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GIS for Science : applying mapping and spatial analytics. Volume 2 by Dawn J. Wright, Christian Harder, Jared M. Diamond is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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"GIS for Science: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics, Volume 2 brings to life a continuing collection of current, real-world examples of scientists using geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial data science to expand our understand of the world. Co-edited by Esri Chief Scientist Dawn Wright and Esri Technology Writer and Information Designer Christian Harder and with a foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Jared Diamond, these case studies are part of a global effort to find ways to sustain a livable environment for all life on this planet. The contributors of GIS for Science: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics, Volume 2 represent a cross section of scientists who employ data gathered from satellites, aircraft, ships, drones, and myriad other remote-sensing and on-site technologies. This collected data is brought to life with GIS and the broader realm of spatial data science to study a range of issues relevant to our understanding of planet Earth—including epidemiology in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; sustainable precision agriculture; predicting geological processes below the surface of the earth; leveraging GIS near-realtime disaster response, recovery, resilience

Author

Dawn J. Wright, Christian Harder, Jared M. Diamond

Publisher

Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781589485877

Subjects

Engineering, Stem

Rating

4.5 / 5 (8 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14