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Geographical Data Acquisition

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Yong-Qi Chen

    1. Department of Land Information and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

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  2. Yuk-Cheung Lee

    1. Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

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  • First book on all aspects of acquisition of geographical data
  • Easy-to-read, semi-technical style
  • Overview about the theory behind various data acquisition methods

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Geographical Data and Its Acquisition

    • Yuk-Cheung Lee
    Pages 1-10

  3. Coordinate Systems and Datum

    • Esmond Mok, Jason Chao
    Pages 11-24

  4. Transformation of Coordinates between Cartesian Systems

    • Xiao-Li Ding
    Pages 25-41

  5. Map Projections

    • Yuk-Cheung Lee
    Pages 43-63

  6. Geographical Data from Analogue Maps

    • Yuk-Cheung Lee, Lilian Pun
    Pages 65-83

  7. Ground-Based Positioning Techniques

    • Steve Y. W. Lam, Yong-Qi Chen
    Pages 85-97

  8. Satellite-Based Positioning

    • Esmond Mok, Günther Retscher
    Pages 99-119

  9. Techniques for Underwater Data Acquisition

    • Günther Retscher
    Pages 121-147

  10. Image Acquisition

    • Bruce King, Kent Lam
    Pages 149-172

  11. Orthoimage Generation and Measurement from Single Images

    • Zhilin Li
    Pages 173-192

  12. Geometric Data from Images

    • Bruce King
    Pages 193-220

  13. Thematic Information from Digital Images

    • Qiming Zhou
    Pages 221-249

  14. Current Trends in Geographical Data Acquisition: An Epilogue

    • Zhilin Li, Yong-Qi Chen
    Pages 251-253

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 255-266
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About this book

This is a book about techniques used in the acquisition of geographical data. The target audience is students and professionals using geographical information systems who want to go beyond the operation of the software and discover the general principles of how raw geographical data are acquired. By "raw" data we mean da ta acquired directly from the field, from photographs, or from maps but wh ich has not been edited or structured for database storage. With this in mind, we have placed a heavier emphasis on geo-referencing and data acquisition techniques, making the co ordinate reference framework an important link tying the chapters together. In writing thisbook, we have adopted a Scientific American-type style, which appeals to the technically curious layperson. This is more than just a collection of artides, this is a textbook written jointly by several people. The co ordination required for such an approach has made the production of this book much more difficult. The authors are predominantly faculty members of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. We had hoped that this dose proximity of authors could help us better co ordinate the contents and ensure some consistency in style.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Land Information and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Yong-Qi Chen

  • Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

    Yuk-Cheung Lee

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