Environment & Agriculture

Developing Spatial Data Infrastructures: from Concept to Reality provides an overview of SDI policies, concepts, and standards and practices associated with the design, implementation, and operation of an SDI. It identifies key factors, such as socio-political, economic, and cultural issues that inf..

This book presents an exhaustive look at agriculture in Pakistan.Chapters provide critical analyses of present trends, inadequacies in agriculture, strategic planning, improvement programs and policies while keeping in view the natural resources, plant- and animal-related agricultural production tec..

Photogrammetry is the use of photography for surveying primarily and is used for the production of maps from aerial photographs. Along with remote sensing, it represents the primary means of generating data for Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Digital Photogrammetry is a unique book in that it ..

Consisting primarily of papers presented at the GIS Research UK Conference held at the University of Glasgow, Dynamic and Mobile GIS: Investigating Changes in Space and Time provides a contemporary overview of the representation, processing, visualization, and update of dynamic spatio-temporal event..

Spanning biophysics, biochemistry, land use change, and measuring and modeling, this book addresses the quantitative spatial and temporal dynamics of global savannas. It describes the global savanna biome in terms of broad ecological properties, temporal dynamics, disturbance levels, and human dimen..

Here is the complete source of information on egg handling, processing, and utilization. Egg Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, covers all aspects of grading, packaging, and merchandising of shell eggs. In this updated guide, experts in the field review the egg industry and examine egg producti..

Drawing on a host of scientific studies, this text explores how rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have impacted water in plants and soils. It discusses drought, the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum, the soil atmosphere, root growth, and variable oxygen concentration of soil. The book also covers..

This book covers an array of issues on emerging agricultural engineering and technology, featuring new research and studies. The volume is broken into three parts: emerging technologies, energy management in agriculture, and management of natural resources, in which particular attention is paid to w..

The book is a compilation of articles on various issues, presented at the workshop on the Influence of Environment on Growth, Production, Physiology and Disease of Crops that was held at the University of Helsinki, Finland, December 2000. The main focus of the book is a review of the environmental f..

Satellite imagery and data are widely used in public health surveillance to provide early warning of disease outbreaks and for averting pandemics. Convergence of these technologies began in the 1970s and has gained wide acceptance in the 21st Century. This book is written jointly by experts in both ..

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters._x005F_x000D_ As climate change becomes a growing reality, more industries must grapple with how to implement sustainable business practices at every step of the production process. This is especially true for viticulture, where every step of prod..

In this text the authors research is brought into focus with an account of the development, application and implementation of error propagation techniques for use in environmental modelling with GIS...