Mapping the Future of America's National Parks
Stewardship Through Geographic Information Systems
Seiten
2004
ESRI Press (Verlag)
978-1-58948-080-3 (ISBN)
ESRI Press (Verlag)
978-1-58948-080-3 (ISBN)
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Illustrates how GIS is used in the effort to repair trails and roads, locate artifacts, restore American battlefields, guide development, understand wildfires, and protect fragile lands. This book features stories that provide with examples of how dedicated GIS specialists, scientists, and researchers in the National Park Service are mapping.
From the tidewater glaciers of Alaska to the River of Grass in Florida, GIS mapping is shaping the future of our national parks. Filled with colorful maps, charts, and photographs, ""Mapping the Future of America's National Parks"" illustrates how GIS is used in the effort to repair trails and roads, locate artifacts, restore American battlefields, guide development, understand wildfires, and protect fragile lands. This book features stories that provide with detailed examples of how dedicated GIS specialists, scientists, and researchers in the National Park Service are mapping and preserving America's most special places for future generations. ""Mapping the Future of America's National Parks"" is a unique resource for national park visitors, GIS novices, and more advanced students.
From the tidewater glaciers of Alaska to the River of Grass in Florida, GIS mapping is shaping the future of our national parks. Filled with colorful maps, charts, and photographs, ""Mapping the Future of America's National Parks"" illustrates how GIS is used in the effort to repair trails and roads, locate artifacts, restore American battlefields, guide development, understand wildfires, and protect fragile lands. This book features stories that provide with detailed examples of how dedicated GIS specialists, scientists, and researchers in the National Park Service are mapping and preserving America's most special places for future generations. ""Mapping the Future of America's National Parks"" is a unique resource for national park visitors, GIS novices, and more advanced students.
Mark Henry is an editor at ESRI Press. He has written about national parks, archaeology, cultural history, and wildlife for the Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise, where he was a reporter and editor. He previously reported for Newsday and the Los Angeles Times. Leslie Armstrong has served as the National Park Service GIS program manager in Denver since 1993. She previously worked for the National Park Service as the GIS liaison, office of the associate director, natural resources in Washington, D.C. As a team leader, she developed and implemented the park service's first Web site, first spatial data clearinghouse, and first interactive map center.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.8.2004 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 240 |
| Verlagsort | Redlands |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Office Programme ► Outlook |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-58948-080-5 / 1589480805 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-58948-080-3 / 9781589480803 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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