GIS – An Overview of Applications E-Book
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- Herausgeber: Bentham Science Publishers
- Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
- Serie: Frontiers in Information Systems
- Sprache: Englisch
GIS – An Overview of Applications is a compilation of reviews that give an overview of the latest advances in Geographic Information System GIS technology. The multidisciplinary nature of the book gives readers perspectives in research fields as diverse
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018
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FOREWORD
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment permits the collection, analysis and integration of spatial data coming from different surveys. It is our pleasure to present this volume, where we can find several chapters about the applications of GIS to different Sciences.
Chapters in this ebook are related to specific topics, including:
Landscape planningTourismGeological resources explorationEnvironmentSustainable planningBiologyHuman geographyThis ebook aims at constituting a milestone and a bridge for the development and challenges for a better future.
This volume testifies the evolution of GIS applications during the last years, and summarizes the recent results of application to different domains which are very useful to the Society. The contributions of authors have explored several questions ranging from scientific to economic aspects, from professional applications to ethical issues, which all have a possible impact on society and territory.
We hope that you will be able to find stimulating contributions, which will support your research or professional activities.
The successful completion of this ebook was only possible because of the dedication and hard work of Ana Claudia.
PREFACE
This ebook is the result of a compilation of several advances in the different applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to distinct areas. GIS is, in its essence, an applied science. The applications presented in this ebook were selected in an attempt to cover some of the most representative areas of action. Of course, from the reader’s perspective, some of them may be missed, but on the other hand, the reader may also be surprised by some of the applications covered by this ebook. From the start, the intention was to produce a compilation of GIS applications as heterogeneous as possible to show the universality of GIS. In this ebook, areas as different as land use and land cover changes, tourists’ destinations, pegmatite mapping, forest management, spatial biology, environmental applications, health monitoring and also open source GIS tools are covered.
This ebook also intends to be an updated tool over the state-of-the-art of the different GIS intervention areas. In other words, readers will have access to the latest advances of GIS technology in different areas.
In my opinion, one of the major gaps in the present bibliography about GIS is the lack of a compilation of this type, i.e. bringing together several and distinct application areas rather than focusing only on one area.
I think that the target audience of this ebook could be very broad. First of all, the scientific community will find a compilation of the most recent advances in GIS science; also students who could use this ebook as an auxiliary textbook for their classes, and finally companies that develop GIS solutions.
This ebook also means to outline the new trends of GIS. Some of the applications described are quite well-known, but others are very different and very original. In these cases, the reader will gain a new perspective of GIS.
I hope that this ebook will inspire others to compile original GIS applications.
Many thanks to all my colleagues.
Predicting Land Use and Land Cover Changes for Landscape Planning: An Integration of Markov Chains and Cellular Automata Using GIS
Francisco Reis Sacramento Gutierres1,*,Paulo Jorge Zuzarte de Mendonça Godinho-Ferreira2,Eusébio Joaquim Marques dos Reis1,Carlos Silva Neto1Abstract
The spatial dynamics of landscapes are the consequence of a multiplicity of relations among physical, biological and social forces. So, it is essential the assessment of the driving forces related to Land Use and Land Cover changes (LULC) to understand the change process. The stochastic modeling technique in Geographical Information System (GIS) - Markov Chain (MC) analysis and Cellular Automata (CA) allows the predictions of future changes based on changes that have occurred in the past. This chapter aims to present a dynamic simulation model for LULC changes in ‘Sado Estuary’ and ‘Comporta-Galé’ Natura 2000 Sites (Portugal) for the beginning of the second half of the XXI century by using MC and CA. Regarding the quantification of the fragmentation processes and LULC changes in ‘Sado Estuary’ and ‘Comporta-Galé’ Natura 2000 Sites, these models are able to reveal non-obvious trends in the data and to describe ecological patterns. From an applied research point of view, this approach is useful to identifying adequate planning and management strategies for coastal ecosystems, for monitoring and planning natural and protected environments.
