GIS and Environmental Monitoring

Applications in the Marine, Atmospheric and Geomagnetic Fields

Stavros Kolios, Andrei V. Vorobev, Gulnara R. Vorobeva, Chrysostomos Stylios (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XI, 174 Seiten

2018 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-85058-0 (ISBN)

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This book constitutes a notable contribution to investigate and present the capabilities of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applicability and usefulness in environmental-related applications and sciences. The focus is on the design, creation, development and operation of integrated Web-based GIS applications for weather, marine and atmospheric environments, and the Earth's magnetic field. More specifically, the aim of this book is to present characteristic applications of GIS to environmental monitoring including GIS solutions for eco-mapping sea and port-related parameters, climate changes, and geomagnetic field. In the first part of the book, the description of every application includes the user requirements, the design and development stages performed and the presentation of the final outcome, its capabilities and services. The Web-based applications are developed through different innovative approaches, such as cloud GIS and Google Apps for GIS, justifying the merit of WebGIS in the world of the environmental applications. The second part of the book provides an overview of geomagnetic field parameters and reveals the potential of using GIS for modeling and analyzing of the Earth's magnetic (geomagnetic) field and its parameters. Here, the authors present the recently introduced phenomenon called "geomagnetic pseudostorm", which is modeled and further analyzed here with GIS technology and tools. This book appeals to those interested in various areas where spatial information becomes of paramount relevance (e.g. social and economic research and mapping, environmental and climate research, decision support systems, public services, and especially for geomagnetic field variations and for the design of warning systems for natural disasters). It presents modern methods and approaches to visualize and analyze spatial information using innovative techniques, procedures, and tools of WebGIS technology. In this book, the readers find a valuable companion in their efforts to design and develop their own WebGIS applications, as it includes useful examples of developing (Web)GIS applications regarding the monitoring of marine and atmospheric environments, as well as applications that deal with meteorological issues and the Earth's magnetic field along with solar activity (space weather information).This book can also serve as a useful reference source for graduates, researchers and professionals related to the areas indicated above.

From the Contents: Geographic Information Systems (GIS).- Brief history.- Overview of GIS definition and tasks.- WebGIS.- WebGIS definition.- WebGIS applications in Environmental monitoring.- WebGIS applications in E-Government.- WebGIS applications in GeoSciences and especially in presenting geomagnetic fields.- Modeling and analysis of geomagnetic filed and variations using WebGIS.- Earth magnetism origin.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2022
Reihe/Serie	Geotechnologies and the Environment
Zusatzinfo	XI, 174 p. 98 illus., 66 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	3276 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
Schlagworte	Geomagnetic Field Model • Geospatial Web Services • GIS • GIS Applications in the GeoSciences • GIS Applications to Environmental Monitoring • GIS Environmental Monitoring • WebGIS • Webgis Applications • Web mapping
ISBN-10	3-319-85058-X / 331985058X
ISBN-13	978-3-319-85058-0 / 9783319850580
Zustand	Neuware