Geographic Information Systems: Case Studies in Environmental Monitoring provides detailed remote sensing and GIS methods, algorithms and technology comparisons focusing on a wide range of environmental applications. The geoinformation technologies are demonstrated through templated case studies detailing real world use of the techniques and clarifying methods, tools and practical solutions to environmental mapping and monitoring. The book utilizes remote sensing and geospatial data from the most recently launched satellites,and applies the latest geospatial data approaches and analysis software tools (both commercial and open source). Geographic Information Systems: Case Studies in Environmental Monitoring is a comprehensive reference for researchers, academics and technicians in the fields of geospatial science & technology, remote sensing, and environmental science; or those processing and analyzing geospatial data for monitoring and modelling. - Focuses on global, templated case studies of GIS applications to environmental monitoring - Includes methodologies allowing readers to recreate techniques and models and workflows that can be used in their own work - Covers a plethora of topics in applied geosciences, providing environmental and geographical applications of practical interest

Publisher

Elsevier

Year

2024

Print ISBN

9780443136054

eBook ISBN

9780443136061

Topic

Technology & Engineering

Subtopic

Civil Engineering

Index

Technology & Engineering

Geographical Information Science
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of contributors
Preface
Chapter 1 Identification of geomorphic and morphotectonic features using geographic information system techniques
Chapter 2 Monitoring snow by combining physical snow models and microwave remote sensing techniques
Chapter 3 Is there any pure nature left? A geospatial analysis approach of perceived landscape naturalness
Chapter 4 Spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation regeneration dynamics in a natural Mediterranean ecosystem using EO imagery and Google Earth Engine cloud platform
Chapter 5 Understanding and monitoring the dynamics of Arctic permafrost regions under climate change using Earth Observation and cloud computing
Chapter 6 Development of algorithms based on the integration of vegetation indices and meteorological data for the identification of low productivity agricultural areas
Chapter 7 A comprehensive framework for multiscale soil erosion modeling: A case study of Pag Island, Croatia
Chapter 8 Estimation of soybean productivity in a crop livestock integration system from orbital imagens and simplified triangle method
Chapter 9 Desertification risk in agricultural areas under current and future climate conditions—a case study
Chapter 10 An evaluation of SMAP soil moisture product using in situ data and Google Earth Engine: A case study from Greece
Chapter 11 Charting the changes: Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing study on soil erosion and coastal transformations in Maliakos Gulf, Greece
Chapter 12 Exploring aquatic environments through geographical information science: A comprehensive review and applications
Chapter 13 Assessing coastal vulnerability to climate change-induced hazards in the Eastern Mediterranean: A comparative review of methodological approaches
Chapter 14 Advances in geographical information science for monitoring and managing deltaic environments
Chapter 15 Dynamic modeling of urban hydrology in a geographic information system-setting with TFM-DYN
Chapter 16 Geospatial tools for cultural heritage education
Chapter 17 Urbanization trends from global to the local scale
Chapter 18 Mapping and monitoring night light pollution
Chapter 19 Crowdsourcing applications for monitoring the urban environment
Chapter 20 Revealing air quality dynamics
Chapter 21 Spatial distribution of noise levels in the Historic Centre of Athens in Greece using geoinformation technologies
Chapter 22 Exploring the effect of the first lockdown due to covid-19 to atmospheric NO2 using Sentinel 5P satellite data, Google Earth Engine and Geographic Information Systems
Chapter 23 Recent advances and future trends in operational burned area mapping using remote sensing
Chapter 24 Techniques and tools for monitoring agriculture drought: A review
Chapter 25 Exploring the use of random forest classifier with Sentinel-2 imagery in flooded area mapping
Chapter 26 Landslide susceptibility assessment and mapping in Breaza town, Romania
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