Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 496 pages
- Published by: Springer
- Edition: 1st Edition October 31, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1402013981
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1402013980
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Book Dimensions:
9.7 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 2 pounds
Product Description
This book focuses on the current issue of environmental data management in view of the difficulties associated with various aspects of data management, i.e., objectives and constraints, design of data collection networks, statistical and physical sampling, remote sensing and GIS, databases, reliability of data, data analysis, and transformation of data into information. The subject has an international, interdisciplinary nature and constitutes the basis for all environmental management activities.
The book presents an integrated approach to the problem, consisting of:
-integration of different levels and aspects of environmental data management;
-state-of-the-art evaluation of problems and solutions relevant to each aspect;
-integration of views and expertise of scientists from different disciplines and different countries;
-integration of interdisciplinary approaches to data collection and information retrieval.