Geo-information for Disaster Management

Geo-information for Disaster Management
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 1470
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ISBN-10 : 3540249885
ISBN-13 : 9783540249887
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Book Synopsis Geo-information for Disaster Management by : Peter van Oosterom

Download or read book Geo-information for Disaster Management written by Peter van Oosterom and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-03-21 with total page 1470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geo-information technology can be of considerable use in disaster management, but with considerable challenge in integrating systems, interoperability and reliability. This book provides a broad overview of geo-information technology, software, systems needed, currently used and to be developed for disaster management. The text invites discussion on systems and requirements for use of geo-information under time and stress constraints and unfamiliar situations, environments and circumstances.


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