Charla M. Burnett – författare

This book facilitates a deeper understanding of the diverse applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) in land and ocean mapping and surveying across different fields and regions, bringing forward the best practices and innovations happening worldwide. It includes a variety of analytical methodologies used for managing different landscapes and ocean sites and explores how emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence, will shape the future of digital geospatial surveying and analysis. With real-world projects and step-by-step applications, this book helps professionals and students in various fields navigate these technologies effectively and stay current with the latest trends.Key Features:Provides a detailed and thorough overview of GIS and RS applications, covering principles and techniques.Explores unique insights into practices across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Oceania, offering a broad range of perspectives and practical solutions.Includes a range of practical applications and case studies from real-world projects that provide valuable lessons and insights from experienced professionals.Addresses emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and augmented reality as applied to geospatial science.Breaks down complex concepts into easily understandable language for those new to the field while offering depth for experienced practitioners seeking to broaden their expertise.This is an ideal text for professionals working with geospatial information, mapping, and surveying who seek practical examples, innovative approaches, and awareness of emerging trends. It’s suitable for geospatial data analysts, planners, environmental scientists, surveyors, disaster management professionals, logistics managers, and those who work in related fields.

This book facilitates a deeper understanding of the diverse applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) in land and ocean mapping and surveying across different fields and regions, bringing forward the best practices and innovations happening worldwide. It includes a variety of analytical methodologies used for managing different landscapes and ocean sites and explores how emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence, will shape the future of digital geospatial surveying and analysis. With real-world projects and step-by-step applications, this book helps professionals and students in various fields navigate these technologies effectively and stay current with the latest trends. Key Features: Provides a detailed and thorough overview of GIS and RS applications, covering principles and techniques. Explores unique insights into practices across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Oceania, offering a broad range of perspectives and practical solutions. Includes a range of practical applications and case studies from real-world projects that provide valuable lessons and insights from experienced professionals. Addresses emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and augmented reality as applied to geospatial science. Breaks down complex concepts into easily understandable language for those new to the field while offering depth for experienced practitioners seeking to broaden their expertise. This is an ideal text for professionals working with geospatial information, mapping, and surveying who seek practical examples, innovative approaches, and awareness of emerging trends. It's suitable for geospatial data analysts, planners, environmental scientists, surveyors, disaster management professionals, logistics managers, and those who work in related fields.

This book facilitates a deeper understanding of the diverse applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) in land and ocean mapping and surveying across different fields and regions, bringing forward the best practices and innovations happening worldwide. It includes a variety of analytical methodologies used for managing different landscapes and ocean sites and explores how emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence, will shape the future of digital geospatial surveying and analysis. With real-world projects and step-by-step applications, this book helps professionals and students in various fields navigate these technologies effectively and stay current with the latest trends. Key Features: Provides a detailed and thorough overview of GIS and RS applications, covering principles and techniques. Explores unique insights into practices across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Oceania, offering a broad range of perspectives and practical solutions. Includes a range of practical applications and case studies from real-world projects that provide valuable lessons and insights from experienced professionals. Addresses emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and augmented reality as applied to geospatial science. Breaks down complex concepts into easily understandable language for those new to the field while offering depth for experienced practitioners seeking to broaden their expertise. This is an ideal text for professionals working with geospatial information, mapping, and surveying who seek practical examples, innovative approaches, and awareness of emerging trends. It's suitable for geospatial data analysts, planners, environmental scientists, surveyors, disaster management professionals, logistics managers, and those who work in related fields.

This volume provides a framework for evaluating geospatial software for participatory mapping. The evaluation is based on ten key indicators: ethics, cost, technical level, inclusiveness, data accuracy, data privacy, analytical capacity, visualization capacity, openness, and accessibility (i.e., mobile friendly or offline capabilities). Each application is evaluated by a user and cross analyzed with specific case studies of the software’s real-world application. This framework does not discriminate against assessing volunteered geographic information (VGI) applications, as a form of participatory mapping, in circumstances that its application is spearheaded by underrepresented groups with the intent to empower and spark political or behavioral change within formal and informal institutions. Each chapter follows a strict template to ensure that the information within the volume can be updated periodically to match the ever-changing technological environment. The book covers ten different mapping applications with the goal of creating a comparative evaluation framework that can be easily interpreted by convening institutions and novice users. This will also help identify gaps in software for participatory mapping which will help to inform application development in the future and updates to current geospatial software.