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Record Nr.

UNINA9910411920603321

Titolo

High Performance Computing for Geospatial Applications / / edited by Wenwu Tang, Shaowen Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

3-030-47998-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 296 p. 94 illus., 70 illus. in color.)

Collana

Geotechnologies and the Environment, , 2365-0575 ; ; 23

Disciplina

004.35

Soggetti

Remote sensing

Big data

Sociophysics

Econophysics

Computer simulation

Environmental sciences

Landscape ecology

Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry

Big Data

Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building

Simulation and Modeling

Environmental Science and Engineering

Landscape Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This volume fills a research gap between the rapid development of High Performance Computing (HPC) approaches and their geospatial applications. With a focus on geospatial applications, the book discusses in detail how researchers apply HPC to tackle their geospatial problems. Based on this focus, the book identifies the opportunities and challenges revolving around geospatial applications of HPC. Readers are introduced to the fundamentals of HPC, and will learn how HPC methods are applied in various specific areas of geospatial study.



The book begins by discussing theoretical aspects and methodological uses of HPC within a geospatial context, including parallel algorithms, geospatial data handling, spatial analysis and modeling, and cartography and geovisualization. Then, specific domain applications of HPC are addressed in the contexts of earth science, land use and land cover change, urban studies, transportation studies, and social science. The book will be of interest to scientists and engineers who are interested in applying cutting-edge HPC technologies in their respective fields, as well as students and faculty engaged in geography, environmental science, social science, and computer science.