Download or read book Uncertainty and Context in GIScience and Geography written by Yongwan Chun and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncertainty and context pose fundamental challenges in GIScience and geographic research. Geospatial data are imbued with errors (e.g., measurement and sampling) and various types of uncertainty that often obfuscate any understanding of the effects of contextual or environmental influences on human behaviors and experiences. These errors or uncertainties include those attributable to geospatial data measurement, model specifications, delineations of geographic context in space and time, and the use of different spatiotemporal scales and zonal schemes when analyzing the effects of environmental influences on human behaviors or experiences. In addition, emerging sources of geospatial big data – including smartphone data, data collected by GPS, and various types of wearable sensors (e.g., accelerometers and air pollutant monitors), volunteered geographic information, and/ or location- based social media data (i.e., crowd- sourced geographic information) – inevitably contain errors, and their quality cannot be fully controlled during their collection or production. Uncertainty and Context in GIScience and Geography: Challenges in the Era of Geospatial Big Data illustrates how cutting- edge research explores recent advances in this area, and will serve as a useful point of departure for GIScientists to conceive new approaches and solutions for addressing these challenges in future research. The seven core chapters in this book highlight many challenges and opportunities in confronting various issues of uncertainty and context in GIScience and geography, tackling different topics and approaches. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Geographical Information Science.
Download or read book Uncertainty in Geographical Information written by Jingxiong Zhang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-03-29 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Geographic Information Systems (GIS) develop, there is a need to demystify the complex geographical world to facilitate computerization in GIS by the inaccuracies that emerge from man-machine interactions in data acquisition and by error propagation in geoprocessing. Users need to be aware of the impacts of uncertainties in spatial analysis and decision-making. Uncertainty in Geographical Information discusses theoretical and practical aspects of spatial data processing and uncertainties, and covers a wide range of types of errors and fuzziness and emphasizes description and modeling. High level GIS professionals, researchers and graduate students will find this a constructive book.
Download or read book The Geography of Uncertainty written by Alessandro Ricci and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines the characteristics and implications of a potential geography of uncertainty. In doing so, it analyses this concept in reference to both the origins of uncertainty in Early Modern Age and the current geopolitical situation. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach to uncertainty, drawing on global perspectives and literature to define its meanings and characteristics. In order to develop a thorough and precise understanding of the geography of uncertainty, a broad perspective is adopted, which includes other forms of knowledge in which the concept of uncertainty is firmly established. As such the book creates temporal links, that may occasionally be far off from one another, to present a geographical perspective of uncertainty. It provides an interpretation of the phenomenon of globalization in a new way, relating it to the first European openness to global spaces, the Early Modern Age, and identifying the transition from the medieval world to the Modern Age as the first manifestation of uncertainty in geography. Uncertainty is more prevalent than ever in today's geopolitical, economic, financial and social reality, as well as the ongoing emergencies and crises. The book adopts an interdisciplinary approach rooted in the geography of Early Modernity by referring to geopolitical scenarios, literature and philosophy, to target the historical roots and the prevailing configuration of the geography of uncertainty. It will appeal to scholars and students of human and political geography, politics, philosophy, international relations, economics and history.
Download or read book Geographic Data Imperfection 1 written by Mireille Batton-Hubert and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geomatics is a field of science that has been intimately intertwined with our daily lives for almost 30 years, to the point where we often forget all the challenges it entails. Who does not have a navigation application on their phone or regularly engage with geolocated data? What is more, in the coming decades, the accumulation of geo-referenced data is expected to increase significantly. This book focuses on the notion of the imperfection of geographic data, an important topic in geomatics. It is essential to be able to define and represent the imperfections that are encountered in geographical data. Ignoring these imperfections can lead to many risks, for example in the use of maps which may be rendered inaccurate. It is, therefore, essential to know how to model and treat the different categories of imperfection. A better awareness of these imperfections will improve the analysis and the use of this type of data.
Download or read book Geographic Uncertainty in Environmental Security written by Ashley Morris and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-09-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features papers presented at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop, help in Kyiv, Ukraine, in July 2006. The workshop focused on how uncertainty and fuzziness can be better modeled and implemented in Geographic Information Science to help decision makers make more informed choices, especially as they pertain to environmental security and protection, and brought together top researchers from both NATO countries as well as partner countries.
Download or read book Principles of Modeling Uncertainties in Spatial Data and Spatial Analyses written by Wenzhong Shi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When compared to classical sciences such as math, with roots in prehistory, and physics, with roots in antiquity, geographical information science (GISci) is the new kid on the block. Its theoretical foundations are therefore still developing and data quality and uncertainty modeling for spatial data and spatial analysis is an important branch of t
Download or read book Space Time Integration in Geography and GIScience written by Mei-Po Kwan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space-time analysis is a rapidly growing research frontier in geography, GIS, and GIScience. Advances in integrated GPS/GIS technologies, the availability of large datasets (over time and space), and increased capacity to manage, integrate, model and visualize complex data in (near) real time, offer the GIS and geography communities extraordinary opportunities to begin to integrate sophisticated space-time analysis and models in the study of complex environmental and social systems, from climate change to infectious disease transmission. This volume specifically focuses on research frontiers, comparative research, and research and application interactions in this field in the US and China, arguably the two most dynamic loci for this work today. The contributions to this book, by top researchers in China and the US, productively highlight the differences and similarities in approaches and directions for space-time analysis in the two countries. In light of the recent rapid progress in GIScience research on space-time integration in both countries, the book’s focus on research frontiers in these two countries will attract great interest in both countries and in other parts of the world as well as among related disciplines. In addition, the book also explores the impact of collaborative research and publications underway in this area between the US and China and will provide an overview of these collaborative efforts and programs. This book will not only be of interest to university-based GIS researchers and students, but also to those interested in this new area of research and applications like researchers and developers in business, internet mapping and GIS and location based services (LBS).
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Methodologies in Human Geography written by Sarah A. Lovell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Methodologies in Human Geography is the defining reference for academics and postgraduate students seeking an advanced understanding of the debates, methodological developments and methods transforming research in human geography. Divided into three sections, Part I reviews how the methods of contemporary human geography reflect the changing intellectual history of human geography and events both within human geography and society in general. In Part II, authors critically appraise key methodological and theoretical challenges and opportunities that are shaping contemporary research in various parts of human geography. Contemporary directions within the discipline are elaborated on by established and emerging researchers who are leading ontological debates and the adoption of innovative methods in geographic research. In Part III, authors explore cross-cutting methodological challenges and prompt questions about the values and goals underpinning geographical research work, such as: Who are we engaging in our research? Who is our research ‘for’? What are our relationships with communities? Contributors emphasize examples from their research and the research of others to reflect the fluid, emotional and pragmatic realities of research. This handbook captures key methodological developments and disciplinary influences emerging from the various sub-disciplines of human geography.
Download or read book Uncertainty Modelling and Quality Control for Spatial Data written by Shi Wenzhong and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-11-04 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers New Insight on Uncertainty ModellingFocused on major research relative to spatial information, Uncertainty Modelling and Quality Control for Spatial Data introduces methods for managing uncertainties-such as data of questionable quality-in geographic information science (GIS) applications. By using original research, current advancement, and
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems and Science written by Paul Longley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2001 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark text captures and redefines the richness and diversity of GIS, in an accessible form. It presents a clearly–defined path to a world of learning about GIS, using the Internet and closely–couples reference sources. It is richly produced and illustrated unlike any other in the field, with over 300 full colour illustrations. Unique in several ways, it presents comprehensive treatments of: Geographic Information Science – the scientific context to GIS, technical content and geographic implications The real value of GIS – illustrated using real world applications. Treatments emphasize operational, tactical and strategic issues The impact of Internet GIS on interdisciplinary science and society The pivotal role of GIS as a business driver in the information age – including the role of GIS as a business asset and the operational dynamics of its use in practice Learning resources include: Links to ESRI′s Virtual Campus which includes modules specially written to accompany the book (http://campus.esri.com) Instructor′s Manual to assist in the planning and use of this text in a variety of academic environments (http://www.wiley.co.uk/gis) Free on–line access to relevant chapters of the first edition of the two–volume ′Big Book 1′ (http://www.wiley.co.uk/gis) Questions for further study at the end of each chapter (http://www.wiley.co.uk/gis) Powerpoint slides to assist teaching
Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Human Geography written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 7278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Second Edition, Fourteen Volume Set embraces diversity by design and captures the ways in which humans share places and view differences based on gender, race, nationality, location and other factors—in other words, the things that make people and places different. Questions of, for example, politics, economics, race relations and migration are introduced and discussed through a geographical lens. This updated edition will assist readers in their research by providing factual information, historical perspectives, theoretical approaches, reviews of literature, and provocative topical discussions that will stimulate creative thinking. Presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage on the topic of human geography Contains extensive scope and depth of coverage Emphasizes how geographers interact with, understand and contribute to problem-solving in the contemporary world Places an emphasis on how geography is relevant in a social and interdisciplinary context
Download or read book Data Quality in Geographic Information written by Michael F. Goodchild and published by Hermes Science Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Deep Learning in Internet of Things for Next Generation Healthcare written by Lavanya Sharma and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest developments in deep learning-enabled healthcare tools and technologies and offers practical ideas for using the IoT with deep learning (motion-based object data) to deal with human dynamics and challenges including critical application domains, technologies, medical imaging, drug discovery, insurance fraud detection and solutions to handle relevant challenges. This book covers real-time healthcare applications, novel solutions, current open challenges, and the future of deep learning for next-generation healthcare. It includes detailed analysis of the utilization of the IoT with deep learning and its underlying technologies in critical application areas of emergency departments such as drug discovery, medical imaging, fraud detection, Alzheimer's disease, and genomes. Presents practical approaches of using the IoT with deep learning vision and how it deals with human dynamics Offers novel solution for medical imaging including skin lesion detection, cancer detection, enhancement techniques for MRI images, automated disease prediction, fraud detection, genomes, and many more Includes the latest technological advances in the IoT and deep learning with their implementations in healthcare Combines deep learning and analysis in the unified framework to understand both IoT and deep learning applications Covers the challenging issues related to data collection by sensors, detection and tracking of moving objects and solutions to handle relevant challenges Postgraduate students and researchers in the departments of computer science, working in the areas of the IoT, deep learning, machine learning, image processing, big data, cloud computing, and remote sensing will find this book useful.
Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Geography 15 Volume Set written by Noel Castree and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 8364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representing the definitive reference work for this broad and dynamic field, The International Encyclopedia of Geography arises from an unprecedented collaboration between Wiley and the American Association of Geographers (AAG) to review and define the concepts, research, and techniques in geography and interrelated fields. Available as a robust online resource and as a 15-volume full-color print set, the Encyclopedia assembles a truly global group of scholars for a comprehensive, authoritative overview of geography around the world. Contains more than 1,000 entries ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 words offering accessible introductions to basic concepts, sophisticated explanations of complex topics, and information on geographical societies around the world Assembles a truly global group of more than 900 scholars hailing from over 40 countries, for a comprehensive, authoritative overview of geography around the world Provides definitive coverage of the field, encompassing human geography, physical geography, geographic information science and systems, earth studies, and environmental science Brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on geographical topics and techniques of interest across the social sciences, humanities, science, and medicine Features full color throughout the print version and more than 1,000 illustrations and photographs Annual updates to online edition
Download or read book Re Presenting GIS written by Peter Fisher and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Geographical information science' is not merely a technical subject but also poses theoretical questions on the nature of geographic representation and whether there exist limits on the ability of GI systems to deal with certain objects and issues. This book presents the debate surrounding technical GIS and theory of representation from an 'inside' GIS perspective. Chapters are authored by leading researchers from a range of fields including geographers, planners, ecologists and computer scientists from Europe and North America.
Download or read book Research Trends in Geographic Information Science written by Gerhard Navratil and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-17 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June/July 2008 the Institute for Geoinformation and Cartography at the Vienna University of Technology organized a scientific colloquium in this city, where 15 well-known scientists presented their ideas on research for the upcoming decade. This book contains papers prepared by the participants as well as by other researchers. The eighteen papers in this book reflect the opinion of a core group of Geoinformation scientists about future research topics. Dealing with these topics poses multiple research questions for the coming years
Download or read book Geographic Information Systems and Science written by Paul Longley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-04-15 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a five part structure covering: Foundations; Principles; Techniques; Analysis; and Management and Policy. This book includes chapters on Distributed GIS, Map Production, Geovisualization, Modeling, and Managing GIS. It offers coverage of such topics as: GIS and the New World Order; security, health and well being; and the greening of GIS.
