Cover: Introduction to Geospatial Technology, 6th Edition by Bradley A. Shellito

Introduction to Geospatial Technology

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Sixth  Edition©2023  Bradley A. Shellito

ISBN:9781319597115

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Introduction to Geospatial Technologies keeps you current with the latest in geospatial technologies to prepare you for your course and your future career.

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Table of Contents

Part 1 Geospatial Data and GPS
1 It’s a Geospatial World Out There
2 Where in the Geospatial World Are You?
3 Getting Your Data to Match the Map
4 Finding Your Location with the Global Positioning System

Part 2 Geographic Information Systems
5 Working with Digital Geospatial Data and GIS
6 Using GIS for Spatial Analysis
7 Using GIS to Make a Map
8 Getting There More Quickly with Geospatial Technology

Part 3 Remote Sensing
9 Remotely Sensed Images from Above
10 How Remote Sensing Works
11 Images from Space
12 Studying Earth’s Climate and Environment from Space

Part 4 Geospatial Applications
13 Digital Landscaping
14 See the World in 3D
15 Life in the Geospatial Cloud

Bradley A. Shellito

Bradley A. Shellito is a geographer whose work focuses on the application of geospatial technologies. Dr. Shellito has been a professor at Youngstown State University (YSU) since 2004, and was previously a faculty member at Old Dominion University. He teaches classes in GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, and 3D Visualization and his research interests involve using these concepts with a variety of real-world issues. He also serves as YSU’s PI in OhioView, a statewide geospatial consortium. A native of the Youngstown area, Dr. Shellito received his bachelor’s degree from YSU, his Masters from the Ohio State University, and his doctorate from Michigan State University.