Description
| Product ID: | 9783319580388 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CH |
| Series: | Sustainable Development Goals Series |
| Title: | Spatial Information Technology for Sustainable Development Goals |
| Authors: | Author: Dilip Kumar, Ranjeet Kaur, R.B. Singh |
| Page Count: | 243 |
| Subjects: | Management and management techniques, Management & management techniques, Earth sciences, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing, Environmental management, Sustainability, Earth sciences, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing, Environmental management, Sustainability |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This textbook aims to develop a scientific knowledge base on spatial information technology to communicate the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students, researchers, professionals and laymen. This textbook aims to develop a scientific knowledge base on spatial information technology to communicate the United Nations'' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students, researchers, professionals and laymen. The book improves understanding of the spatial database and explains how to extract information from this for planning purposes. To enhance the knowledge of geoscientists and environmentalists, the book describes the basic fundamental concepts to advance techniques for spatial data management and analysis and discusses the methodology. The Geographic Information System (GIS), remote sensing and Global Positioning System (GPS) are presented in an integrated manner for the planning of resources and infrastructure. The management of these systems is discussed in a very lucid way to develop the reader''s skills. Exercises are included to offer the reader proper procedure for map making and spatial analysis.. Where the first part of the book discusses the conceptual background, the second part deals with case studies using these applications in different disciplines. The presented case studies include land use, agriculture, flood, watershed characterization and infrastructure assessment for the Sustainable Development Goals |
| Imprint Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Publisher Name: | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-08-21 |
