Springer Handbook of Geographic Information

Part A Basics - Computer ScienceModelers and theorists consider geographic information (GI) as being a subtopic of computer science. Many aspects of geographic information are almost pure information technology while others are more geographic information. Part A is dedicated to the topics which have a close relation to information technology, including modeling, mathematics and statistics, databases, encoding, as well as data mining and knowledge discovery.Chap. 1 Modeling of Geographic Information (C. RoswellChap. 2 Mathematics and Geostatistics (F. Gielsdorf, L. Gründig, T. Hillmann)Chap. 3 Databases (T. Brinkhoff, W. Kresse)Chap. 4 Encoding of Geographic Information (C. Portele)Chap. 5 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (S.-L. Wang, W.-Z. Shi)Part B Geographic InformationPart B addresses all geographic information topics that primarily are more specific to space and time. Staring with on the description of geographic information systems (GIS), the following chapters cover geodetic foundations, the capture of spatial and temporal data and their visualization (cartography) as well as web mapping technologies. Chap. 6 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (N. Bartelme) Chap. 7 Change Detection (J. Théau)Chap. 8 Geodesy (M. Becker)Chap. 9 Data Capture and Geosensor Networks (J. Skaloud, M. Cramer, N. Haala, J.-O. Wallgrün, S. Nittel, W. Kresse) Chap. 10 Geometry, Topology and Graph Theory (G. Gröger, B. George)Chap. 11 Portrayal and Cartography (P. Hardy, K. Field)Chap. 12 Geospatial Metadata (D. Danko)Chap. 13 Standards for Geographic Information (W. Kresse, D. Danko, K. Fadaie)Chap. 14 Web Mapping and Web Cartography (A. Neumann)Chap. 15 Geospatial Semantic Web (J. Brodeur)Chap. 16 Registration of Geospatial Information Elements (C.D. O'Brien, R. Lott)Chap. 17 Security for Geospatial Information Systems (A. Matheus)Part C ApplicationsPart C presents a selection of typical and important applications of geographic information. Some of the chapters address

Wolfgang Kresse

Wolfgang Kresse is a Professor for Geographic Information Systems and Photogrammetry at the University of Applied Sciences in Neubrandenburg, Germany. As a visiting professor he was affiliated to the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing in Ottawa (2002/2003) and to the University of Maine, USA (2008/2009). Formerly, he worked as a software developer and customer trainer for Carl Zeiss Company with focus on graphics, photogrammetry, and data exchange. Wolfgang Kresse is the leading author of the book ISO Standards for Geographic Information published by Springer.

He is the project leader of the ISO 19159, Calibration and validation of remote sensing imagery sensors and data, in the ISO/TC 211, Geographic information / Geomatics. He has been involved in the development of ISO 19130, Imagery sensor models for geopositioning, and in standardization activities of the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) as well as in the German Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

Wolfgang Kresse holds a Diploma Degree in Geodesy and a Doctor-Degree in Digital Cartography, both of the University of Bonn, Germany.

David Danko

David Danko is a Senior Consultant for GIS standards. In this capacity he ensures that ESRI software and services are interoperable and comply with the appropriate national, international, and industry standards. He represents ESRI on the OGC Planning Committee, ISO TC 211 and INCITS-L1. As a senior consultant for GIS Standards, Mr. Danko has provided workshops on standards, metadata, and spatial data infrastructures in the United States, Japan, South Africa, Italy, Chile, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Central America, and China and has participated in an advisory role in several regional and national spatial data infrastructures.



As a physical scientist-senior standards manager with DMA, he was responsible for developing and managing agency policies and

From the reviews:

"This book provides an encyclopedic survey of geoinformation through 31 chapters contributed by specialists from around the globe. ... This book is both timely and up-to-date. The editors have done a very good job spanning the relevant topics for such a handbook, and each chapter is very detailed technically ... . This volume is intended as a reference manual for specialists in this area or for researchers needing specialist knowledge. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners." (R. A. Kolvoord, Choice, Vol. 50 (5), January, 2013)

"It attempts to provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art and current practices in the generation, analysis, and distribution of geographic information. ... This book would be a good starting place for novices in the field. The exposition of the material is more suited for professionals with a technological focus, such as technologists, engineers, analysts, and cartographers, but managers looking for reasonably comprehensive tutorials about the specific topics covered in this book should find the relevant sections useful." (R. M. Malyankar, ACM Computing Reviews, January, 2013)