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Pattern-Based Compression of Multi-Band Image Data for Landscape Analy...
Myers, Wayne L.; Patil, Ganapati P.
Hardback. Describes an integrated approach to using remotely sensed data in conjunction with geographic information systems for landscape analysis. This work compresses remotely sensed data into an analytical image-map that is compatible with the geographic information systems as well as freeware viewers. Series: Environmental and Ecological Statistics. Num Pages: 190 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RGV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387444345
- ISBN
- 9780387444345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.61
€ 131.61
Hardback. Presents a method for assessing spatial pattern in raster land cover maps based on satellite imagery in a way that incorporates multiple pixel resolutions. Series: Environmental and Ecological Statistics. Num Pages: 148 pages, 71 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: RB; RGV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387376844
- ISBN
- 9780387376844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.89
€ 193.89
hardcover. Includes sections on attribute database management and SQL support, vector networks analysis, lidar data processing and new graphical user interfaces. This book is suitable for professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in government and industry as well as graduate students interested in geospatial analysis and modeling. Num Pages: 426 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 3rd ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387357676
- ISBN
- 9780387357676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.36
€ 202.36
Hardback. Addresses the broad problem of coastal nutrient pollution. This title discusses the interactions among biological, ecological, chemical, and physical processes, and what is known about nutrient inputs to the bay ecosystem, the impacts related to nutrient inputs, and how the ecosystem might respond to a sudden reduction in these inputs. Editor(s): Desbonnet, Alan; Colt, Ames Borden; Costa-Pierce, Barry A. Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 570 pages, 75 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RGBP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1046.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387352985
- ISBN
- 9780387352985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.98
€ 197.98
Paperback. Landscape ecology has generated a wealth of knowledge that could enhance forest policy, but little of this knowledge has found its way into practice. This title introduces landscape ecologists to the discipline of knowledge transfer. Editor(s): Perera, Ajith H. (Ontario Forest Research Institute); Buse, Lisa J.; Crow, Thomas. Num Pages: 223 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSAF; RGBL; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387342436
- ISBN
- 9780387342436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.50
€ 193.50
Hardback. Landscape ecology has generated a wealth of knowledge that could enhance forest policy, but little of this knowledge has found its way into practice. This title introduces landscape ecologists to the discipline of knowledge transfer. Editor(s): Perera, Ajith H. (Ontario Forest Research Institute); Buse, Lisa; Crow, Thomas. Num Pages: 223 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBL; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387342429
- ISBN
- 9780387342429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.85
€ 194.85
Hardback. This book provides a unique perspective on the destruction - both natural and human-caused - of coral reef ecosystems. The text combines principles of geophysics, paleontology, and marine sciences with real-time observation and offers strategies for restoration and management of ecosystems. Editor(s): Aronson, Richard B. (Dauphin Island Sea Lab). Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 466 pages, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RGBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387335384
- ISBN
- 9780387335384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.50
€ 258.50
Hardback. New and more accurate techniques for satellite gravimetry will be available soon, with promising applications in Earth sciences. This title stimulates discussion among Earth scientists on objectives and preferences for future satellite gravimetry missions. Editor(s): Flury, Jakob (TU Munchen, Germany); Rummel, Reiner (TU Munchen, Germany). Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Earth, Moon, and Planets journal,
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387297965
- ISBN
- 9780387297965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.94
€ 130.94
Hardback. Provides a survey of results in the field of compression of remote sensed 3D data, with a particular interest in hyperspectral imagery. This work covers topics such as compression architecture, lossless compression, lossy techniques, and more. It also describes a lossless algorithm based on vector quantization. Editor(s): Motta, Giovanni; Rizzo, Francesco; Storer, James A. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGW; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387285795
- ISBN
- 9780387285795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.42
€ 202.42
Hardback. Anthropologists interested in forager societies have emphasized risk management strategies as a major force shaping hunting and gathering routines and structuring institutions of food sharing and territorial behaviour. This book presents an analysis of complex pastoral and farming peoples and in populations with substantial known histories. Series: Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation. Num Pages: 442 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JHM; PSAF; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387275819
- ISBN
- 9780387275819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.91
€ 136.91
Paperback. With easily understood maps and text, this atlas depicts complex issues in an accessible manner. The author also looks at themes such as cultural issues and detente to the reader, presenting the Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is both useful and understandable. Num Pages: 127 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTP; JPS; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333994047
- ISBN
- 9780333994047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.71
€ 71.71
Hardcover. People move, individually and collectively, for a combination of economic, social, political and cultural reasons. This book reveals the complexity and significance of this increasingly important phenomenon in Western European countries, which links these societies to the wider world. Editor(s): Ghatak, Subrata; Sassoon, Anne Showstack. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920367
- ISBN
- 9780333920367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardback. In dictionary form, this work is an almanac of world history taking the place name or territory as its starting point. This is a detailed text, listing changes in world events up to 1999. It gives an insight into areas of conflict like the Balkans. Num Pages: 457 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCY; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 847.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333781777
- ISBN
- 9780333781777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.32
€ 216.32
Hardback. The text describes the basic mechanisms of the Common Agricultural Policy for the main sectors of agricultural production, the changes in Eastern Europe, the problems of developing countries and the GATT-WTO Agreement. It includes Berlin agreements on Agenda 2000 and 1999 developments. Num Pages: 281 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; KNAC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333775769
- ISBN
- 9780333775769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Hardback. This biography of David Livingstone provides an account of his strengths and weaknesses. He could be difficult and unsympathetic, but he was also single minded, patient and brave. This book tells of his life both in Britain and Africa, where he discovered Victoria Falls and was mauled by a lion. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; BGH; HRCX7; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333740415
- ISBN
- 9780333740415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. This work explores the relationship between land use planning and ethno-religious segregation. It explores the meaning attached to land in contested places, the challenges these present to planners, and the possibilities for accommodating differences over territory. Series: Ethnic & Intercommunity Conflict. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JPQ; JPSL; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333739945
- ISBN
- 9780333739945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.61
€ 127.61
Paperback. This work aims to portray the marginalization and deprivation of the pastoralist population in the Horn of Africa. It includes case studies from the Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia, the central theme being the political consequence of the decline of pastoralism in a region ravaged by conflict. Editor(s): Markakis, John. Series: Institute of Social Studies, the Hague. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; JP; JWL; RGCM; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333631294
- ISBN
- 9780333631294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardback. Focuses on a single question - if and how economic space matters, discussing theoretical, as well as historical issues of contemporary relevance. Subjects covered include historical accounts of spatial economics; land use and public goods; and location theory and spatial competition. Editor(s): Ohta, Hiroshi; Thisse, Jacques-Francois. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333586471
- ISBN
- 9780333586471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.79
€ 195.79
Hardback. Victorian traveller, Mary Kingsley, has been portrayed as a victim of 19th-century attitudes towards women, a brave and daring explorer, an anti-imperialist agitator and even a feminist heroine. In this biography the author examines and then confronts all these portraits. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; JFFK; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333489208
- ISBN
- 9780333489208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardcover. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 492 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333406540
- ISBN
- 9780333406540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.17
€ 196.17