Volunteered Geographic Information and the Future of Geospatial Data

388 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Geographic data is a valuable source of information in modern society. By utilizing alternative sources of this data, the availability and potential applications of geographic information systems can be increased. Volunteered Geographic Information and the Future of Geospatial Data is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on information gathering from volunteers, as opposed to official agencies and private companies, to compile geospatial data. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as regional landscape mapping, road safety, and land usage, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, students, professionals, and practitioners interested in the growing area of volunteered geographic information.

• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geographie Geographische Informationssysteme (GIS) und Fernerkundung
• ISBN: 9781522524465
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.02.2017
• Größe: 286 x 221 mm
• Verlag: Information Science Reference
• Herausgegeben von: Michela Bertolotto, Cláudio Elízio Calazans Campelo, Padraig Corcoran