Ebook: Advances in Spatial Data Handling and GIS: 14th International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling

This book provides a cross-section of cutting-edge research areas being pursued by researchers in spatial data handling and geographic information science (GIS). It presents selected papers on the advancement of spatial data handling and GIS in digital cartography, geospatial data integration, geospatial database and data infrastructures, geospatial data modeling, GIS for sustainable development, the interoperability of heterogeneous spatial data systems, location-based services, spatial knowledge discovery and data mining, spatial decision support systems, spatial data structures and algorithms, spatial statistics, spatial data quality and uncertainty, the visualization of spatial data, and web and wireless applications in GIS.

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This book provides a cross-section of cutting-edge research areas being pursued by researchers in spatial data handling and geographic information science (GIS). It presents selected papers on the advancement of spatial data handling and GIS in digital cartography, geospatial data integration, geospatial database and data infrastructures, geospatial data modeling, GIS for sustainable development, the interoperability of heterogeneous spatial data systems, location-based services, spatial knowledge discovery and data mining, spatial decision support systems, spatial data structures and algorithms, spatial statistics, spatial data quality and uncertainty, the visualization of spatial data, and web and wireless applications in GIS.

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This book provides a cross-section of cutting-edge research areas being pursued by researchers in spatial data handling and geographic information science (GIS). It presents selected papers on the advancement of spatial data handling and GIS in digital cartography, geospatial data integration, geospatial database and data infrastructures, geospatial data modeling, GIS for sustainable development, the interoperability of heterogeneous spatial data systems, location-based services, spatial knowledge discovery and data mining, spatial decision support systems, spatial data structures and algorithms, spatial statistics, spatial data quality and uncertainty, the visualization of spatial data, and web and wireless applications in GIS.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Deriving Space-Time Variograms from Space-Time Autoregressive (STAR) Model Specifications....Pages 3-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Sampling Survey of Heavy Metal in Soil Using SSSI....Pages 15-26
An Optimised Cellular Automata Model Based on Adaptive Genetic Algorithm for Urban Growth Simulation....Pages 27-38
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis of Regional Economic Disparities in Beijing During 2001–2007....Pages 39-48
An Approach to Discovering Spatial–Temporal Patterns in Geographical Processes....Pages 49-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Normalizing Spatial Information to Improve Geographical Information Indexing and Retrieval in Digital Libraries....Pages 65-78
Explore Multivariable Spatio-Temporal Data with the Time Wave: Case Study on Meteorological Data....Pages 79-92
Characterization and Detection of Building Patterns in Cartographic Data: Two Algorithms....Pages 93-107
Formalization and Data Enrichment for Automated Evaluation of Building Pattern Preservation....Pages 109-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Graph Based Recognition of Grid Pattern in Street Networks....Pages 129-143
Digital Image Processing for Spatial Object Recognition via Integration of Nonlinear Wavelet-Based Denoising and Clustering-Based Segmentation....Pages 145-155
CCSSM: A Toolkit for Information Extraction from Remotely Sensed Imagery....Pages 157-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Evaluation of Automatically Extracted Landmarks for Future Driver Assistance Systems....Pages 169-181
Temporally Adaptive A* Algorithm on Time-Dependent Transportation Network....Pages 183-194
Evaluation of Online Itinerary Planner and Investigation of Possible Enhancement Features....Pages 195-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
A Decision Support Framework for the Risk Assessment of Coastal Erosion in the Yangtze Delta....Pages 213-226
Estimating Ice Thickness in South Georgia from SRTM Elevation Data....Pages 227-239

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This book provides a cross-section of cutting-edge research areas being pursued by researchers in spatial data handling and geographic information science (GIS). It presents selected papers on the advancement of spatial data handling and GIS in digital cartography, geospatial data integration, geospatial database and data infrastructures, geospatial data modeling, GIS for sustainable development, the interoperability of heterogeneous spatial data systems, location-based services, spatial knowledge discovery and data mining, spatial decision support systems, spatial data structures and algorithms, spatial statistics, spatial data quality and uncertainty, the visualization of spatial data, and web and wireless applications in GIS.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Deriving Space-Time Variograms from Space-Time Autoregressive (STAR) Model Specifications....Pages 3-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Sampling Survey of Heavy Metal in Soil Using SSSI....Pages 15-26
An Optimised Cellular Automata Model Based on Adaptive Genetic Algorithm for Urban Growth Simulation....Pages 27-38
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis of Regional Economic Disparities in Beijing During 2001–2007....Pages 39-48
An Approach to Discovering Spatial–Temporal Patterns in Geographical Processes....Pages 49-62
Front Matter....Pages 63-63
Normalizing Spatial Information to Improve Geographical Information Indexing and Retrieval in Digital Libraries....Pages 65-78
Explore Multivariable Spatio-Temporal Data with the Time Wave: Case Study on Meteorological Data....Pages 79-92
Characterization and Detection of Building Patterns in Cartographic Data: Two Algorithms....Pages 93-107
Formalization and Data Enrichment for Automated Evaluation of Building Pattern Preservation....Pages 109-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Graph Based Recognition of Grid Pattern in Street Networks....Pages 129-143
Digital Image Processing for Spatial Object Recognition via Integration of Nonlinear Wavelet-Based Denoising and Clustering-Based Segmentation....Pages 145-155
CCSSM: A Toolkit for Information Extraction from Remotely Sensed Imagery....Pages 157-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Evaluation of Automatically Extracted Landmarks for Future Driver Assistance Systems....Pages 169-181
Temporally Adaptive A* Algorithm on Time-Dependent Transportation Network....Pages 183-194
Evaluation of Online Itinerary Planner and Investigation of Possible Enhancement Features....Pages 195-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
A Decision Support Framework for the Risk Assessment of Coastal Erosion in the Yangtze Delta....Pages 213-226
Estimating Ice Thickness in South Georgia from SRTM Elevation Data....Pages 227-239
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