Introduction to Geospatial Technologies

✍ Scribed by Bradley A. Shellito

• Publisher: MacMillan Learning
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1161
• Edition: 5
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

About this Book
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
About the Author
Contents in Brief
Contents
Preface
Part 1 Geospatial Data and GPS
Chapter 1: It’s a Geospatial World Out There
What Is Geospatial Technology?
Who Uses Geospatial Technology?
Hands-On Application 1.1: Industries Using Geospatial Technology
Hands-On Application 1.2: Jobs in the Geospatial Field
What Is Geospatial Data?
Hands-On Application 1.3: The National Map
Hands-On Application 1.4: Mapping Data Layers Online
Hands-On Application 1.5: Examining Real Estate Values Online
Hands-On Application 1.6: Geospatial Technology and Crime Mapping
What Does All This Have to Do with Geography?
Hands-On Application 1.7: The Geospatial Revolution Will Be Televised
Hands-On Application 1.8: User-Generated Geospatial Content Online
What Is Geolocation?
Hands-On Application 1.9: Where Am I Right Now?
What Is Google Earth?
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 1.1: What Happens to Privacy in a Geospatial World?
Chapter Wrap-Up
Geospatial Apps
Geospatial Technologies in Social Media
Key Terms
1.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 2: Where in the Geospatial World Are You?
What Is a Datum?
Hands-On Application 2.1: Replacing the NAD83 Datum
What Is a Geographic Coordinate System?
Hands-On Application 2.2: Great Circle Distance Calculations
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 2.1: Do You Really Need Printed Maps in a Digital World?
How Can Real-World Data Be Translated onto a Two-Dimensional Surface?
Hands-On Application 2.3: Examining the Effects of Different Map Projections
What Is UTM?
Hands-On Application 2.4: Converting from Latitude/Longitude to UTM
What Is SPCS?
Hands-On Application 2.5: Using the State Plane Coordinate System
Chapter Wrap-Up
Projection and Coordinate System Apps
Coordinate Systems and Projections in Social Media
Key Terms
2.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 3: Getting Your Data to Match the Map
How Can You Align Different Geospatial Datasets to Work Together?
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 3.1: What Happens When Measurements Don’t Match Up?
What Is Georeferencing?
Hands-On Application 3.1: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
How Can Data Be Georeferenced?
Hands-On Application 3.2: Online Georeferencing Resources
How Is Data Transformed to a Georeferenced Format?
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 3.2: What Happens When the Georeferencing Is Wrong?
Hands-On Application 3.3: Georeferenced Historical Maps and the Spyglass
Chapter Wrap-Up
Georeferencing Apps
Georeferencing in Social Media
Key Terms
3.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 4: Finding Your Location with the Global Positioning System
Who Made GPS?
What Does the Global Positioning System Consist Of?
How Does GPS Find Your Position?
Hands-On Application 4.1: Trilateration Concepts
Why Isn’t GPS Perfectly Accurate?
How Can You Get Better Accuracy from GPS?
What Other GNSS Are There Beyond GPS?
What Are Some Applications of GPS?
Hands-On Application 4.2: Things to Do Before You Go Geocaching
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 4.1: What Happens if GPS Stops Working?
Chapter Wrap-Up
GPS Apps
GPS and GNSS in Social Media
Key Terms
4.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Part 2 Geographic Information Systems
Chapter 5: Working with Digital Geospatial Data and GIS
Hands-On Application 5.1: Using GIS Online
Hands-On Application 5.2: GIS City Maps and Apps
How Does GIS Represent Real-World Items?
How Can You Represent the Real World as Continuous Fields?
Hands-On Application 5.3: The National Map Advanced Viewer
How Is Non-Spatial Data Handled by GIS?
What Other Kind of Information Do You Need to Use GIS Data?
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 5.1: What Happens When You Don’t Have Metadata?
What Kinds of GIS Are Available?
Hands-On Application 5.4: Esri News and Videos
Chapter Wrap-Up
GIS Apps
GIS in Social Media
Key Terms
5.1 Geospatial Lab Application
5.2 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 6: Using GIS for Spatial Analysis
How Can Data Be Retrieved from a GIS for Analysis?
Hands-On Application 6.1: Building SQL Queries in GIS
How Can You Perform Basic Spatial Analysis in GIS?
Hands-On Application 6.2: Working with Buffers in GIS
How Can Multiple Types of Spatial Analysis Operations Be Performed in GIS?
Hands-On Application 6.3: The Land Transformation Model
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 6.1: The Land Transformation Model
Chapter Wrap-Up
Spatial Analysis Apps
Spatial Analysis in Social Media
Key Terms
6.1 Geospatial Lab Application
6.2 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 7: Using GIS to Make a Map
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 7.1: Why Is Map Design Important?
How Does the Scale of the Data Affect the Map (and Vice Versa)?
Hands-On Application 7.1: Powers of 10—A Demonstration of Scale
What Are Some Design ElementsIncluded in Maps?
How Is Data Displayed on a GIS Map?
Hands-On Application 7.2: Presidential Election Thematic Maps
Hands-On Application 7.3: The Census Data Mapper
What Kinds of Colors Are Best to Use with GIS Maps?
Hands-On Application 7.4: ColorBrewer Online
How Can GIS Maps Be Exported and Distributed?
Chapter Wrap-Up
Cartography Apps
Cartography in Social Media
Key Terms
7.1 Geospatial Lab Application
7.2 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 8: Getting There More Quickly with Geospatial Technology
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 8.1 What Happens When Maps Are Incorrect?
How Do You Model a Network for Geospatial Technology?
Hands-On Application 8.1: The U.S. Census TIGERweb
How Is Address Matching Performed?
Hands-On Application 8.2: Geocoding Using Online Resources
How Are Shortest Paths Found?
Hands-On Application 8.3: Online Mapping and Routing Applications and Shortest Paths
Hands-On Application 8.4: Finding the Best Route for Multiple Stops
How Are Networks Used in Geospatial Technology?
Hands-On Application 8.5: Examining Google Street View
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 8.2: What Security, Privacy, and Other Issues Does Google Street View Entail?
Chapter Wrap-Up
Geocoding and Shortest Path Apps
Geocoding and Shortest Paths in Social Media
Key Terms
8.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Part 3 Remote Sensing
Chapter 9: Remotely Sensed Images from Above
How Did Aircraft Photography Develop?
Hands-On Application 9.1: World War II Aerial Photography Online
What Are Unmanned Aircraft Systems?
Hands-On Application 9.2: No-Fly Zones for UAS
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 9.1: What Is the Difference between Flying a UAS for Commercial Purposes and for Recreational Purposes?
What Are the Different Types of Aerial Photos?
Hands-On Application 9.3: Viewing Aerial Photography Online
Hands-On Application 9.4: Examining CIR Photos
Hands-On Application 9.5: Oblique Imagery on Bing Maps
How Can You Interpret Objects in an Aerial Image?
How Can You Make Measurements from an Aerial Photo?
Chapter Wrap-Up
UAS Apps
Aerial Imagery in Social Media
Key Terms
9.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 10: How Remote Sensing Works
Hands-On Application 10.1: Viewing Remotely Sensed Imagery Online
Hands-On Application 10.2: Viewing Imagery over Time
What Is Remote Sensing Actually Sensing?
Hands-On Application 10.3: Wavelengths and the Scale of the Universe
What Is the Role of the Atmosphere in Remote Sensing?
What Happens to Energy When It Hitsa Target on the Ground?
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 10.1: How Does Remote Sensing Affect Your Privacy?
How Can Spectral Reflectance Be Used in Remote Sensing?
How Do You Display a Digital Remotely Sensed Image?
Hands-On Application 10.4: Color Tools Online: Color Mixing
Hands-On Application 10.5: Comparing True Color and False Color Composites
Chapter Wrap-Up
Remote Sensing Apps
Remote Sensing in Social Media
Key Terms
10.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 11: Images from Space
How Do Remote Sensing Satellites Collect Data?
Hands-On Application 11.1 Examining Satellite Orbits in Real Time
What Are the Capabilities of a Satellite Sensor?
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 11.1: What Effect Does Satellite Remote Sensing Have on Political Borders?
What Is a Landsat Satellite, and What Does It Do?
Hands-On Application 11.2 Viewing Landsat Imagery with LandsatLook Viewer
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 11.2 What Happens if Landsat Imagery Is No Longer Free to Use?
Hands-On Application 11.3 Google Earth Engine and Applications of Landsat Imagery
Hands-On Application 11.4 Viewing Sentinel-2 Imagery Online
What Satellites Have High-Resolution Sensors?
Hands-On Application 11.5 Viewing High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
How Can Satellites Be Used for Monitoring Earth?
Hands-On Application 11.6 Crowdsourcing Satellite Imagery
Chapter Wrap-Up
Satellite Imagery Apps
Satellite Imagery in Social Media
Key Terms
11.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 12: Studying Earth’s Climate and Environment from Space
What Satellites and Sensors Are Used for Studying Climate and the Environment?
Hands-On Application 12.1 NASA’s Earth Observatory
Hands-On Application 12.2 NASA Eyes on the Earth
How Is Environmental Monitoring Performed Using Remote Sensing?
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 12.1 What if We Lose the Capability for Large-Scale Study and Monitoring of Earth’s Climate and Environment?
Hands-On Application 12.3 NASA Worldview
Hands-On Application 12.4 The VIIRS View Spinning Marble
How Do Satellites Take Earth’s Temperature?
Hands-On Application 12.5 NASA Global Maps
How Do Satellites Monitor Earth’s Atmosphere and Air Quality?
How Do Satellites Monitor the Oceans and Water Quality?
Hands-On Application 12.6 Examining the State of the Ocean
Chapter Wrap-Up
Earth-Observing Mission Apps
Earth-Observing Missions in Social Media
Key Terms
12.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Part 4 Geospatial Applications
Chapter 13: Digital Landscaping
How Can Terrain Be Represented Using Contours and Topographic Maps?
Hands-On Application 13.1 The Historical Topographic Map Explorer
Hands-On Application 13.2 US Topos as GeoPDFs
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 13.1 If Everything’s Digital, Do We Still Need Printed Topographic Maps?
How Can Geospatial Technology Represent a Digital Terrain Model?
What Is a DEM?
Hands-On Application 13.3 U.S. Elevation Data and The National Map
How Can Digital Terrain Models Be Utilized?
Hands-On Application 13.4 Terrain and Imagery Examples in Google Earth
Chapter Wrap-Up
Terrain and Topography Apps
Digital Terrain in Social Media
Key Terms
13.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 14: See the World in 3D
How Can Objects Be Modeled in 3D Using Geospatial Technology?
Hands-On Application 14.1 SketchUp Free
Hands-On Application 14.2 Cesium and 3D Maps
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 14.1 What Is the Advantage of Using 3D Design?
How Can Large-Scale 3D Design Be Performed?
Hands-On Application 14.3 3D Buildings and Structures in Google Earth
Hands-On Application 14.4 3D CityEngine Web Scenes
How Can You View Geospatial Data in Immersive 3D?
Hands-On Application 14.5 VR Google Earth
Chapter Wrap-Up
3D Visualization Apps
3D Visualization in Social Media
Key Terms
14.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Chapter 15: Life in the Geospatial Cloud and Other Current Developments
How Is the Cloud Used with Geospatial Technology?
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 15.1 Who Owns Geospatial Data?
What Is ArcGIS Online?
Hands-On Application 15.1 The Living Atlas of the World
Hands-On Application 15.2 Esri Story Maps
Who Is Involved with Geospatial Technology?
Hands-On Application 15.3 AmericaView and the StateView Programs
How Is Geospatial Technology Used in K–12 Educational Efforts?
Hands-On Application 15.4 Educational Resources and Lesson Plans
What Types of Educational Opportunities Are Available with Geospatial Technology?
Hands-On Application 15.5 Degree Programs and Certificates for Geospatial Technology
Thinking Critically with Geospatial Technology 15.2 What’s Next for Geospatial Technologies?
Chapter Wrap-Up
Geospatial Cloud and Organizational Apps
Geospatial Organizations and the Geospatial Cloud in Social Media
Key Terms
15.1 Geospatial Lab Application
Glossary
Index