{"product_id":"gis-for-science-dawn-j-wright-9781589485303","title":"GIS for Science, Volume 1: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGIS for Science\u003c\/em\u003e presents a collection of real-world stories about modern science and a cadre of scientists who use mapping and spatial analytics to expand their understanding of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe accounts in this book are written for a broad audience including professional scientists, the swelling ranks of citizen scientists, and people generally interested in science and geography. Scientific data are brought to life with GIS technology to study a range of issues relevant to the functioning of planet Earth in a natural sense as well as the impacts of human activity. In a race against the clock, the scientists profiled in this volume are using remote sensing, web maps within a geospatial cloud, Esri StoryMaps, and spatial analysis to document and solve an array of issues with a geographic dimension, ranging from climate change, natural disasters, and loss of biodiversity, to homelessness, loss of green infrastructure, and resource shortages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese stories present geospatial ideas and inspiration that readers can apply across many disciplines, making this volume relevant to a diverse scientific audience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSee how scientists working on the world's most pressing problems apply geographic information systems--GIS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dawn J. Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589485300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589485303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Esri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 10.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Dawn J. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996348186879,"sku":"9781589485303","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d859f3b-8c6c-4604-9a4a-7a97dab0b86d.jpg?v=1683341172","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gis-for-science-dawn-j-wright-9781589485303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}