1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786428703321

Titolo

Geographical information systems : trends and technologies / / editor, Elaheh Pourabbas, National Research Council, Institute of Systems Analysis and Computer Science Antonio Ruberti Rome, Italy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-429-08910-4

1-4665-9695-3

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Classificazione

COM059000SCI019000TEC036000

Disciplina

910.285

Soggetti

Geographic information systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; CHAPTER 1: Preparing Array Analytics for the Data Tsunami; CHAPTER 2: Similarity Join for Big Geographic Data; CHAPTER 3: Spatial Index Schemes for Cloud Environments; CHAPTER 4: NoSQL Geographic Databases: An Overview; CHAPTER 5: Web Services Composition and Geographic Information; CHAPTER 6: Database Server Models for WMS and WFS Geographic Web Services; CHAPTER 7: Robust Workflow Systems + Flexible Geoprocessing Services = Geo-enabled Model Web?

CHAPTER 8: Architecture for Including Personalization in a Mobile GIS via Semantic Web TechniquesCHAPTER 9: GeoBI Architecture Based on Free Software: Experience and Review; CHAPTER 10: Semantic Similarity based on Weighted Ontology; Color Plate Section; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Web services, cloud computing, location based services, NoSQLdatabases, and Semantic Web offer new ways of accessing, analyzing, and elaborating geo-spatial information in both real-world and virtual spaces. This book explores the how-to of the most promising recurrent technologies and trends in GIS, such as Semantic GIS, Web GIS, Mobile GIS, NoSQL Geographic Databases, Cloud GIS, Spatial Data Warehousing-OLAP, and Open GIS. The text discusses and emphasizes the methodological aspects of such technologies and their



applications in GIS--

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996279959703316

Titolo

International Conference on E-Learning and E-Teaching : [proceedings]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Piscataway, N.J., : IEEE

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

371

Soggetti

Educational technology

English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers

Conference papers and proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969532903321

Titolo

Globalization and education / / [editors of the proceedings, Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, Edmond Malinvaud, Pierre Lena.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hawthorne, N.Y., : Walter De Gruyter, 2007

ISBN

9786612196720

9781282196728

1282196723

9783119160315

3119160318

9783110207019

311020701X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences extra series ; ; 28

The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences extra series ; ; 7

Altri autori (Persone)

Sánchez SorondoMarcelo

MalinvaudEdmond

LénaPierre <1937->

Disciplina

306.43/2

Soggetti

Education - Social aspects

Educational technology

Children of immigrants - Education

Education and globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of a joint working group held in Vatican City, 16-17 November 2005.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- New Approaches to Education in the Globalized World -- The Synthesizing Mind: Making Sense of the Deluge of Information -- The Globalisation and Education an Overview -- The Role of Communication and Information Technologies -- The Grand Narrative told by the Sciences -- News, Global Communication Technologies and Education -- No One Left Behind Technology and lifelong mass learning -- The Effects of Globalization on Education -- Education in a Globalized World -- Promoting South-South and North-South Cooperation in Education and Research: A Question of



Responsibility -- Education of Immigrants and their Children -- Globalization, Immigration, and Education: Recent US Trends -- What Can We Do to Improve the Education of Children From Disadvantaged Backgrounds? -- Education and Cultural Diversity -- Globalization and Cultural Identity -- Globalization and Challenges for Education in Least Developed Countries -- Cultural Diversity and Education in an Increasingly Globalizing World (From the perspective of a 'Developing Country') -- The Challenge of International Educational Gaps in the Context of Globalizations -- Which Anthropological Bases for Education and Research? -- Brain and Education -- Education Between Ethical Universality and Cultural Particularity -- Statement on Globalization and Education -- Erklärung zu Globalisierung und Bildung -- Déclaration sur Globalisation et Éducation -- Messaggio su Globalizzazione ed Educazione -- Declaración sobre Globalización y Educación -- Statement on Globalization and Education (Chinese Version) -- Tables

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the results of a joint meeting organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences where renowned international scholars discussed the importance of education in an increasingly globalized world. The papers cover a wide range of topics, including immigration, education in developing countries, knowledge transfer, social, economic, cultural, and political conditions in global education, technology, communication, access to information and knowledge, as well as, bio-anthropological issues.