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Preserving Our Planet

GIS for Conservation

Edited by David Gadsden, Matt Artz ...

Series Book 12 - Applying GIS
Discover the geographic approach to conservation land management and landscape conservation.Geographic information system (GIS) technology offers a comprehensive tool for conservation professionals. A modern GIS gives users a real-time look at their data, locations, and their relationships. When applied to conservation, it reveals dependencies and challenges across multiple environments. Through ... Read more

$15.56 USD

Discover the geographic approach to conservation land management and landscape conservation.Geographic information system (GIS) technology offers a comprehensive tool for conservation professionals. A modern GIS gives users a real-time look at their data, locations, and their relationships. When applied to conservation, it reveals dependencies and challenges across multiple environments. Through
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Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 3.2

by Michael Law, Amy Collins ...

Learn to use ArcGIS Pro confidently, quickly, and effectively with the newest edition in this best-selling series.Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 3.2 introduces readers to ArcGIS Pro, the world’s most powerful desktop GIS. Geographic information system (GIS) software provides mapping and analytic capabilities that give people and organizations powerful location intelligence.Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 3 ... Read more

$77.75 USD

Learn to use ArcGIS Pro confidently, quickly, and effectively with the newest edition in this best-selling series.Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 3.2 introduces readers to ArcGIS Pro, the world’s most powerful desktop GIS. Geographic information system (GIS) software provides mapping and analytic capabilities that give people and organizations powerful location intelligence.Getting to Know ArcGIS Pro 3
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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

$11.15 USD

"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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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

$64.79 USD

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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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

$64.79 USD

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,
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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

$4.49 USD

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!
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1St Grade Geography: Continents of the World

First Grade Books

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Explore the World Books
At first grade, your child is expected to know all the continents of the world. But if he/she is lagging behind, don't worry because this educational book can help. Information presented here is done with the use of vibrantly colored pictures that call the attention. The use of colors and images allows for the better processing of memory and retention. Order a copy now! ... Read more

$4.49 USD

At first grade, your child is expected to know all the continents of the world. But if he/she is lagging behind, don't worry because this educational book can help. Information presented here is done with the use of vibrantly colored pictures that call the attention. The use of colors and images allows for the better processing of memory and retention. Order a copy now!
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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

$51.83 USD

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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Latitude & Longitude: Geography 2nd Grade for Kids | Children's Earth Sciences Books Edition

by Baby Professor ...

Learn to read maps, and locate regions in the world by using latitude and longitude. Is the lesson complicated? Perhaps, but with the right resource it should be easy enough for a second grader to learn. What makes this book effective is the right mix of texts and pictures. A child will be entertained by the colors, and educated by the facts. Buy a copy now! ... Read more

$3.59 USD

Learn to read maps, and locate regions in the world by using latitude and longitude. Is the lesson complicated? Perhaps, but with the right resource it should be easy enough for a second grader to learn. What makes this book effective is the right mix of texts and pictures. A child will be entertained by the colors, and educated by the facts. Buy a copy now!
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Citizen Planners

Shaping Communities with Spatial Tools

by Bernard J. Niemann, D. David Moyer, Stephen J. Ventura, Richard E. Chenoweth, Douglas A. Miskowiak ...

Citizen Planners: Shaping Communities with Spatial Tools describes how geographic information systems can be made accessible to ordinary citizens with little or no professional training to help plan and shape their local communities. The book focuses on the efforts of a group of Wisconsin citizens from all backgrounds who pushed for legislation that resulted in the GIS-based Wisconsin Land ... Read more

$12.95 USD

Citizen Planners: Shaping Communities with Spatial Tools describes how geographic information systems can be made accessible to ordinary citizens with little or no professional training to help plan and shape their local communities. The book focuses on the efforts of a group of Wisconsin citizens from all backgrounds who pushed for legislation that resulted in the GIS-based Wisconsin Land
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Understanding GIS

The ARC/INFO Method (PC Version)

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

Series Book 1 - Understanding GIS
The first single-project GIS textbook on the market, Understanding GIS: An ArcGIS Pro Project Workbook, third edition is an excellent resource for students and educators seeking a guide for an advanced, single-project-based course that incorporates GIS across a wide range of disciplines. It allows readers to progress through nine lessons using ArcGIS Pro software from Esri to find the best ... Read more

$51.83 USD

The first single-project GIS textbook on the market, Understanding GIS: An ArcGIS Pro Project Workbook, third edition is an excellent resource for students and educators seeking a guide for an advanced, single-project-based course that incorporates GIS across a wide range of disciplines. It allows readers to progress through nine lessons using ArcGIS Pro software from Esri to find the best
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Advanced Land-Use Analysis for Regional Geodesign

Using LUCISplus

by Paul D. Zwick, Iris E. Patten, Abdulnaser Arafat ...

Advanced Land-Use Analysis for Regional Geodesign: Using LUCISplus is the follow-up book to Smart Land-Use Analysis: The LUCIS Model (Esri Press 2007). Both are important works in the growing field of geodesign and smart land-use planning. This book, like its predecessor, shows how geographic information systems (GIS) software and technology are used to analyze land-use suitability, stakeholder ... Read more

$38.87 USD

Advanced Land-Use Analysis for Regional Geodesign: Using LUCISplus is the follow-up book to Smart Land-Use Analysis: The LUCIS Model (Esri Press 2007). Both are important works in the growing field of geodesign and smart land-use planning. This book, like its predecessor, shows how geographic information systems (GIS) software and technology are used to analyze land-use suitability, stakeholder
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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

$61.55 USD

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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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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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

$12.99 USD

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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Esri ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification Study Guide

by Mike Flanagan ...

Authored by senior Esri instructor, Mike FlanaganIntegrated with continually updating online resources The only ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification study guide ... Read more

$32.39 USD

Authored by senior Esri instructor, Mike FlanaganIntegrated with continually updating online resources The only ArcGIS Desktop Professional Certification study guide
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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

$51.26 USD

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

$89.09 USD

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

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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

$38.87 USD

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

$46.70 USD

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

$17.54 USD

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

$80.18 USD

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

Was $116.09 USD Now $80.18 USD

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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