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Advances in terrestrial and extraterrestrial drilling, volume II : ground, ice, and underwater /

Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Editor ; Kris Zacny, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2021

"This 2 volume set will include the latest principles behind the processes of drilling and excavation on Earth and other planets. It will cover the categories of drills, the history of drilling and excavation, various drilling techniques and ass[...]

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Re-envisioning remote sensing applications : perspectives from developing countries

Singh Ripudaman, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2021

Re-envisioning Remote Sensing Applications: Perspectives from Developing Countries aims at discussing varied applications of remote sensing, with respect to upcoming technologies with diverse themes. Organized into four sections of overlapping a[...]

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Space debris peril : pathways to opportunities : capacity building in the new space era

Matteo Madi, Author ; Olga Sokolova, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2021

This book takes readers through the wide spectrum of problems created by space debris - including technical, political, legal and socio-economical aspects - and suggests ways to mitigate its negative consequences and create new opportunities. Wi[...]

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Space debris peril : pathways to opportunities : capacity building in the new space era

Matteo Madi, Author ; Olga Sokolova, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2021

This book takes readers through the wide spectrum of problems created by space debris - including technical, political, legal and socio-economical aspects - and suggests ways to mitigate its negative consequences and create new opportunities. Wi[...]

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Resilient space systems design : an introduction

Ron Burch, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2020

Presenting a fundamental definition of resilience, the book examines the concept of resilience as it relates to space system design. The book establishes the required definitions, relates its place to existing state-of-the-art systems engineerin[...]

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Resilient space systems design : an introduction

Ron Burch, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2020

Presenting a fundamental definition of resilience, the book examines the concept of resilience as it relates to space system design. The book establishes the required definitions, relates its place to existing state-of-the-art systems engineerin[...]

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Commercial space technologies and applications : communication, remote sensing, GPS, and meteorological satellites /

Mohammad Razani, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2019

This new edition introduces and examines the space technologies that are benefiting our everyday life. Space provides a unique environment to carry out scientific research that is otherwise impossible on Earth, including the fields of medicine, [...]

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Earth materials : components of a diverse planet

Dexter Perkins, Author ; Kevin R. Henke, Author ; Adam C. Simon, Author ; Lance D. Yarbrough, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2019

Earth Materials is a wide-ranging undergraduate textbook that covers all the most important kinds of (inorganic) Earth materials. Besides traditional chapters on minerals and rocks, this book features chapters on sediments and stratigraphy, weat[...]

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Handbook of human factors in air transportation systems

Steven J. Landry, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Human factors and ergonomics. | 2018

One of the primary applications of human factors engineering is in the aviation domain, and the importance of human factors has never been greater as U.S. and European authorities seek to modernise the air transportation system through the intr[...]

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Practical handbook of earth science

Jane H. Hodgkinson, Author ; F. D. Stacey, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2018

This self-contained handbook provides a carefully researched, compact source of key earth science information and data, logically sorted by subject matter, and then cross-referenced. Appealing to both experts and non-experts alike, the book pres[...]

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Practical handbook of earth science

Jane H. Hodgkinson, Author ; F. D. Stacey, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2018

This self-contained handbook provides a carefully researched, compact source of key earth science information and data, logically sorted by subject matter, and then cross-referenced. Appealing to both experts and non-experts alike, the book pres[...]

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Principles of sustainable energy systems

Charles Kutscher, Author ; Jana Milford, Author ; Frank Kreith, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series | 2018

PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, Third Edition, surveys the range of sustainable energy sources and the tools that engineers, scientists, managers, and policy makers use to analyze energy generation, usage, and future trends. The text p[...]

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Compressive sensing of earth observations

C. H. Chen, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Signal and image processing of Earth observations series | 2017

Future remote sensing systems will make extensive use of Compressive Sensing (CS) and will include CS as part of the system design. CS can be particularly important with increased high resolution sensor development and the enormous amount of ea[...]

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Extreme environment electronics

John D. Cressler, Editor ; H. Alan Mantooth, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Industrial Electronics | 2017

Featuring contributions by some of the world's foremost experts in extreme environment electronics, the book provides in-depth information on a wide array of topics. It begins by describing the extreme conditions and then delves into a descripti[...]

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Hyperspectral remote sensing : fundamentals and practices

Ruiliang Pu, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Taylor & Francis series in remote sensing applications series | 2017

Advanced imaging spectral technology and hyperspectral analysis techniques for multiple applications are the key features of the book. It will present in one volume complete solutions from concepts, fundamentals and methods of acquisition of hyp[...]

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Integrating scale in remote sensing and GIS

Dale A. Quattrochi, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Taylor & Francis series in remote sensing applications series | 2017

This work is the most comprehensive documentation of the scientific and methodological advances that have taken place in integrating scale in remote sensing and GIS. It presents new developments in the overall concept of scale within the purvie[...]

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Remote sensing for sustainability

Qihao Weng, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2017

Driven by the societal needs and improvement in sensor technology and image processing techniques, remote sensing has become an essential geospatial tool for understanding the Earth and managing Human-Earth interactions. Remote Sensing for Susta[...]

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Strategic GIS planning and management in local government

David A. Holdstock, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2017

This 'how-to' work 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 undertak[...]

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Facing the unexpected in flight : human limitations and interaction with technology in the cockpit /

Jean Pinet, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2016

Facing the Unexpected in Flight: Human Limitations and Interaction with Technology attempts to clarify the human characteristics at play in stressful situations, with the goal of providing a more solid basis for designing aeronautical operating [...]

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Radio wave propagation and channel modeling for Earth-space systems

Athanasios G. Kanatas, Author ; Athanasios D. Panagopoulos, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | A Colour Atlas | 2016

The accurate design of earth space systems requires a comprehensive understanding of the various propagation media and phenomena that differ depending on frequencies and types of applications. The choice of the relevant channel models is crucia[...]

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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[...]

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Infrared astronomy - seeing the heat : from William Herschel to the Herschel Space

David L. Clements, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2015

The book first presents the major telescopes in the world of observational infrared astronomy, explains how infrared light is detected through various kinds of telescopes, and describes practical problems that send infrared astronomers to the to[...]

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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[...]

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Global urban monitoring and assessment through earth observation

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

Cities and towns are the original producers of many of the global environmental problems related to waste disposal, air and water pollution. There is a rapidly growing need for technologies that will enable monitoring of the world's natural reso[...]

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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[...]

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Unauthorized access : the crisis in online privacy and security /

Robert H. Sloan, Author ; Richard Warner, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2014

The authors two renowned experts on computer security and law explore the well-established connection between social norms, privacy, security, and technological structure. This approach is the key to understanding information security and inform[...]

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Earth observation of ecosystem services

Domingo Alcaraz-Segura, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Earth observation of global changes. | 2013

"Offering a balanced review of differing approaches based on remote sensing methods to monitor ecosystem services related to biodiversity conservation, carbon and water cycles, and the energy balance of the terrestrial ecosystem, this book ident[...]

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Global forest monitoring from earth observation

Frédéric Achard, Editor ; Matthew C. Hansen, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Earth observation of global changes. | 2013

Forests provide a large range of beneficial services, including tangible ones such as timber and recreation, and intangible services such as climate regulation, biodiversity, and watershed protection. On the other hand, forests can also be consi[...]

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Information, communication, and space technology

Mohammad Razani, Author | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | 2012

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Advances in environmental remote sensing : sensors, algorithms, and applications

Qihao Weng, Editor | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group | Taylor & Francis series in remote sensing applications series | 2011

First, the text provides the latest developments in remote sensing data and sensor systems, paying special attention to LIDAR, high spatial-resolution sensing, hyperspectral sensing, and data fusion of various sensors. Next, authors examine cutt[...]

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