Manual of geospatial science and technology [electronic resource] / John D. Bossler, James B. Campbell, Robert B. McMaster, Chris Rizos.

A manual that introduces the fundamentals in mathematics and physics needed to perform area-wide mapping, inventory, data conversion, and analysis. It presents many real-world applications, including road map navigation using GPS, as well as problems associated with mapping, inventory of land parcel...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Bossler, John D., Campbell, James B., 1944-, McMaster, Robert Brainerd, Rizos, C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Part I: Prerequisites; Chapter 1. An Introduction to Geospatial Science and Technology; Chapter 2. Coordinates and Coordinate Systems; Chapter 3. Datums and Geospatial Reference Systems; Chapter 4. Coordinate Transformations; Chapter 5. Basic Electromagnetic Radiation; Chapter 6. Data Analysis; Part II: Global Positioning System; Chapter 7. Introducing the Global Positioning System; Chapter 8. Fundamentals of GPS Signals and Data; Chapter 9. GPS Positioning Models for Single Point and Baseline Solutions.