9780262538046-0262538040-Spatial Computing (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

Spatial Computing (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)

ISBN-13: 9780262538046
ISBN-10: 0262538040
Author: Shashi Shekhar, Pamela Vold
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: The MIT Press
Format: Paperback 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780262538046
ISBN-10: 0262538040
Author: Shashi Shekhar, Pamela Vold
Publication date: 2020
Publisher: The MIT Press
Format: Paperback 256 pages

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Spatial Computing (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) (ISBN-13: 9780262538046 and ISBN-10: 0262538040), written by authors Shashi Shekhar, Pamela Vold, was published by The MIT Press in 2020. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Computer Science books. You can easily purchase or rent Spatial Computing (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Computer Science books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.58.

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An accessible guide to the ideas and technologies underlying such applications as GPS, Google Maps, Pokemon Go, ride-sharing, driverless cars, and drone surveillance.Billions of people around the globe use various applications of spatial computing daily-by using a ride-sharing app, GPS, the e911 system, social media check-ins, even Pokemon Go. Scientists and researchers use spatial computing to track diseases, map the bottom of the oceans, chart the behavior of endangered species, and create election maps in real time. Drones and driverless cars use a variety of spatial computing technologies. Spatial computing works by understanding the physical world, knowing and communicating our relation to places in that world, and navigating through those places. It has changed our lives and infrastructures profoundly, marking a significant shift in how we make our way in the world. This volume in the MIT Essential Knowledge series explains the technologies and ideas behind spatial computing.

The book offers accessible descriptions of GPS and location-based services, including the use of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and RFID for position determination out of satellite range; remote sensing, which uses satellite and aerial platforms to monitor such varied phenomena as global food production, the effects of climate change, and subsurface natural resources on other planets; geographic information systems (GIS), which store, analyze, and visualize spatial data; spatial databases, which store multiple forms of spatial data; and spatial statistics and spatial data science, used to analyze location-related data.

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