Geographic Information Science and Mountain Geomorphology (Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 17, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9783540426400
Subjects: Geographical information systems (GIS); Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Information Systems (Geography); Geomorphology; Science; Science/Mathematics; Mountains; Earth Sciences - Geography; Earth Sciences - Geology; Remote Sensing; Science / Geography; Geographic information systems; Geomatics
First sentence: With the advent of digital spatial data and commercial-based geographic information systems (GISs), Earth scientists can test ideas and concepts about spatial and temporal variation of phenomena and Earth surface systems (Davis et al., 1991; Râper and Livingstone, 1995; Goward and Williams, 1997; Dikau and Saurer, 1999).