Introduction:

Geo-Informatics is an IT based appropriate technology that codes mapping information in digital form using points on a grid covering a given area. This permits the delineation of many kinds of spatial data at any scale and allows comparisons of the spatial distribution of any number of variables. In cities, for example, one can look at the distribution (in space) and interactions among several factors.
This can include such things as the quality of housing, transportation patterns, water supply, waste water, ethnicity of population, incidence of crime, and so forth. Other variables can be used as well to explain the dynamics of human interaction and physical processes in cities.
In a similar way, in the natural scene, other factors can be examined. These might include the distribution and habitats of plants and animals. Other important issues such as geology, soil, climate, and vegetation might be considered. All these considerations as well as population numbers and species, topography, and human activity can all be located in space. Until the development of this technology, displaying this information was difficult. More important, the ability to compare and see issues in relation to one another was exceedingly limited.  

Specifications:

Geographical Information System (GIS) and Geo-Informatics have become major bases for planning and analysis of the infinite variety of natural and human activities distributed across the Globe. Geo-Informatics is expected to bring revolution by popularising the GIS for using Satellite Data helpful in identifying the location of necessary resources, from oil and mineral reserves to fresh water. This emerging technique will prove to be an indispensable tool to environmentalists seeking to enforce legislation design to protect the Mother Earth. For example, pollution sites can often be spotted from space by infrared sensors that literally see heat in the dark. The same infrared sensors make it possible to track wildlife migration patterns, allowing wildlife protection agencies to monitor endangered species. Other applications include tracking potentially destructive weather systems, monitoring the distribution of ocean dwelling organisms and global warming. This Encyclopaedia of Geo-Informatics includes everything related to GIS, Remote Sensing and Spatial Database Management.

 

Details about all volumes

VOLUME 1
History of Computers • Computer Architecture • Computer Software Concepts • Application Softwares for Computers • Database Management System • Data Communications • Internet Basics • Internet Mapping: Serving Geographic Data on the Web • Public—Access GIS • Disaster Response Networks • A GIS on Every Desktop • Building an Internet-based Spatial Data Library • National Real Estate Finder • Bioregional Geographic Information Server • Airport Noise and the Community • Service Technician Routing • Highway Management Information Systems • Internet Yellow Pages • Scientific Data Publishing • Maps and Data Servers • Introduction to AutoCAD • Advantages of CAD • Features of AutoCAD • Frequently Asked Questions • Parts of the Computer • DOS • AutoCAD Commands • Blocks • Terms to Know

VOLUME 2
Introduction to Remote Sensing • Remote Sensing Data Acquisition Alternatives • Image Processing Systems • Initial Statistics Extraction • Initial Display Alternatives and Scientific Visualisation • Image Preprocessing: Radiometric And Geometric Correction • Microwave Remote Sensing • Basic Principles of Photogrammetry • Introduction of Visual Image Interpretation • Image Enhancement • Thematic Information Extraction: Image Classification • Digital Change Detection

VOLUME 3
Introduction to GIS • Defining GIS • The Uses of GIS • An Overview of the GIS Industry and GIS Software • Why Implement a GIS? • GIS Data Sources • GIS Date Formats and Standards • Types of GIS Analysis • The Economics of GIS Base Map Accuracy • GIS Data Quality • Planning a GIS • Implementing a GIS • Selecting A GIS • Keys to Successful GIS Implementation • A Case Study in GIS Implementations: Clinton Township, MI • A Case Study in GIS Implementations Prince William Contry, Virginia • GIS Data Representations • The Structures of Geographic Data • The Shape of Features • Linear Modelling with Networks • Cell-based Modelling with Rasters • Surface Modelling with TUNs • Finding Locations • Object Modelling and Geodatabases • How Maps Inform • Smart Features • Managing Work Flow with Versions • Geodatabase Design Guide

VOLUME 4
Modern Cartography Techniques • Mapping the Use and Misuse of Lands of Indian Arid Zone • Cartology a Resource to Relief • Computer Application in 3-D Perspective Cartographic Approach • Cartographic Data, Derivatives, Thematic Overlays and Applications • Digital Cartography or GIS for Resource Management and Mapping • Digital Cartographic Specifications for Forest Surveys • Cartography by Man Versus Cartography by Computers • Digital Cartography: Perspective of the Geoscientific Community • Image Understanding Techniques for Onboard Digital Cartograhy • Use of Photography for Creating a Cartographic Data-base • Relevance of Application of Digital Cartography for Developmental Planning Process in Developing Nation • Digitization Process Unveils Secrecy of Maps • Cartography of Forest Type Thematic Maps • Modern Digital Cartography and Geographic Information Processing • Managing Natural Resources • Oil and Gas Exploration • Agriculture • Deforestation • Air Pollution • Mining Borate Ore • Clean Water • Reclaiming Brownfields • Coastal Protection • Forests and Wildfires • Endangered Species • Disaster Planning and Recovery • Conservation in Classrooms • GIS Data for Natural Resource Applications • Planning Support Systems: A New Perspective on Computer-aided Planning • Locational Models, Geographic Information, and Planning Support Systems • Sketch Planning: Systematic Methods in Planning and its Support • Structure of a Planning Support System for Urban Development • Integrated Land Use and Transport Modelling: The Tranus Experience

VOLUME 5
Nature of Physical geography • Origin of the Earth • Age of the Earth • Structure of the Earth’s Interior • Continents and Ocean Basins • Theory of Isostasy • Glacial and Periglacial Landforms • Desert and Tropical Landforms • Coastal Features • Environmental Controls • Dispersal and Adaptation • Major Natural Ecosystems • Physical Geography and Man Human Impact on the Natural Environment • Earthquakes