PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
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Manual of Photogrammetry, Sixth Edition
By J. Chris McGlone, PhD
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Since the publication of the first edition in the 1940s, the Manual
of Photogrammetry has served as the comprehensive reference
for those working in the field of photogrammetry and for those
in other fields who need to use or understand photogrammetric
applications. Recent years have seen fundamental changes in
photogrammetric theory and practice, due both to technolog-
ical changes such as the the widespread adoption of digital
imagery, and also the emergence of separate fields with strong
photogrammetric components, such as geographic information
systems, computer vision and remote sensing. The Sixth Edition
of the Manual covers photogrammetry in depth, as well as its
constituent technologies, providing the student, practitioner or
researcher with a single valuable reference resource.
Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle
By Venkataraman Lakshmi
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ductCd-1118872037.html)
Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Water Cycle is an outcome
of the AGU Chapman Conference held in February 2012. This
is a comprehensive volume that examines the use of available
remote sensing satellite data as well as data from future mis-
sions that can be used to expand our knowledge in quantifying
the spatial and temporal variations in the terrestrial water cycle.
Indoor Wayfinding and Navigation
By Hassan A. Karimi
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Navigation/Karimi/9781482230840)
Outdoor wayfinding and navigation systems and services
have become indispensable in people’s mobility in unfamiliar
environments. Advances in key technologies (e.g., positioning
and mobile devices), has spurred interest in research and
development of indoor wayfinding and navigation systems and
services in recent years. Indoor Wayfinding and Navigation
provides both breadth and depth of knowledge in designing and
building indoor wayfinding and navigation systems and services.
It covers the types of sensors both feasible and practical for
localization of users inside buildings.
Remote Sensing of Wetlands: Applications and
Advances
by Ralph W. Tiner, Megan W. Lang, Victor V. Klemas
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Applications-and-Advances/Tiner-Lang-Klemas/9781482237351)
Remote Sensing of Wetlands: Applications and Advances covers
the rapidly changing landscape of wetlands and describes the
latest advances in remote sensing that have taken place over
the past 30 years for use in mapping wetlands. Factoring in
the impact of climate change, as well as a growing demand on
wetlands for agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, and develop-
ment, this text considers the challenges that wetlands pose for
remote sensing and provides a thorough introduction on the use
of remotely sensed data for wetland detection.
Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems
By Douglas M. Marshall, Richard K. Barnhart, Stephen
B. Hottman, Eric Shappee, Michael Thomas Most
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Aircraft-Systems/Marshall-Barnhart-Hottman-Shappee-
Most/9781439835203)
(2011) Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems is the
editors’ response to their unsuccessful search for suitable univer-
sity-level textbooks on this subject. A collection of contributions
from top experts, this book applies the depth of their expertise
to identify and survey the fundamentals of unmanned aircraft
system (UAS) operations. Written from a nonengineering
civilian operational perspective, the book starts by detailing
the history of UASs and then explores current technology and
what is expected for the future.
Mathematical Techniques in GIS, Second Edition
By Peter Dale
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Second-Edition/Dale/9781466595545)
The second edition of a bestseller, Mathematical Techniques
in GIS demystifies the mathematics used in the manipulation
of spatially related data. The author takes a step-by-step
approach through the basics of arithmetic, algebra, geometry,
trigonometry and calculus that underpin the management of
such data. He then explores the use of matrices, determinants
and vectors in the handling of geographic information so that the
data may be analyzed and displayed in two-dimensional form
either in the visualization of the terrain or as map projections.
