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What is Geospatial Data

Chapter 3
Handbook of Research on Geographic Information Systems Applications and Advancements
Also known as geographic information, It is the data or information that identifies the geographic location of features and phenomena occurring on earth’s land and water areas. It is usually stored as coordinates and topology, and can be mapped. It is often accessed, manipulated or analyzed through Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
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GIS Use for Mapping Land Degradation: A Review of Research Carried Out in Tunisia
Mohamed Rached Boussema (University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 35
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0937-0.ch003
Abstract
In this chapter, the author presents a review of the GIS use during the research carried out during the past three decades dealing with land degradation. The objective is to assess the viability of applying GIS with different modes of remotely sensed data acquisition for quantifying land degradation in Tunisia. Various GIS based modelling approaches for soil erosion hazard assessment such as empirical and physical distributed are discussed. Five case studies are selected from several projects. They apply different methods for land degradation investigation at different scales using GIS and remotely sensed data. The research dealt mainly with: 1) The prediction of soil erosion at the regional level related to conservation techniques; 2) The quantification of soil erosion at the gully level based on GIS, digital photogrammetry and fieldwork; 3) The monitoring of gully erosion using GIS combined to images acquired by a non-metric digital camera on board a kite.
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Augmented Reality Gamifies the Library: A Ride Through the Technological Frontier
Information that is tracked using a geographic location, such as coordinates and topology.
Published in Chapter: Augmented Reality Gamifies the Library: A Ride Through the Technological Frontier; From: Emerging Trends and Impacts of the Internet of Things in Libraries
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Creating Geospatial Thinkers
Data that have a geographic component to them tied to them such as geographic coordinates, address, city, or zip code.
Published in Chapter: Creating Geospatial Thinkers; From: Examining Multiple Intelligences and Digital Technologies for Enhanced Learning Opportunities
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Geospatial Interoperability
Geographically referenced spatial data that provides some thematic information over a region.
Published in Chapter: Geospatial Interoperability; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Different Roles and Definitions of Spatial Data Fusion
Data consisting of geographical information, geostatistics and geotextual information.
Published in Chapter: Different Roles and Definitions of Spatial Data Fusion; From: Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics
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Applications of Serious Games in Geovisualization
Data with a geospatial reference, and an associated spatial reference system.
Published in Chapter: Applications of Serious Games in Geovisualization; From: Handbook of Research on Serious Games as Educational, Business and Research Tools
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GIS-Based Watershed Analysis for Water Storage Facilities in Underdeveloped Areas: Case of a Gravity Hill in Saudi Arabia
The data or information that identifies the geographic location of features and boundaries on Earth, such as natural or constructed features, oceans, mountains, plains and more. Geospatial data is usually stored as coordinates and topology which can be mapped.
Published in Chapter: GIS-Based Watershed Analysis for Water Storage Facilities in Underdeveloped Areas: Case of a Gravity Hill in Saudi Arabia; From: Handbook of Research on Driving Transformational Change in the Digital Built Environment
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