Yang C. Wong D. Advanced Geoinformation Science

CRC Press, 2010. — 510 p.Many of the challenges of the next century will have physical dimensions, such as tsunamis, hurricanes, and climate change as well as human dimensions such as economic crises, epidemics, and emergency responses.
With pioneering editors and expert contributors, Advanced Geoinformation Science explores how certain technical aspects of geoinformation have been used and could be used to address such global issues. The editors and chapter authors have been involved in global initiatives and research problems, such as Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), Digital Earth, Air Quality, Public Health, and Cloud Computing.