Overview
- Presentation of the state-of-the-art GIS software and tools
- Discusses a range of GIS applications in the GeoSciences
- Special attention given to environmental monitoring and applications
Part of the book series: Geotechnologies and the Environment (GEOTECH, volume 20)
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In the first part of the book, the description of every application includes the user requirements, the design and development stages performed and the presentation of the final outcome, its capabilities and services. The Web-based applications are developed through different innovative approaches, such as cloud GIS and Google Apps for GIS, justifying the merit of WebGIS in the world of the environmental applications. The second part of the book provides an overview of geomagnetic field parameters and reveals the potential of using GIS for modeling and analyzing of the Earth's magnetic (geomagnetic) field and its parameters. Here, the authors present the recently introduced phenomenon called “geomagnetic pseudostorm”, which is modeled and further analyzed here with GIS technology and tools.
This book appeals to those interested in various areas where spatial information becomes of paramount relevance (e.g. social and economic research and mapping, environmental and climate research, decision support systems, public services, and especially for geomagnetic field variations and for the design of warning systems for natural disasters). It presents modern methods and approaches to visualize and analyze spatial information using innovative techniques, procedures, and tools of WebGIS technology. In this book, the readers find a valuable companion in their efforts to design and develop their own WebGIS applications, as it includes useful examples of developing (Web)GIS applications regarding the monitoring of marine and atmospheric environments, as well as applications that deal with meteorological issues and the Earth’s magnetic field along with solar activity (space weather information).This book can also serve as a useful reference source for graduates, researchers and professionals related to the areas indicated above.
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
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GIS Basics and Applications in the Marine and Atmospheric Environments
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Theoretical Background of the Geomagnetic Field and GIS Applications
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: GIS and Environmental Monitoring
Book Subtitle: Applications in the Marine, Atmospheric and Geomagnetic Fields
Authors: Stavros Kolios, Andrei V. Vorobev, Gulnara R. Vorobeva, Chrysostomos Stylios
Series Title: Geotechnologies and the Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53086-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-53084-0Published: 22 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85058-0Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-53086-4Published: 07 June 2017
Series ISSN: 2365-0575
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0583
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 174
Number of Illustrations: 32 b/w illustrations, 66 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Geophysics/Geodesy, Environmental Science and Engineering