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GIS Tutorial 1 for ArcGIS Pro

A Platform Workbook

by Wilpen L. Gorr, Kristen S. Kurland ...

GIS Tutorial 1 for ArcGIS® Pro: A Platform Workbook is an introductory text for learning ArcGIS Pro, the premier professional desktop GIS application. In-depth exercises that use ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and other ArcGIS apps feature the latest GIS technology to show readers how to make maps, how to create and analyze spatial data, and how to manage systems with GIS. Incorporating proven ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

GIS Tutorial 1 for ArcGIS® Pro: A Platform Workbook is an introductory text for learning ArcGIS Pro, the premier professional desktop GIS application. In-depth exercises that use ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and other ArcGIS apps feature the latest GIS technology to show readers how to make maps, how to create and analyze spatial data, and how to manage systems with GIS. Incorporating proven
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Ultimate Navigation Manual

by Lyle Brotherton ...

Due to the level of detail, the images are best viewed on a tablet.All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.The Ultimate Navigation Manual is a unique guide to finding your way on land – from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even the absolute beginner to find their way anywhere in the world, it also develops a unique confidence in ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

Due to the level of detail, the images are best viewed on a tablet.All the techniques you need to become an expert navigator.The Ultimate Navigation Manual is a unique guide to finding your way on land – from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even the absolute beginner to find their way anywhere in the world, it also develops a unique confidence in
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Pinpoint

How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

by Greg Milner ...

"One of the most mesmerizing and exhilarating, yet alarming modern technology books…an extraordinary tale." —Gillian Tett, Financial TimesPinpoint tells the fascinating story of a hidden system that touches nearly every aspect of modern life. Tracking the development of GPS from its origins as a bomb guidance system to its present ubiquity, Greg Milner examines the technology’s double-edged effect ... Read more

$15.74 CAD

"One of the most mesmerizing and exhilarating, yet alarming modern technology books…an extraordinary tale." —Gillian Tett, Financial TimesPinpoint tells the fascinating story of a hidden system that touches nearly every aspect of modern life. Tracking the development of GPS from its origins as a bomb guidance system to its present ubiquity, Greg Milner examines the technology’s double-edged effect
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Getting to Know Web GIS

by Pinde Fu ...

Series series Getting to Know
Getting to Know Web GIS, third edition, pairs fundamental principles with step-by-step exercises to teach readers how to share resources online and build Web GIS apps easily and quickly. Start now building Web apps without a single line of programming, and then move on to developing more advanced skills using a variety of Web GIS technology.Instead of focusing on individual products, this book ... Read more

$68.39 CAD

Getting to Know Web GIS, third edition, pairs fundamental principles with step-by-step exercises to teach readers how to share resources online and build Web GIS apps easily and quickly. Start now building Web apps without a single line of programming, and then move on to developing more advanced skills using a variety of Web GIS technology.Instead of focusing on individual products, this book
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Understanding GIS

An ArcGIS Pro Project Workbook

by Christian Harder, Tim Ormsby, Thomas Balstrom, David Smith, Nathan Strout, Steven Moore ...

Series Book 4 - Understanding GIS
Christian Harder is a writer at Esri and author of a number of case study books on GIS.Tim Ormsby is a technical writer at Esri and has created and contributed to ArcGIS training courses for both the classroom and online learning. Ormsby coauthored Esri Press's best-selling workbook Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop (Esri Press 2010).Thomas Balstrøm is the coauthor of the Danish-language Book of GIS ... Read more

$57.59 CAD

Christian Harder is a writer at Esri and author of a number of case study books on GIS.Tim Ormsby is a technical writer at Esri and has created and contributed to ArcGIS training courses for both the classroom and online learning. Ormsby coauthored Esri Press's best-selling workbook Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop (Esri Press 2010).Thomas Balstrøm is the coauthor of the Danish-language Book of GIS
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Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop

by Michael Law, Amy Collins ...

Series series Getting to Know ArcGIS
Getting to Know ArcGIS® for Desktop is a workbook that introduces the principles of GIS via hands-on exercises. Readers are shown how to use ArcGIS for Desktop software tools to display and present maps and data, and then query and analyze the data. The third edition has been reorganized and includes new topics such as exploring online resources and raster data and contains new exercises, data, ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

Getting to Know ArcGIS® for Desktop is a workbook that introduces the principles of GIS via hands-on exercises. Readers are shown how to use ArcGIS for Desktop software tools to display and present maps and data, and then query and analyze the data. The third edition has been reorganized and includes new topics such as exploring online resources and raster data and contains new exercises, data,
... Read more
Visualizing Climate Change

A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions

by Stephen R.J. Sheppard ...

Carbon dioxide and global climate change are largely invisible, and the prevailing imagery of climate change is often remote (such as ice floes melting) or abstract and scientific (charts and global temperature maps).Using dramatic visual imagery such as 3D and 4D visualizations of future landscapes, community mapping, and iconic photographs, this book demonstrates new ways to make carbon and ... Read more

$117.03 CAD

Carbon dioxide and global climate change are largely invisible, and the prevailing imagery of climate change is often remote (such as ice floes melting) or abstract and scientific (charts and global temperature maps).Using dramatic visual imagery such as 3D and 4D visualizations of future landscapes, community mapping, and iconic photographs, this book demonstrates new ways to make carbon and
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GIS and Spatial Analysis for the Social Sciences

Coding, Mapping, and Modeling

by Robert Nash Parker, Emily K. Asencio ...

Series series Sociology Re-Wired
This is the first book to provide sociologists, criminologists, political scientists, and other social scientists with the methodological logic and techniques for doing spatial analysis in their chosen fields of inquiry.The book contains a wealth of examples as to why these techniques are worth doing, over and above conventional statistical techniques using SPSS or other statistical packages.GIS ... Read more

$163.85 CAD

This is the first book to provide sociologists, criminologists, political scientists, and other social scientists with the methodological logic and techniques for doing spatial analysis in their chosen fields of inquiry.The book contains a wealth of examples as to why these techniques are worth doing, over and above conventional statistical techniques using SPSS or other statistical packages.GIS
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Getting to Know Web GIS

by Pinde Fu ...

Series series Getting to Know
The new second edition of Getting to Know Web GIS features detailed, step-by-step exercises that teach readers how to share resources online and build web GIS applications easily and quickly. This workbook includes the latest upgrades and advances, such as smart mapping, AppStudio, ArcGIS Pro and scene services, and expands the use of ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS for Server, Web ... Read more

$28.79 CAD

The new second edition of Getting to Know Web GIS features detailed, step-by-step exercises that teach readers how to share resources online and build web GIS applications easily and quickly. This workbook includes the latest upgrades and advances, such as smart mapping, AppStudio, ArcGIS Pro and scene services, and expands the use of ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS for Server, Web
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Spatial Simulation

Exploring Pattern and Process

by David O'Sullivan, George L. W. Perry ...

A ground-up approach to explaining dynamic spatial modelling for an interdisciplinary audience.Across broad areas of the environmental and social sciences, simulation models are an important way to study systems inaccessible to scientific experimental and observational methods, and also an essential complement to those more conventional approaches. The contemporary research literature is teeming ... Read more

$81.99 CAD

A ground-up approach to explaining dynamic spatial modelling for an interdisciplinary audience.Across broad areas of the environmental and social sciences, simulation models are an important way to study systems inaccessible to scientific experimental and observational methods, and also an essential complement to those more conventional approaches. The contemporary research literature is teeming
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The Ultimate Guide To Amazon Alexa

Super Easy Ways To Automate Your Home

by Dave Andrew ...

Have you tried talking to your house, and then it answers back at you?Your Mom will probably say you are getting crazy if she heard you.But that is now possible!Especially with the advancement that we have when it comes to technology.It's been changing too fast, that you can now talk to a robot. And what you thought you will only see in movies, is currently happening in real life.With Amazon Alexa ... Read more

$4.88 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Have you tried talking to your house, and then it answers back at you?Your Mom will probably say you are getting crazy if she heard you.But that is now possible!Especially with the advancement that we have when it comes to technology.It's been changing too fast, that you can now talk to a robot. And what you thought you will only see in movies, is currently happening in real life.With Amazon Alexa
... Read more
Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar

A Workbook

by Kathryn Keranen, Robert Kolvoord ...

Series Book 3 - Making Spatial Decisions
The third book in the Making Spatial Decisions series, Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar, focuses on scenario-based problem solving using an integrated workflow in ArcGIS® for Desktop. The scenarios in Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar feature lidar as the primary data source and lidar-related analysis as the primary skill focus. Lidar is a powerful, and increasingly popular, ... Read more

$57.59 CAD

The third book in the Making Spatial Decisions series, Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar, focuses on scenario-based problem solving using an integrated workflow in ArcGIS® for Desktop. The scenarios in Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar feature lidar as the primary data source and lidar-related analysis as the primary skill focus. Lidar is a powerful, and increasingly popular,
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The Five Elements First Grade Geography Series

1st Grade Books

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's How Things Work Books
Geography can be a tough nut to crack if introduced ineffectively. Children at fifth grade still need as much as visual as possible. They easily get bored with textbooks filled with writings. A splash of color and illustration will facilitate for better memory and the more effective absorption of geographic information. Hence, your child needs this book. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

$5.66 CAD

Geography can be a tough nut to crack if introduced ineffectively. Children at fifth grade still need as much as visual as possible. They easily get bored with textbooks filled with writings. A splash of color and illustration will facilitate for better memory and the more effective absorption of geographic information. Hence, your child needs this book. Grab a copy today!
... Read more
Sixth Grade Daily Geography: Simple Geography Lessons

Wonders Of The World for Kids 6Th Grade Books

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Mystery & Wonders Books
Who says geography is difficult to learn? This amazing book will teach you otherwise! Picture books like this one lets the pictures tell most the story. You don't have to read a lot of text; yet, you understand the information presented well enough to remember it. Get ready to see A's in geography. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

$5.66 CAD

Who says geography is difficult to learn? This amazing book will teach you otherwise! Picture books like this one lets the pictures tell most the story. You don't have to read a lot of text; yet, you understand the information presented well enough to remember it. Get ready to see A's in geography. Grab a copy today!
... Read more
GIS Tutorial for Crime Analysis

by Wilpen L. Gorr, Kristen S. Kurland, Zan M. Dodson ...

Series series GIS Tutorials
GIS Tutorial for Crime Analysis, second edition, is a workbook for crime analysts and students of criminology. The book presents state-of-the-art methods that can be incorporated into any police department’s standard practices. This second edition builds upon the first edition by updating tutorials, adding a new chapter on building and evaluating predictive models using ModelBuilder and ArcGIS’s ... Read more

$61.19 CAD

GIS Tutorial for Crime Analysis, second edition, is a workbook for crime analysts and students of criminology. The book presents state-of-the-art methods that can be incorporated into any police department’s standard practices. This second edition builds upon the first edition by updating tutorials, adding a new chapter on building and evaluating predictive models using ModelBuilder and ArcGIS’s
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Global Forest Monitoring from Earth Observation

Edited by Frederic Achard, Matthew C. Hansen ...

Series series Earth Observation of Global Changes
Covering recent developments in satellite observation data undertaken for monitoring forest areas from global to national levels, this book highlights operational tools and systems for monitoring forest ecosystems. It also tackles the technical issues surrounding the ability to produce accurate and consistent estimates of forest area changes, which are needed to report greenhouse gas emissions and ... Read more

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Covering recent developments in satellite observation data undertaken for monitoring forest areas from global to national levels, this book highlights operational tools and systems for monitoring forest ecosystems. It also tackles the technical issues surrounding the ability to produce accurate and consistent estimates of forest area changes, which are needed to report greenhouse gas emissions and
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Observing Global Climate Change

by Kyrill Ya Kondratyev, Arthur P. Cracknell ...

This collaborative book aims to offer a comprehensive introduction to global climate, the way it is currently changing, the role of earth, air and satellite observation and monitoring, and subsequent climate modelling. It focuses on the interaction between natural and anthropogenic human- made change factors. The book emphasizes the importance of capturing climatic data and the use of that data in ... Read more

$63.98 CAD

This collaborative book aims to offer a comprehensive introduction to global climate, the way it is currently changing, the role of earth, air and satellite observation and monitoring, and subsequent climate modelling. It focuses on the interaction between natural and anthropogenic human- made change factors. The book emphasizes the importance of capturing climatic data and the use of that data in
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Satellite Sar Detection Of Sub-mesoscale Ocean Dynamic Processes

by Quanan Zheng ...

Series Book 44 - Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering
Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) as a form of radar to create images of objects, uses the motion of the radar antenna over a targeted region to provide finer spatial resolution than is possible with conventional beam-scanning radars by mounting the antenna on a moving platform such as an aircraft or spacecraft. As antenna aperture (the 'size' of the antenna) is defined by the distance the SAR device ... Read more

$98.90 CAD

Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) as a form of radar to create images of objects, uses the motion of the radar antenna over a targeted region to provide finer spatial resolution than is possible with conventional beam-scanning radars by mounting the antenna on a moving platform such as an aircraft or spacecraft. As antenna aperture (the 'size' of the antenna) is defined by the distance the SAR device
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Remote Sensing from Space

Supporting International Peace and Security

Edited by Stefan Schneiderbauer, Martino Pesaresi, Gunter Zeug, Bhupendra Jasani ...

David Stevens Space-based information, which includes earth observation data, is increasingly becoming an integral part of our lives. We have been relying for decades on data obtained from meteorological satellites for updates on the weather and to monitor weather-related natural disasters such as hurricanes. We now count on our personal satellite-based navigation systems to guide us to the ... Read more

$149.30 CAD

David Stevens Space-based information, which includes earth observation data, is increasingly becoming an integral part of our lives. We have been relying for decades on data obtained from meteorological satellites for updates on the weather and to monitor weather-related natural disasters such as hurricanes. We now count on our personal satellite-based navigation systems to guide us to the
... Read more
Mapping and Modeling Weather and Climate with GIS

Edited by Lori Armstrong ...

Mapping and Modeling Weather and Climate with GIS is a contributed volume of 23 chapters from leading climatologists, meteorologists, and other experts about how geospatial cartography and analysis helps to advance atmospheric science research. Coverage includes data and software resources, data representation, observations, modeling, data-model integration, web services, and the areas of current ... Read more

$56.15 CAD

Mapping and Modeling Weather and Climate with GIS is a contributed volume of 23 chapters from leading climatologists, meteorologists, and other experts about how geospatial cartography and analysis helps to advance atmospheric science research. Coverage includes data and software resources, data representation, observations, modeling, data-model integration, web services, and the areas of current
... Read more
Designing Better Maps

A Guide for GIS Users

by Cynthia A. Brewer ...

Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users, second edition, is a comprehensive guide to creating maps that communicate effectively. In Designing Better Maps, renowned cartographer Cynthia A. Brewer guides readers through the basics of good cartography, including layout design, scales, projections, color selection, font choices, and symbol placement. Designing Better Maps also describes the ... Read more

$67.67 CAD

Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users, second edition, is a comprehensive guide to creating maps that communicate effectively. In Designing Better Maps, renowned cartographer Cynthia A. Brewer guides readers through the basics of good cartography, including layout design, scales, projections, color selection, font choices, and symbol placement. Designing Better Maps also describes the
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Mapping the Deep

Innovation, Exploration, and the Dive of a Lifetime

by Dawn J. Wright ...

Embark on an extraordinary journey into the depths of the ocean.Oceanographer Dawn Wright made history in 2022 when she became the first Black person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest and most unexplored place on Earth—a trip that took her over 10,000 meters beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface. We know less about the ocean floor than we do about the surface of the moon. To date, barely one ... Read more

$25.91 CAD

Embark on an extraordinary journey into the depths of the ocean.Oceanographer Dawn Wright made history in 2022 when she became the first Black person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest and most unexplored place on Earth—a trip that took her over 10,000 meters beneath the Pacific Ocean’s surface. We know less about the ocean floor than we do about the surface of the moon. To date, barely one
... Read more
Role of GIS in Lifting the Cloud Off Chernobyl

Edited by Jaromir Kolejka ...

Series Book 10 - NATO Science Series: IV
The 15th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster offered a timely opportunity for an expert assessment of the current situation and suggestions for approaches to managing the information associated with the site and surrounding contaminated territories.The great quantity of data coming from the contaminated region was and is very difficult to use without he aid of modern ... Read more

$95.93 CAD

The 15th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster offered a timely opportunity for an expert assessment of the current situation and suggestions for approaches to managing the information associated with the site and surrounding contaminated territories.The great quantity of data coming from the contaminated region was and is very difficult to use without he aid of modern
... Read more
Spatial Modelling in Forest Ecology and Management

A Case Study

Edited by Martin Jansen, Michael Judas, Joachim Saborowski ...

At the end of the 1970s, when signs of destabilization of forests became visible in Eu rope on a large scale, it soon became obvious that the syndrome called "forest de cline" was caused by a network of interrelated factors of abiotic and biotic origin. All attempts to explain the wide-spread syndrome by a single cause, and there were many of them, failed or can only be regarded as a single mosaic ... Read more

$95.93 CAD

At the end of the 1970s, when signs of destabilization of forests became visible in Eu rope on a large scale, it soon became obvious that the syndrome called "forest de cline" was caused by a network of interrelated factors of abiotic and biotic origin. All attempts to explain the wide-spread syndrome by a single cause, and there were many of them, failed or can only be regarded as a single mosaic
... Read more

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