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Advances in 3D Geo Information Systems
Springer 2008; US$ 219.99This unique book focuses on comparing several types of 3D models. Due to the rapid developments in sensor techniques a vast amount of 3D data is available. Effective algorithms for (semi) automatic object reconstruction are required. Integration of existing 2D objects with height data is a non-trivial process and needs further research. The resulting... more...
Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century
Oxford University Press, UK 2004; US$ 74.99For anyone interested in recent American research on climate, cities, Geographical Information Systems, Latin America, or any of the other subfields in geography, this volume provides representative accounts of American geographers' contributions in 47 specialty areas. This wide range of specialties comprises both a comprehensive reference and... more...
The Titanic Sinks!
Random House Children's Books 2009; US$ 3.99Here is the exciting true story about the "unsinkable" Titanic ! Dramatic accounts, white-knuckle suspense, and fast-paced action of how the world's biggest, safest ship sank on its maiden voyage. Includes black-and-white photos and full-color underwater photos of the wreck. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
The Lunatic Express
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 14.00Indonesian Ferry Sinks. Peruvian Bus Plunges Off Cliff. African Train Attacked by Mobs. Whenever he picked up the newspaper, Carl Hoffman noticed those short news bulletins, which seemed about as far from the idea of tourism, travel as the pursuit of pleasure, as it was possible to get. So off he went, spending six months circumnavigating the globe... more...
The Single Best Investment
Print Project 2006; US$ 19.95Second edition This witty guide advises readers to stop playing the stock market or listening to television gurus and instead put their money into dividend-paying, moderate-growth companies that offer consistent returns and minimum risk. Citing statistics that show companies initiating and raising dividends at the fastest rate in 30 years, this... more...
The New Age of Adventure
National Geographic Society 2009; US$ 16.95National Geographic Adventure has published the best work by today?s finest writers, and this tenth anniversary anthology assembles an elite corps of authors that includes Sebastian Junger, Peter Matthiessen, Philip Caputo, and two dozen others. These reporters have voyaged to the ends of the earth to bring back the decade?s most thrilling, eccentric,... more...
Amazing Arctic & Antarctic Projects You Can Build Yourself
Nomad Press 2008; US$ 12.95The faraway lands of the North and South Poles are examined in this revealing guide, enabling children to explore the coldest places on Earth from the warmth of their homes. From polar exploration and penguins to Inuit cultures and the tundra, simple yet thorough explanations are provided for a range of Arctic and Antarctic topics while copious vocabulary... more...
Bernhard Varenius (1622-1650)
BRILL 2007; US$ 144.00Bernhard Varenius' books influenced the history of science in such a way that Isaac Newton, Alexander von Humboldt and Tsar Peter the Great all referred to him. Varenius wrote the first comprehensive description of Japan ("Descriptio regni Japoniae," 1649) from a European perspective, exclusively based on a diversity of sources. But the... more...
Kernel Methods for Remote Sensing Data Analysis
Wiley 2009; US$ 140.00Kernel methods have long been established as effective techniques in the framework of machine learning and pattern recognition, and have now become the standard approach to many remote sensing applications. With algorithms that combine statistics and geometry, kernel methods have proven successful across many different domains related to the... more...
Spectral Sensing Research for Water Monitoring Applications and Frontier Science, and Technology for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense
World Scientific Publishing Company 2008; US$ 165.00This book provides unique perspectives on both state-of-the-art hyperspectral techniques for the early-warning monitoring of water supplies against chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) contamination effects as well as the emerging spectroscopic science and technology base that will be used to support an array of CBR defense and security applications... more...









