Big Data: Techniques and Technologies in Geoinformatics, Edition 2
About this ebook
FEATURES
- Contains a comprehensive collection of advanced big data approaches, techniques, and technologies for geoinformatics problems
- Provides seven new chapters on deep learning models, algorithms, and structures, including a new chapter on how spatial metaverse is used to build immersive realistic virtual experiences
- Presents information on how deep learning is used for solving real-world geoinformatics problems
This book is intended for researchers, academics, professionals, and students in such fields as computing and information, civil and environmental engineering, environmental sciences, geosciences, geology, geography, and urban studies.
About the author
Hassan A. Karimi is a Professor and the Director of the Geoinformatics Laboratory in the School of Computing and Information at the University of Pittsburgh. He earned a PhD in geomatics engineering at the University of Calgary. Dr. Karimi’s research interests include computational geometry and topology, machine learning, spatial data analytics, navigation techniques and applications, location-based services, mobile computing, and distributed/parallel computing. His research in geoinformatics has resulted in over 230 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, as well as in many workshops and presentations at national and international forums. Dr. Karimi has published the following books with Taylor & Francis: Geospatial Data Science Techniques and Applications (2018), Indoor Wayfinding and Navigation (2015), Big Data: Techniques and Technologies in Geoinformatics (2014), Advanced Location-Based Technologies and Services (2013), CAD and GIS Integration (2010), and Telegeoinformatics: Location-Based Computing and Services (2004). He has published Universal Navigation on Smartphones (2011) with Springer and Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics (2009) with IGI.
