Spatial Databases is the first unified, in-depth treatment of special techniques for dealing
with spatial data, particularly in the field of geographic information systems (GIS). This book …

Analyses of land-use cover changes (LUCC) are fundamental to the understanding of
numerous social, economical and environmental problems and can be carried out rapidly …

The objective of this study is to develop a methodology to integrate multi-source remote
sensing data into a homogeneous time series of land cover maps in order to carry out …

Tourist maps are essential resources for visitors to an unfamiliar city because they visually
highlight landmarks and other points of interest. Yet, hand-designed maps are static …

The recently published standard ISO 25178-2 distinguishes between field parameters and
feature parameters for surface texture characterisation, whereby the main difference …

In image analysis, scale-space theory is used, eg, for object recognition. A scale-space is
obtained by deriving coarser representations at different scales from an image. With it, the …

The Landsat programme, which was started in 1972, initiated an era of space-based Earth
observation relevant to the study of large river systems through the provision of spatially …

(57) ABSTRACT A benefit is obtained for sending digital information over a network. The
digital information is representative of three dimensional images which include photographic …

Polygonal subdivisions, ie the representation of categorical data in the vector model, are a
common data type in GIS applications, in thematic maps, in topographic maps and in digital …

The Mediterranean basin is one of the most important biodiversity hotspots. However, only
5% of its original vegetation is still in place, and the landscape has been managed and …