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High performance computing, as an important component of state-of-the-art cyberinfrastructure, has been extensively applied to support geospatial studies facing computational challenges. Investigations on the utility of high performance computing in geospatially related problem-solving and decision-making are timely and important. This chapter is an introduction to geospatial applications of high performance computing reported in this book. Summaries of all other chapters of this book, adapted from contribution from their authors, are highlighted to demonstrate the power of high performance computing in enabling, enhancing, and even transforming geospatial analytics and modeling.
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Tang, W., Wang, S. (2020). Navigating High Performance Computing for Geospatial Applications. In: Tang, W., Wang, S. (eds) High Performance Computing for Geospatial Applications. Geotechnologies and the Environment, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47998-5_1
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