GIS and environmental monitoring : applications in the marine, atmospheric and geomagnetic fields

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 We...

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Main Authors Kolios, Stavros (Author), Vorobev, Andrei V. (Author), Vorobeva, Gulnara R. (Author), Stylios, Chrysostomos (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
SeriesGeotechnologies and the environment ; 20.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319530864
9783319530840
ISSN2365-0575 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.