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Creating Spatial Information Infrastructures
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 145.95Agreeing on the syntax and formats of spatial data and developing systems to handle these is the first step towards the spatial information infrastructure (SII). This book reflects major initiatives to create an SII, including the European INSPIRE initiative and the US DHS Geospatial Data Model. It also discusses semantic web technologies. more...
Mobility, Data Mining, and Privacy
Springer 2008; US$ 94.99The technologies of mobile communications and ubiquitous computing pervade our society, and wireless networks sense the movement of people and vehicles, generating large volumes of mobility data. This is a scenario of great opportunities and risks: on one side, mining this data can produce useful knowledge, supporting sustainable mobility and intelligent... more...
Open Source GIS
Springer 2007; US$ 84.99Including material relating to GRASS6, this third edition contains sections covering database management working with attributes and SQL, reflecting the substantial extension of GRASS capabilities for managing attributes stored in various database systems. more...
Proximity and Preference
University of Minnesota Press 1982; US$ 72.00How does one design experiments for collecting large volumes of data such as those needed for marketing surveys, studies of travel patterns, and public opinion polls? This is a common problem for social and behavioral scientists. The papers in this collection address the problems of working with large data sets primarily from the perspectives of geography... more...
Costa Rica Pocket Adventures
Hunter Publishing 2008; US$ 17.99A new guide that focuses on the sights and attractions, hotels and restaurants that are truly worth your attention. Written by the authors of our award-winning Yucatan Adventure Guide, this book offers comprehensive coverage of Costa Rica and its people. Travel to the major national parks and preserves; hike in rain forests. Explore the countrys... more...
Geography
Oxford University Press, UK 2008; US$ 9.99Modern Geography has come a long way from its roots in simply mapping and naming the regions of the world. Spanning both physical and human Geography, the discipline today is unique as a subject bridging the divide between the sciences and humanities, and between the environment and our society. This Very Short Introduction reveals why. - ;Modern Geography... 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...
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...









