TY - BOOK AU - Weng, Qihao TI - Remote sensing and GIS internation: : theories, methods, and application SN - 9780071606530 U1 - 307.1216 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - City planning-Remote sensing KW - Remote sensing N1 - Chapter 1. Principles of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS);Chapter 2. Integration of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS);Chapter 3. Urban Land Use and Land Cover Classification;Chapter 4. Urban Landscape Characterization;Chapter 5. Urban Feature Extraction;Chapter 6. Building Extraction from LiDAR Data;Chapter 7. Urban Land Surface Temperature Analysis;Chapter 8. Surface Runoff Modeling and Analysis;Chapter 9. Assessing Urban Air Pollution Patterns;Chapter 10. Population Estimation;Chapter 11. Quality of Life Assessment;Chapter 12. Urban and Regional Development;Chapter 13. Public Health Applications;Index N2 - "This definitive resource presents real-world applications of combining remotely sensed data with carthographic, socioeconomic, and environmental data and GIS funtionalities. - This book addresses theories and principles and examines current impediments and their potential solutions. - "Remote Sensing and GIS Integration features a comprehensive series of urban and environmental applications that incorporate remote sensing and GIS. - Each applicaitons example includes an analysis of the latest methods and detailed case studies. A 18-page color insert contains spectral color images."--Jacket ER -