Introduction to geospatial technologies /
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New York, NY :
W.H. Freeman and Co.,
2012
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Table of Contents:
- Contents note continued: 12.7 Examining Other Environmental Remote Sensing Applications
- ch. 13 Digital Landscaping
- Digital Topographic Maps, Contours, Digital Terrain Modeling, Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), NED, SRTM, LIDAR, and 3D Views of Landscapes and Terrain
- How Can Terrain Be Represented?
- How Can Geospatial Technology Represent Terrain?
- What Is a DEM?
- How Can You Make Terrain Look More Realistic?
- Geospatial Lab Application 13.1 Digital Terrain Analysis
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 13.1. If Everything's Digital, Do We Still Need Printed Topo Maps?
- Hands-on Applications
- 13.1. Digital Raster Graphics Online
- 13.2. US Topo Maps as GeoPDFs
- 13.3. SRTM Imagery Online
- 13.4. National Map Seamless Server
- 13.5. Terrain and Imagery Examples in Google Earth
- ch. 14 See the World in 3D
- 3D Geovisualization, 3D Modeling and Design, Prism Maps, Google SketchUp, and Google Earth in 3D
- What Is 3D Modeling?
- How Are 3D Maps Made?
- How Can 3D Modeling and Visualization Be Used with Geospatial Technology?
- Geospatial Lab Application 14.1 3D Modeling and Visualization
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 14.1. What's the Advantage of Using 3D Design?
- Hands-on Applications
- 14.1. Creating Prism Maps Online
- 14.2. Digging into Google's 3D Warehouse
- 14.3. 3D Hawaii
- 14.4. 3D Buildings in Google Earth
- ch. 15 What's Next for Geospatial Technology?
- New Frontiers in Geospatial Technology, Geospatial Technologies in K-12 Education, College and University Educational Programs, How to Easily Get Data, a Geospatial World Online, and Other Developments
- Who Is Involved with Geospatial Technology?
- How Is Geospatial Technology Used in K-12 Educational Efforts?
- What Types of Educational Opportunities Are Available with Geospatial Technology?
- What Other Kinds of Data and Software Are Available Online?
- How Can I Use Geospatial Technology Online?
- What Are Some Other Cool Developments in Geospatial Technology?
- Geospatial Lab Application 15.1 Exploring ArcGIS Explorer
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 15.1. Who Owns Geospatial Data?
- 15.2. What Do You See as the Next Frontiers for Geospatial Technology?
- Hands-on Applications
- 15.1. User-Generated Geospatial Content Online
- 15.2. AmericaView and the StateView Programs
- 15.3. Educational Resources and Lesson Plans
- 15.4. Degree Programs and Certification for Geospatial Technology
- 15.5. National Map Viewer
- 15.6. Some Other Available Geospatial Technology Programs and Tools Online
- 15.7. ArcGIS Server Live User Sites
- 15.8. ArcGIS Web Mapping
- 15.9. Some Blogs about Geospatial Technologies.
- 11 Images from Space
- Satellite Remote Sensing, Satellite Orbits, Sensor Resolutions, the Landsat Program, and High-Resolution Satellite Sensors
- How Do Remote Sensing Satellites Collect Data?
- What Are the Capabilities of a Satellite Sensor?
- What Is a Landsat Satellite and What Does It Do?
- What Satellites Have High-Resolution Sensors?
- Geospatial Lab Application 11.1 Landsat Imagery
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 11.1 What Effect Does Satellite Remote Sensing Have on Political Borders?
- 11.2. What If There Was No Landsat Data Continuity Mission?
- Hands-on Applications
- 11.1. Examining Satellite Orbits in Real Time
- 11.2. Streaming Landsat Imagery
- 11.3. Viewing Landsat Imagery with GloVis
- 11.4. Applications of Landsat Imagery
- 11.5. Viewing High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
- ch. 12 Studying the Environment from Space
- NASA's Earth Observing System Program, Terra, Aqua, Aura, and Viewing and Examining COS Imagery
- What Is Terra and What Can It Do?
- What Is Aqua and What Does It Do?
- What Is Aura and What Does It Do?
- How Can EOS Applications Be Easily Viewed and Analyzed?
- Geospatial Lab Application 12.1 Earth Observing System Imagery
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 12.1. How Can EOS Data Be Used in Studying and Monitoring Climate Change?
- Hands-on Applications
- 12.1. MODIS Rapid-Fire Online
- 12.2. ASTER Applications
- 12.3. Aqua Products and the Visible Earth
- 12.4. Aura Products and the Visible Earth
- 12.5. Using the Earth Observatory to Interactively Work with EOS Imagery
- 12.6. NASA Eyes on the Earth
- ch. 1 It's a Geospatial World Out There
- Introduction to Geospatial Technology, Geospatial Data, Geospatial Jobs, and Google Earth
- What Is Geospatial Technology?
- Who Uses Geospatial Technology?
- What Is Geospatial Data?
- What Is Google Earth?
- What's All This Have to do with Geography?
- Geospatial Lab Application 1.1* Introduction to Geospatial Concepts and Google Earth
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 1.1 What Happens to Privacy in a Geospatial World?
- Hands-on Applications
- 1.1. Industries Using Geospatial Technology
- 1.2. Jobs in the Geospatial Field
- 1.3. Mapping Data Layers Online
- 1.4. Examining Real Estate Values Online
- 1.5. Google Earth Plug-In
- ch. 2 Where in the Geospatial World Are You?
- Locations in a Digital World, Position Measurements, Datums, Coordinate Systems, GCS, Map Projections, UTM, and SPCS
- What Is a Datum?
- What Is a Geographic Coordinate System?
- How Can Real-World Data Be Translated onto a Two-Dimensional Surface?
- What Is UTM?
- What Is SPCS?
- Geospatial Lab Application 2.1 Coordinates and Position Measurements
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 2.1. Do You Really Need Printed Maps in a Digital World?
- Hands-on Applications
- 2.1. Great Circle Distance Calculations
- 2.2. Examining the Effects of Different Map Projections
- 2.3. Converting from Latitude/Longitude to UTM
- 2.4. Using the State Plane Coordinate System
- ch. 3 Getting Your Data to Match the Map
- Reprojecting, Georeferencing, Control Points, and Transformations
- How Can You Align Different Geospatial Datasets Together?
- What Is Georeferencing?
- How Can Data Be Georeferenced?
- How Is Data Transformed to a Georeferenced Format?
- Geospatial Lab Application 3.1 Georeferencing an Image
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 3.1. What Happens When Measurements Don't Match Up?
- 3.2. What Happens When the Georeferencing Is Wrong?
- Hands-on Applications
- 3.1. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- 3.2. Old Maps Online
- 3.3. Microsoft MapCruncher Gallery
- 3.4. Overview of the Georeferencing Process in ArcGIS
- ch. 4 Finding Your Location with the Global Positioning System
- GPS Origins, Position Measurement, Errors, Accuracy, GNSS around the World, Applications, and Geocaching
- Who Made GPS?
- What Does the Global Positioning System Consist of?
- How Does GPS Find Your Position?
- Why Isn't GPS Perfectly Accurate?
- How Can You Get Better Accuracy from GPS?
- What Other GNSS Are There Beyond GPS?
- What Are Some Applications of GPS?
- Geospatial Lab Application 4.1 GPS Applications
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 4.1. What Happens if GPS Stops Working?
- Hands-on Applications
- 4.1. Trilateration Concepts
- 4.2. Things to Do Before You Go Geocaching
- ch. 5 Working With Digital Spatial Data and GIS
- Geographic Information Systems, Modeling the Real World, Vector Data and Raster Data, Attribute Data, Joining Tables, Metadata, Esri, and ArcGIS
- How Does GIS Represent Real-World Items?
- How Can You Represent the Real World as Continuous Fields?
- How Is Non-Spatial Data Handled by GIS?
- What Other Kind of Information Do You Need to Use GIS Data?
- What Kinds of GIS Are Available?
- Geospatial Lab Application 5.1 GIS Introduction: AEJEE Version
- Geospatial Lab Application 5.2 GIS Introduction: ArcGIS Version
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 5.1. What Happens When You Don't Have Metadata?
- Hands-on Applications
- 5.1. Using GIS Online
- 5.2. ArcGIS Online
- 5.3. USGS Digital Line Graphs
- 5.4. National Land Cover Database (NLCD)
- 5.5. Esri TV
- 5.6. Esri ArcNews, ArcUser, and ArcWatch
- ch. 6 Using GIS for Spatial Analysis
- Database Query and Selection, Buffers, Overlay Operations, Geoprocessing Concepts, and Modeling with GIS
- How Can Data Be Retrieved From a GIS for Analysis?
- How Can You Perform Basic Spatial Analysis in GIS?
- How Can Multiple Types of Spatial Analysis Operations Be Performed in GIS?
- Geospatial Lab Application 6.1 GIS Spatial Analysis: AEJEE Version
- Geospatial Lab Application 6.2 GIS Spatial Analysis: ArcGIS Version
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 6.1. What Are Potential Societal or Policy Impacts of GIS Models?
- Hands-on Applications
- 6.1. Working with Queries in GIS
- 6.2. Working with Buffers in GIS
- 6.3. Land Transformation Model
- ch. 7 Using GIS to Make a Map
- Scale, Map Elements, Map Layouts, Type, Thematic Maps, Data Classification Methods, Color Choices, and Digital Map Distribution Formats
- How Does the Scale of the Data Affect the Map (and Vice Versa)?
- What Are Some Design Elements Included in Maps?
- How Is Data Displayed on a GIS Map?
- What Kinds of Colors Are Best to Use with GIS Maps?
- How Can GIS Maps Be Exported and Distributed?
- Geospatial Lab Application 7.1 GIS Layouts: AEJEE Version
- Geospatial Lab Application 7.2 GIS Layouts: ArcGIS Version
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 7.1. Why is Map Design Important?
- Hands-on Applications
- 7.1. Powers of 10 - A Demonstration of Scale
- 7.2. Typebrewer Online
- 7.3. Census Bureau Thematic Maps
- 7.4. Interactive Thematic Mapping Online
- 7.5. ColorBrewer Online
- ch. 8 Getting There Quicker with Geospatial Technology
- Vehicle Navigation Systems, Road Maps in a Digital World, Creating a Street Network, Geocoding, Shortest Paths, and Street Networks Online
- How Do You Model a Network for Geospatial Technology?
- How Is Address Matching Performed?
- How Are Shortest Paths Found?
- How Are Networks Used in Geospatial Technology?
- Geospatial Lab Application 8.1 Geocoding and Shortest Path Analysis: AEJEE Version
- Geospatial Lab Application 8.2 Geocoding and Shortest Path Analysis: ArcGIS Version
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 8.1. What Happens When the Maps Are Incorrect?
- 8.2. What Kind of Issues Come with Google Street View?
- Hands-on Applications
- 8.1. TIGER Files Online
- 8.2. Geocoding Using Online Resources
- 8.3. Solve Your Network Problems with Dijkstra
- 8.4. Online Mapping and Routing Applications and Shortest Paths
- 8.5. Examining Google Street View
- ch. 9 Remotely Sensed Images from Above
- Where Aerial Photography Came from, Color Infrared Photos, Orthophotos, Oblique Photos, Visual Image Interpretation, and Photogiammetric Measurements
- How Did Aircraft Photography Develop?
- What Are the Different Types of Aerial Photos?
- How Can You Interpret Objects in an Aerial image?
- How Can You Make Measurements from an Aerial Photo?
- Geospatial Lab Application 9.1 Visual Imagery Interpretation
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 9.1. How Can UAVs Be Used for Security Purposes?
- Hands-on Applications
- 9.1. World War II Aerial Photography Online
- 9.2. National Aerial Photography Program
- 9.3. Using MSR Maps for Viewing Aerial Images
- 9.4. Oblique Imagery on Bing Maps
- ch. 10 How Remote Sensing Works
- Electromagnetic Energy, the Remote Sensing Process, Spectral Reflectance, NIDVI, Digital Imagery, and Color Composites
- What Is Remote Sensing Actually Sensing?
- What Is the Role of the Atmosphere in Remote Sensing?
- What Happens to Energy When It Hits a Target on the Ground?
- How Can Spectral Reflectance Be Used in Remote Sensing?
- How Do You Display a Digital Remotely Sensed Image?
- Geospatial Lab Application 10.1 Remotely Sensed Imagery and Color Composites
- Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology
- 10.1. How Does Remote Sensing Affect Your Privacy?
- Hands-on Applications
- 10.1. Viewing Remotely Sensed Imagery Online
- 10.2. Examining NDVI with NASA ICE
- 10.3. Color Tools Online: Color Mixing
- 10.4. Comparing True Color and False Color Composites
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