

George Z. Xian, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Taylor & Francis series in remote sensing applications series | 2016

As more natural lands are transformed into urban lands with more people in urban areas, it is important to understand how these environmental changes may impact living conditions as well as the ecosystem. This book summarizes satellite observing[...]

Planetary geodesy and remote sensing

Shuanggen Jin, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2015

Although lunar exploration began in the 1960s, the moon and other planets have many long-standing, unanswered questions about planetary environments, origin, formation and evolution, magnetization of crustal rocks, internal structure, and possib[...]

Practical handbook of remote sensing

Samantha Lavender, Author ; Andrew Lavender, Author | Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York : CRC Press | 2015

The Practical Handbook of Remote Sensing offers a complete understanding of the basic scientific principles needed to perform practical remote sensing at home or at work, using a personal computer. This book contains the information needed to e[...]

Remote sensing and image interpretation

Thomas M. Lillesand, Author ; R. W. Kiefer, Author ; Jonathan W. Chipman, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2015

Remote sensing and its kindred technologies, such as geographic information systems (GIS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS), are having a pervasive impact on the conduct of sciences, government, and business alike

Satellite earth observation in support of climate information challenges : the CEOS earth observation handbook, special 2015 COP21 edition

Ivan Petiteville, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | 2015

This edition was prepared for the COP21 meeting in late 2015 to help develop a broader understanding of the fundamental importance of satellite EO to the information needed to inform our climate policies on all scales. This report explores how s[...]

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Tracking fracking : monitoring atmospheric effects of hydraulic fracturing using remote sensing

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2015

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is an unconventional gas extraction technique that enables the exploitation of new gas and oil reserves in subterranean shale deposits. The environmental effects of unconventional oil and gas extraction are the[...]

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Civil earth observations : national strategy and plan /

Brendon Walters, Editor | [S.l.] : Nova Science Publisher | Space science, exploration and policies | 2014

The U.S. Government is the largest provider of environmental and Earth-system data in the world. Voluminous amounts of data and information come from a complex array of satellites, ocean buoys, stream gauges, human surveys, and other platforms f[...]

GIS fundamentals

Stephen Wise, Author | Boca Raton, Florida ; London ; New York : CRC Press | 2014

"Aimed at readers with a knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) but no formal training in computer science, this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to how GIS store and process spatial data. This updated edition include[...]

GIS tutorial for health

Kristen Seamens Kurland, Author ; Wilpen L. Gorr, Author | [S.l.] : ESRI Press | GIS Tutorials | 2014

A handbook for teaching GIS to healthcare professionals, this reference discusses learning GIS software in the context of visualizing and analyzing health-related data. By outlining a hands-on approach that simulates how a GIS project would be d[...]

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Handbook of satellite orbits : from Kepler to GPS /

Michel Capderou, Author | Cham : Springer | 2014

This book discusses the great variety of satellite orbits, both in shape (circular to highly elliptical) and properties (geostationary, Sun-synchronous, etc.). This volume starts with an introduction into geodesy. This is followed by a presentat[...]

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Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Big Data from Space (BiDS'14) : 12th-14th November 2014, ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy

P. Soille, Editor ; Pier Giorgio Marchetti, Editor ; European Commission, Author | Luxembourg : Publications Office of the European Union | Scientific and Technical Research series | 2014

The focus is on the whole data life cycle, ranging from data acquisition by space borne and ground-based sensors to data management, analysis and exploitation in the domains of Earth Observation, Space Science, Space Engineering, Space Weather, [...]

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Remote sensing of natural resources

Guangxing Wang, Editor ; Qihao Weng, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Taylor & Francis series in remote sensing applications series | 2014

Highlighting new technologies, Remote Sensing of Natural Resources explores advanced remote sensing systems and algorithms for image processing, enhancement, feature extraction, data fusion, image classification, image-based modeling, image-base[...]

The surveillance imperative : geosciences during the Cold War and beyond /

Simone Turchetti, Editor ; Peder Roberts, Editor | New York : Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave studies in the history of science and technology | 2014

Physical principles of remote sensing

W.G. Rees, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2013

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GIS and public health

Ellen K. Cromley, Author ; Sara McLafferty, Author | New York : The Guilford Press | 2012

"Authoritative and comprehensive, this is the leading text and professional resource on using geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze and address public health problems. Basic GIS concepts and tools are explained, including ways to acces[...]

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Introduction to geographic information systems

Kang-Tsung Chang, Author | New York : McGraw-Hill | 2012

Remote sensing

Siamak Khorram, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in space development | 2012

Computer processing of remotely-sensed images : an introduction

Paul M. Mather, Author ; Koch, Magaly, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2011

Remotely-sensed images of the Earth's surface provide an invaluable source of information about the geographical distribution of natural and cultural features, as well as a record of changes in environmental conditions over decadal time-scales. [...]

Computer processing of remotely-sensed images : an introduction

Paul M. Mather, Author ; Koch, Magaly, Author | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons | 2011

Remotely-sensed images of the Earth's surface provide an invaluable source of information about the geographical distribution of natural and cultural features, as well as a record of changes in environmental conditions over decadal time-scales. [...]

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Geospatial analysis of environmental health

Juliana Maantay, Editor ; Sara McLafferty, Editor | New York : Springer Science and Business Media | 2011

This book focuses on a range of geospatial applications for environmental health research, including environmental justice issues, environmental health disparities, air and water contamination, and infectious diseases. Environmental health resea[...]

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Global Aerospace Monitoring and Disaster Management

Valery Alexandrovich Menshikov, Author ; Anatoly N. Perminov, Author ; Yuri M. Urlichich, Author | New York, NY : Springer | 2011

The book is devoted to the prospects of using aerospace monitoring potential for new approach to disaster management matter: early warning about cataclasmic natural events and man-made catastrophes. It is intended to introduce IGMASS concept to [...]

H2OPE : Tigris Euphrates and the global water crisis

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2011

Earth observation and remote sensing satellites provide valuable data for large monitoring of fresh water quality, and sustainable water management. This report shows how information from remote sensing satellites, together with Geographic Infor[...]

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Introduction to remote sensing

James B. Campbell, Author ; Randolph H. Wynne, Author | [S.l.] : Guilford Press | 2011

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Introduction to subsurface imaging

Bahaa E. A. Saleh, Author | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press | 2011

Introducing the principles, methods and applications of subsurface sensing and imaging, this book covers a wide range of techniques. Unifying the underlying physical and mathematical similarities, Saleh includes homework problems, plus numerous [...]

Near-space remote sensing : potential and challenges

Wen-Qin Wang, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in electrical and computer engineering, ISSN 2191-8112 | 2011

Near-Space Remote Sensing: Potential and Challenges concentrates mainly on the role of near-space vehicles in bridging the gap between satellites and airplanes for microwave remote sensing applications, providing a top-level system description a[...]

Near-space remote sensing : potential and challenges

Wen-Qin Wang, Author | New York, NY : Springer | SpringerBriefs in electrical and computer engineering, ISSN 2191-8112 | 2011

Near-Space Remote Sensing: Potential and Challenges concentrates mainly on the role of near-space vehicles in bridging the gap between satellites and airplanes for microwave remote sensing applications, providing a top-level system description a[...]

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