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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...
Space, Knowledge and Power
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 39.95The first to engage Foucaults geographies in detail from a wide range of perspectives, this book is framed around his discussions with the journal Hérodote in the mid 1970s. The contributors (including a number of key figures such as David Harvey, Chris Philo, Sara Mills, Nigel Thrift, John Agnew, Thomas Flynn and Matthew Hannah) discuss... more...
Geography and Genealogy
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 114.95This volume is possibly the first ever book to address the geographical and scholarly aspects of Genealogy. It highlights tools and information sources used by geographers and their application to family history research. Furthermore, it examines family history as a socio-cultural practice, including the activities of tourism, archival research and... 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...
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...
Developments in 3D Geo-Information Sciences
Springer 2009; US$ 129.99This book covers various aspects of 3D geoinformation regarding data acquisition, modeling, analysis, management, visualization and technology. In recent years, a wide range of 3D models have been developed including voxels, tetrahedral networks (TEN), constructive solid geometry (CSG) and boundary representation (B-rep), and new data collection techniques... more...
Géographie et société
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 2001; US$ 27.00Jamais les concepts d'espace et de territoire n'ont été aussi présents. Jamais l'environnement n'a soulevé autant de débats. Jamais, non plus, n'a-t-on disposé d'outils de représentation du territoire aussi performants que les systèmes d'information géographique. Quelle est donc... more...
Précis de télédétection, Volume 4
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 2007; US$ 39.00Le premier manuel publié en français sur l'interprétation d'image ainsi que le premier manuel universitaire de photointerprétation en français depuis plus de 30 ans. Cet ouvrage novateur met l'accent sur la démarche intellectuelle d'interprétation ainsi que sur les techniques et méthodes d'identification... more...
China and India in Central Asia
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00This book looks at how China and India's growing interests in Central Asia disrupt the traditional Russia-U.S. 'Great Game' at the heart of the old continent. In the years to come, both Asian powers are looking to redeploy their rivalry on the Central Asian and Afghan theatres on a geopolitical, but also political and economic level. more...
Power and Water in the Middle East
I.B.Tauris 2011; US$ 89.00"Power and Water in the Middle East" provides a powerful new perspective on the Palestinian-Israeli water conflict. Adopting a new approach to understanding water conflict - hydro-hegemony - the author shows the conflict to be much more deeply entrenched than previously thought and reveals how existing tactics to control water are leading... more...









