Envirogis: Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Analysis (en Inglés)
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EnviroGIS: Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Analysis is a comprehensive and timely textbook that provides a foundation for those considering further research in GIS, environmental sciences, or geosciences. It offers a thorough understanding of how to initiate a GIS course in Geosciences, introducing the importance of GIS by taking a step-by-step approach for delineating the study area. This book provides diverse ideas, data and practical examples for both replication and reference to students, scientists and lecturers engaging with GIS and environmental science, particularly areas focused on Earth Surface Processes using tools like ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Terrset/Idrissi, Google Earth Engine, R, and Pix4D. In the first part, the textbook delineates the importance of GIS. Moving on, in the second part it focuses on the most relevant topics in environmental analysis. It outlines the preparation of seminars related to changing scales, soil, plant, and catchment dynamic processes, such as erosion and interpolations. Covering topics such as data mining, and connectivity processes, EnviroGIS highlights the way in which Artificial Intelligence enables the creation of accurate forecasts of challenging-to-predict Earth surface processes. Additionally, the biosphere is delved into to show how GIS courses assess fauna and vegetation within natural or human ecosystems. The final part of the book is centered on specific cases, considering different GIS data formats including shapefiles, multilayer projects, and recent natural hazards or disasters, such as volcanic eruptions or hillslope degradation due to human activities. Lastly, the final chapters address UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and describes various exercises for surveying land surface processes using different software and low-cost and high-end drones. This book is a useful resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in fields such as Environmental Sciences and Geosciences who are interested in exploring the evolving landscape of GIS technology. It is also an essential resource for lecturers and early career scientists responsible for teaching upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in Geosciences and even social sciences where an understanding of Earth system processes is necessary. Additionally, industry professionals in environmental management, conservation, and other related fields who want to enhance their understanding of GIS applications in environmental analysis could also benefit from the book. To further learning objectives, EnviroGIS: Geographic Information Systems in Environmental Analysis contains a solutions manual, test bank, data sets and an image bank for students and lecture notes and sample exams for instructors.
