Ebook: Remote Sensing for Environmental Data in Albania: A Strategy for Integrated Management

A comprehensive source book for anybody interested in the potential of remote sensing and GIS technology for the Eastern Europe countries in transition, and less developed countries in general. Leading experts from Europe, Canada and the USA cover a wide variety of applications, from the provision of satellite data to land, water and atmosphere planning issues. The individual contributions present a nice balance between theory and proved application methods.
The book is suitable for a wide spectrum of readers, such as graduate students of the environmental and geo sciences, teachers and professors, specialists at various administrative levels, political decision makers and policy makers, and technical aid GOs and NGOs.

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A comprehensive source book for anybody interested in the potential of remote sensing and GIS technology for the Eastern Europe countries in transition, and less developed countries in general. Leading experts from Europe, Canada and the USA cover a wide variety of applications, from the provision of satellite data to land, water and atmosphere planning issues. The individual contributions present a nice balance between theory and proved application methods.
The book is suitable for a wide spectrum of readers, such as graduate students of the environmental and geo sciences, teachers and professors, specialists at various administrative levels, political decision makers and policy makers, and technical aid GOs and NGOs.

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A comprehensive source book for anybody interested in the potential of remote sensing and GIS technology for the Eastern Europe countries in transition, and less developed countries in general. Leading experts from Europe, Canada and the USA cover a wide variety of applications, from the provision of satellite data to land, water and atmosphere planning issues. The individual contributions present a nice balance between theory and proved application methods.
The book is suitable for a wide spectrum of readers, such as graduate students of the environmental and geo sciences, teachers and professors, specialists at various administrative levels, political decision makers and policy makers, and technical aid GOs and NGOs.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Opening Address by Dr. Alfred Moisiu, President of the Albanian Atlantic Association....Pages 1-6
Opening Address by Dr. Myslym Pasha, Director of the Albanian Military Topographic Institute....Pages 7-8
Opening Address by Prof. Dr. Ergjin Samimi, Alb-Euro Consulting Tirana, Workshop Co-Director....Pages 9-12
Environmental Problems of Albania....Pages 13-30
Availability of Current Spaceborne Earth Observation Data....Pages 31-40
Mapping from Space....Pages 41-58
WWW Information Services for Earth Observation and Environmental Information....Pages 59-63
Map Making with Remote Sensing Data....Pages 65-87
Land Cover — Land Use Mapping within the European Corine Programme....Pages 89-100
Computer-Assisted Large Area Land use Classifications with Optical Remote Sensing....Pages 101-126
Experiences with the Implementation of GIS and Remote Sensing in the Czech Forest Management....Pages 127-132
Resource Assessments and Land Degradation Monitoring with Earth Observation Satellites....Pages 133-152
Coastal Zone Geomorphological Mapping Using Landsat TM Imagery: An Application in Central Albania....Pages 153-163
Snow Runoff Models Using Remotely Sensed Data....Pages 165-178
GIS and Spatial Databases for Land Mine Mapping....Pages 179-185
Infrastructure Requirements for Non-Motorised Transport....Pages 187-210
Potentials and Limitations of Technology Transfer in the Development Co-Operation, Shown for the Transfer of Information Technology....Pages 211-219
Manifesto of Tirana — Resolution of NATO Remote Sensing & GIS Workshop 1999....Pages 221-221
Back Matter....Pages 223-242

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A comprehensive source book for anybody interested in the potential of remote sensing and GIS technology for the Eastern Europe countries in transition, and less developed countries in general. Leading experts from Europe, Canada and the USA cover a wide variety of applications, from the provision of satellite data to land, water and atmosphere planning issues. The individual contributions present a nice balance between theory and proved application methods.
The book is suitable for a wide spectrum of readers, such as graduate students of the environmental and geo sciences, teachers and professors, specialists at various administrative levels, political decision makers and policy makers, and technical aid GOs and NGOs.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Opening Address by Dr. Alfred Moisiu, President of the Albanian Atlantic Association....Pages 1-6
Opening Address by Dr. Myslym Pasha, Director of the Albanian Military Topographic Institute....Pages 7-8
Opening Address by Prof. Dr. Ergjin Samimi, Alb-Euro Consulting Tirana, Workshop Co-Director....Pages 9-12
Environmental Problems of Albania....Pages 13-30
Availability of Current Spaceborne Earth Observation Data....Pages 31-40
Mapping from Space....Pages 41-58
WWW Information Services for Earth Observation and Environmental Information....Pages 59-63
Map Making with Remote Sensing Data....Pages 65-87
Land Cover — Land Use Mapping within the European Corine Programme....Pages 89-100
Computer-Assisted Large Area Land use Classifications with Optical Remote Sensing....Pages 101-126
Experiences with the Implementation of GIS and Remote Sensing in the Czech Forest Management....Pages 127-132
Resource Assessments and Land Degradation Monitoring with Earth Observation Satellites....Pages 133-152
Coastal Zone Geomorphological Mapping Using Landsat TM Imagery: An Application in Central Albania....Pages 153-163
Snow Runoff Models Using Remotely Sensed Data....Pages 165-178
GIS and Spatial Databases for Land Mine Mapping....Pages 179-185
Infrastructure Requirements for Non-Motorised Transport....Pages 187-210
Potentials and Limitations of Technology Transfer in the Development Co-Operation, Shown for the Transfer of Information Technology....Pages 211-219
Manifesto of Tirana — Resolution of NATO Remote Sensing & GIS Workshop 1999....Pages 221-221
Back Matter....Pages 223-242
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