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Record Nr.

UNINA9910366649403321

Autore

Lehner Arthur

Titolo

The Operational Use of Remote Sensing in Municipalities : A Global Expert-based Study / / by Arthur Lehner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-23800-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 84 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Geography, , 2211-4165

Disciplina

710

Soggetti

Regional planning

City planning

Human geography

Geographic information systems

Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning

Human Geography

Geographical Information Systems/Cartography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Study Areas and Background Information -- Expert Interviews -- Investigated Countries, Cities and Institutions -- Insights into the Global Municipal Use of RS -- Reasoning -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Glossary -- References. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the operational use of remote sensing in municipalities for urban planning purposes. Through a unique study among more than 70 cities and institutions in 41 countries, it reveals the remaining gap of knowledge and awareness for remote sensing data, methods, and instruments. It sheds light on the uncertainties and shows what remote sensing data are acquired and by which departments they are used. The tasks and activities remote sensing data are used for, are extensively presented. In the times of open government data, digital citizenship and participation movements, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic and intends to raise the awareness for the importance of remote sensing to the society.