GIS for Science

Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics, Volume 2

Dawn J. Wright, Christian Harder, Jared Diamond

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Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
02 March 2021

Science: general issues; Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing

Series: GIS for Science

Merging the rigor of the scientific method with the technologies of GIS

GIS for Science, Volume 2: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analyticsbrings to life a continuing collection of current, real-world examples of scientists using geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial data science to expand our understand of the world. Co-edited by Esri Chief Scientist Dawn Wright and Esri Technology Writer and Information Designer Christian Harder and with a foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Jared Diamond, these case studies are part of a global effort to find ways to sustain a livable environment for all life on this planet.

The contributors ofGIS for Science, Volume 2: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analyticsrepresent a cross section of scientists who employ data gathered from satellites, aircraft, ships, drones, and myriad other remote-sensing and on-site technologies. This collected data is brought to life with GIS and the broader realm of spatial data science to study a range of issues relevant to our understanding of planet Earth-including epidemiology in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; sustainable precision agriculture; predicting geological processes below the surface of the earth; leveraging GIS near-realtime disaster response, recovery, resilience and reporting; the latest innovations in monitoring air quality; and more. Their stories also show in very practical terms how ArcGIS software and the ArcGIS Online cloud-based system work as a comprehensive geospatial platform to support research, collaboration, spatial analysis, and science communication across many settings and communities. A rich supplementary web site-gisforscience.com-includes actual data along with additional maps, videos, web apps, story maps, workflows and snippets of computer code, including Python notebooks, for readers curious to learn more.

Written for professional scientists, the swelling ranks of citizen scientists, and anyone interested in science and geography,GIS for Science, Volume 2: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analyticsoffers wonderful examples of our impulse to dream, discover, and understand, as coupled with the rigor and discipline of the scientific method and the foundation of geography. See how scientists from a variety of disciplines are solving some of the world's most pressing problems using geographic information systems-GIS.

Foreword by: Jared Diamond
Edited by: Dawn J. Wright, Christian Harder
Imprint: Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 254mm,
ISBN: 9781589485877
ISBN 10: 1589485874
Series: GIS for Science
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 02 March 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Esri Chief Scientist Dawn J. Wright is a professor of geography and oceanography at Oregon State University. In 2007, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education named her US Professor of the Year for the State of Oregon. She is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a new fellow of Stanford University's Aldo Leopold Leadership Program in science communication. Her research interests include geographic information science; ocean informatics and cyberinfrastructure; benthic terrain and habitat characterization; and the processing and interpretation of high-resolution bathymetry, video, and underwater photographic images. Wright received a PhD in physical geography and marine geology from the University of California, Santa Barbara; an MS in oceanography from Texas A&M University; and a BS with honors from Wheaton College in Illinois. She is also certified by the GIS Certification Institute as a GIS professional (GISP). She coauthored several books for Esri Press, including Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions, second edition (2016). Christian Harder is a technology writer and information designer at Esri. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on GIS, including Understand GIS, The ArcGIS Book (Esri Press, 2017) and The ArcGIS Imagery Book (Esri Press, 2016).

Reviews for GIS for Science: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics, Volume 2

GIS provides the platform that allows us to generate a holistic perspective of the natural world. Given the relevance of this geospatial perspective for all aspects of society, I hope this beautiful book will inspire a wide range of people to embrace the Science of Where. -- Thomas Crowther, Director, Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative, ETH-Zurich * Thomas Crowther * GIS for Science is no standard book. With vivid imagery, lucid writing, interactive learning, and compelling, relevant examples from Earth's past, present, and future, GIS for Science is a modern manual for understanding that integrative spatial analysis and visualization is the big data revolution most vital to the quality of all life on Earth. -- Healy Hamilton, Chief Scientist of NatureServe * Healy Hamilton * This is a geoscience book for the 21st century! Cutting edge research examples and gloriously illustrated state of the art GIS-enabled techniques come together to show us how to understand our planet in ways not possible even a few years ago. -- Margaret Leinen, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography - * Margaret Leinen * GIS has become THE foundational tool for all things environmental - from conservation to climate change to environmental justice. This astonishing book beautifully displays GIS in all its scientific, artistic, and creative splendor. -- Peter Kareiva, Director, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability * Peter Kareiva *