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Representation of powerful concepts and tools of modern geostatistics by one of the initiators
Step-by-step examples and applications
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Chapters I and II review the conceptual framework of the modern TGIS and introduce the fundamental ideas of spatiotemporal modelling. Chapter III discusses issues of knowledge synthesis and integration. Chapter IV presents state-of-the-art mathematical tools of spatiotemporal mapping. Links between existing TGIS techniques and the modern Bayesian maximum entropy (BME) method offer significant improvements in the advanced TGIS functions. Comparisons are made between the proposed functions and various other techniques (e.g., Kriging, and Kalman-Bucy filters). Chapter V analyzes the interpretive features of the advanced TGIS functions, establishing correspondence between the natural system and the formal mathematics which describe it. In Chapters IV and V one can also find interesting extensions of TGIS functions (e.g., non-Bayesian connectives and Fisher information measures). Chapters VI and VII familiarize the reader with the TGIS toolbox and the associated library of comprehensive computer programs. Chapter VIII discusses important applications of TGIS in the context of scientific hypothesis testing, explanation, and decision making.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"I did enjoy reading this book. The authors presented information in an easily readable style and a generally logical format. … this book would provide a workable basis and valuable doorway to the world of advanced TGIS." (Kerryn Robinson, The Australian Geologist, Issue 126, 2003)
"This is an attractive production from Springer … . there is a useful section of references and an index. Concepts are clearly and cleverly interwoven with practical examples. The diagrams support the text and are clear on their own account. The text seems clearly written and carefully prepared. An instructor looking for a fresh approach to teaching statistical modelling to students in a variety of disciplines might find this book a delightful choice!" (Sandra L. Arlinghaus, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2002 k)
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
George Christakos, Marc L. Serre
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Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Patrick Bogaert
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Temporal GIS
Book Subtitle: Advanced Functions for Field-Based Applications
Authors: George Christakos, Patrick Bogaert, Marc L. Serre
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56540-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-41476-6Published: 11 January 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62563-3Published: 03 October 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-56540-3Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 219
Topics: Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Earth Sciences, general, Geology, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences