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“fritz kessler”

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  • Working with Map Projections

    A Guide to their Selection

    by Fritz Kessler, Sarah Battersby ...
    A map projection fundamentally impacts the mapmaking process. Working with Map Projections: A Guide to Their Selection explains why, for any given map, there isn’t a single "best" map projection. Selecting a projection is a matter of understanding the compromises and consequences of showing a 3-D space in two dimensions. The book presents a clear understanding of the processes necessary to make ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization

    by Terry Slocum, Robert B McMaster, Fritz Kessler, Hugh Howard ...
    The fifth edition of this comprehensive and well-established book in cartography has been thoroughly updated and extensively restructured to incorporate new developments in recent years. It reflects advancements in technology, societal changes, and evolving methodologies in the field of cartography. With the inclusion of entirely new chapters, restructured content, and expanded discussions, the ... Read more

    $166.99 USD

  • Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization

    by Terry A. Slocum, Fritz C. Kessler, Robert B. McMaster, Hugh H. Howard ...
    This comprehensive and well-established cartography textbook covers the theory and the practical applications of map design and the appropriate use of map elements. It explains the basic methods for visualizing and analyzing spatial data and introduces the latest cutting-edge data visualization techniques. The fourth edition responds to the extensive developments in cartography and GIS in the last ... Read more

    $200.99 USD

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  • Information Visualization

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  • Remote Sensing and GIS for Ecologists

    Using Open Source Software

    Edited by Martin Wegmann, Benjamin Leutner, Stefan Dech ...
    Series series Data in the Wild
    This is a book about how ecologists can integrate remote sensing and GIS in their daily work. It will allow ecologists to get started with the application of remote sensing and to understand its potential and limitations. Using practical examples, the book covers all necessary steps from planning field campaigns to deriving ecologically relevant information through remote sensing and modelling of ... Read more

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  • Design for Information

    An Introduction to the Histories, Theories, and Best Practices Behind Effective Information Visualizations

    by Isabel Meirelles ...
    The visualization process doesn’t happen in a vacuum; it is grounded in principles and methodologies of design, cognition, perception, and human-computer-interaction that are combined to one’s personal knowledge and creative experiences. Design for Information critically examines other design solutions —current and historic— helping you gain a larger understanding of how to solve specific problems ... Read more

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  • xxAI - Beyond Explainable AI

    International Workshop, Held in Conjunction with ICML 2020, July 18, 2020, Vienna, Austria, Revised and Extended Papers

    Edited by Andreas Holzinger, Randy Goebel, Ruth Fong, Taesup Moon, Klaus-Robert Müller, Wojciech Samek ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This is an open access book.Statistical machine learning (ML) has triggered a renaissance of artificial intelligence (AI). While the most successful ML models, including Deep Neural Networks (DNN), have developed better predictivity, they have become increasingly complex, at the expense of human interpretability (correlation vs. causality). The field of explainable AI (xAI) has emerged with the ... Read more

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  • Geographical Information Systems in Archaeology

    by James Conolly, Mark Lake ...
    Series series Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology
    Geographical Information Systems has moved from the domain of the computer specialist into the wider archaeological community, providing it with an exciting new research method. This clearly written but rigorous book provides a comprehensive guide to that use. Topics covered include: the theoretical context and the basics of GIS; data acquisition including database design; interpolation of ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Non-Photorealistic Computer Graphics

    Modeling, Rendering, and Animation

    by Thomas Strothotte, Stefan Schlechtweg ...
    Series series The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics
    Even as developments in photorealistic computer graphics continue to affect our work and leisure activities, practitioners and researchers are devoting more and more attention to non-photorealistic (NPR) techniques for generating images that appear to have been created by hand. These efforts benefit every field in which illustrations—thanks to their ability to clarify, emphasize, and convey very ... Read more

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  • Multimedia Information Extraction

    Advances in Video, Audio, and Imagery Analysis for Search, Data Mining, Surveillance and Authoring

    by Mark T. Maybury ...
    The advent of increasingly large consumer collections of audio (e.g., iTunes), imagery (e.g., Flickr), and video (e.g., YouTube) is driving a need not only for multimedia retrieval but also information extraction from and across media. Furthermore, industrial and government collections fuel requirements for stock media access, media preservation, broadcast news retrieval, identity management, and ... Read more

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  • Thesaurus Construction and Use

    A Practical Manual

    by Jean Aitchison, David Bawden, Alan Gilchrist ...
    A practical guide to the construction of thesauri for use in information retrieval, written by leading experts in the field. Includes: planning and design; vocabulary control; specificity and compound terms; structure and relationships; auxiliary retrieval devices; multilingual thesauri; AAT Compound Term Rules. The US ANSI/NISO Z39.19 Thesaurus construction standard is also covered. ... Read more

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