Land Use Cover Datasets and Validation Tools Validation Practices with QGIS /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: García-Álvarez, David (Editor), Camacho Olmedo, María Teresa (Editor), Paegelow, Martin (Editor), Mas, Jean François (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
• Subjects: Geographic information systems.; Cartography.; Physical geography.; Geographical Information System.; Earth System Sciences.
• Online Access: Link to Metadata

Summary

This open access book represents a comprehensive review of available land-use cover data and techniques to validate and analyze this type of spatial information. The book provides the basic theory needed to understand the progress of LUCC mapping/modeling validation practice. It makes accessible to any interested user most of the research community's methods and techniques to validate LUC maps and models. Besides, this book is enriched with practical exercises to be applied with QGIS. The book includes a description of relevant global and supra-national LUC datasets currently available. Finally, the book provides the user with all the information required to manage and download these datasets.

Physical Description

XIV, 462 p. 273 illus., 226 illus. in color. online resource.

ISBN

9783030909987

DOI

10.1007/978-3-030-90998-7

Access

Open Access