{"product_id":"9783662518250","title":"Environmental Science and Engineering: Global Navigation Satellite Systems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEnvironmental Science and Engineering: Global Navigation Satellite Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAwange, Joseph L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlobal Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are revolutionizing the world in a way their original developers never envisaged.  From being military “\u003ci\u003ewar\u003c\/i\u003e” tools, GNSS satellites are rapidly becoming “\u003ci\u003epeace\u003c\/i\u003e” tools that play a potentially critical role in enabling changing environmental phenomenon that do not permit direct measurements to be remotely observed via their all-weather, highly accurate and continuously updatable positional time series.  This is evident, for example, in their use in emerging environmental monitoring methods that are considered in this book. These include: \u003ci\u003eGPS-based radio telemetry\u003c\/i\u003e, which is enhancing ecological and conservation monitoring by more accurately mapping animal movements, their behaviours, and  their impact on the environment; \u003ci\u003eGNSS-meteorology\u003c\/i\u003e, which is contributing to weather and climate change studies;  \u003ci\u003eGNSS-remote sensing\u003c\/i\u003e, which, for example, allows the rapid monitoring of changes in fresh water resources and cryosphere; \u003ci\u003eGeosensor network techniques\u003c\/i\u003e, which are earning a crucial role in disaster response management; \u003ci\u003eEpidemiology,\u003c\/i\u003e for improved efficiency in tracking and studying the spread of infectious diseases and climate change effects on vector-borne diseases; and \u003ci\u003eEconomics,\u003c\/i\u003e to provide data for the econometric modelling of  casual impact of policies. In \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Impact Assessments\u003c\/i\u003e (EIA), \u003ci\u003eStrategic Environmental Assessments\u003c\/i\u003e (SEA), and \u003ci\u003eSustainability Assessments\u003c\/i\u003e (SA), GNSS, together with other spaced-based remote sensing techniques, are emerging, not only as modern tools that connect the \u003ci\u003edevelopers\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003ecommunity\u003c\/i\u003e, but also provide information that support \u003ci\u003eMulti-Criteria Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (MCA) methods, which inform decision making and policy formulations. \u003c\/p\u003eBy bringing the two fields of \u003ci\u003egeodesy\u003c\/i\u003e (the parent of GNSS technology) and \u003ci\u003eenvironmental studies\u003c\/i\u003e (potential users of this technology), this bookpresents the concepts of GNSS in a simplified way that can, on the one hand, be understood and utilised by environmentalists, while on the other, outlines its potential applications to environmental monitoring and management for those engaged more with its technology, which hopefully will further energise the already innovative research that is being carried out.  Lastly, this book is most relevant to all the professionals whose work is related to the environment such as hydrologists, meteorologists, epidemiologists, economist, and engineers, to name just a few.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA comprehensive yet candid and compelling presentation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems and its application to environmental monitoring and a host of other socio-economic activities. This is an essential and new ground breaking reading for all professional practitioners and even academics seeking to study and become involved in using Global Navigation Satellite Systems in diverse fields ranging from environmental monitoring to economic activities such as monitoring weather and climate in order to design crop failure insurance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNathaniel O. Agola, Professor of Business and Financial Economics, Ritsumeikan University, Japan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-08-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662518250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-540-88256-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 382\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46917242486924,"sku":"9783662518250","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662518250.jpg?v=1774497636","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783662518250","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}