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  • Time-Sensitive Remote Sensing

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book documents the state of the art in the use of remote sensing to address time-sensitive information requirements. Specifically, it brings together a group of authors who are both researchers and practitioners, who work toward or are currently using remote sensing to address time-sensitive information requirements with the goal of advancing the effective use of remote sensing to supply time ... Leer más

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    Disaster management is a vibrant and growing field, driven by government spending in the wake of terrorist attacks and environmental debacles, as well as private-sector hiring of risk managers and emergency planners. An ever-increasing number of practicing professionals needs a reference that can provide a solid foundation in ALL major phases of supervision – mitigation, preparedness, response, ... Leer más

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  • The Great Penguin Rescue

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  • Floods in a Megacity

    Geospatial Techniques in Assessing Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability

    de Ashraf Dewan ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
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  • Gone at 3:17

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  • Geoinformation for Informed Decisions

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
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  • Global Changes and Natural Disaster Management: Geo-information Technologies

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    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
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  • Remote Sensing of Hydrological Extremes

    Edición de Venkat Lakshmi ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume provides in-depth coverage of the latest in remote sensing of hydrological extremes: both floods and droughts. The book is divided into two distinct sections – floods and droughts – and offers a variety of techniques for monitoring each.With rapid advances in computer modelling and observing systems, floods and droughts are studied with greater precision today than ever before. Land ... Leer más

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  • Improving Disaster Resilience and Mitigation - IT Means and Tools

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
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  • Space Systems for Disaster Warning, Response, and Recovery

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