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Global Aerospace Monitoring and Disaster Management
Springer 2011; US$ 139.99Satellite Remote Sensing
Springer 2012; US$ 139.99This book provides a state-of-the art overview of satellite archaeology and it is an invaluable volume for archaeologists, scientists, and managers interested in using satellite Earth Observation (EO) to improve the traditional approach for archaeological investigation, protection and management of Cultural Heritage. The recent increasing development... more...
Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems
Springer 2011; US$ 219.99This unique book brings together a comprehensive set of papers on the background, theory, technical issues and applications of agent-based modelling (ABM) within geographical systems. This collection of papers is an invaluable reference point for the experienced agent-based modeller as well those new to the area. Specific geographical issues such as... more...
International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning with GIS in Secondary Schools
Springer 2011; US$ 109.99This, the first publication to collate a broad international perspective on the pedagogical value of GIS technology in classrooms, offers an unprecedented range of expert views on the subject. Geographic Information Systems (GISs) are now ubiquitous and relatively inexpensive. They have revolutionized the way people explore and understand the world... more...
Geospatial Abduction
Springer 2011; US$ 79.99Imagine yourself as a military officer in a conflict zone trying to identify locations of weapons caches supporting road-side bomb attacks on your country's troops. Or imagine yourself as a public health expert trying to identify the location of contaminated water that is causing diarrheal diseases in a local population. Geospatial abduction is... more...
Remote Sensing
Springer 2012; US$ 39.99Remote Sensing provides information on how remote sensing relates to the natural resources inventory, management, and monitoring, as well as environmental concerns. It explains the role of this new technology in current global challenges. "Remote Sensing" will discuss remotely sensed data application payloads and platforms, along with the... more...
Vermessung der Oikumene
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 182.00This collection presents major portions of a Berlin conference on ancient geography. The volume is devoted to questions about the shape and size of the Greco-Roman Oecumene, including its boundaries and internal structure. Building upon on analysis of different literary genres, the articles contained in this volume help to unite dispersed and fragmentary... more...
Icebound in Antarctica
Allen & Unwin 2012; US$ 11.81Dr David Lewis tells of his latest expedition in which he sailed to Antarctica in the winter to be intentionally icebound. Much more than a sailor's tale of a voyage of exploration, it is a revelation of the human spirit under duress. more...
Theoretische Geographie
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 15.21Hauptbeschreibung Wissenschaftliches geographisches Arbeiten ist ohne Theorien nicht möglich - weder in der Human- noch in der Physiogeographie. Mit diesem Buch legt Heike Egner nun eine gut verständliche Einführung in diese Thematik mit einer Vielzahl von Beispielen aus den Sozial- und Naturwissenschaften vor. Der Band wendet sich explizit an die... more...
Mit Kurs auf Thule
Konrad Theiss Verlag 2011; US$ 21.73Hauptbeschreibung Draufgänger im rauen Nordwind »Gott schütze uns vor dem Zorn der Nordmänner!« war im Mittelalter ein verbreitetes Stoßgebet gegen die Schrecken der Meere. Vergleichsweise friedlich segelten andere Wikinger wie Leif Erikson in wagemutigen Expeditionen bis nach Amerika. Leif Erikson hat es vorgemacht, Kolumbus hat es nachgemacht... more...









