Introduction to Web Mapping

Dorman, Michael

ISBN 10: 0367371391 / ISBN 13: 9780367371395

Edité par Chapman & Hall, 2020

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346 pages. 10.50x7.50x1.00 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur x-0367371391

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Titre : Introduction to Web Mapping

Éditeur : Chapman & Hall

Date d'édition : 2020

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : Brand New

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Synopsis :

A web map is an interactive display of geographic information, in the form of a web page, that you can use to tell stories and answer questions. Introduction to Web Mapping teaches you how to develop online interactive web maps and web mapping applications, using standard web technologies: HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

À propos de l?auteur:

Michael Dorman is a programmer (since 2016) and lecturer (since 2013) at the Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is working with researchers and students of the Department in developing computational workflows such as data processing, spatial analysis, geostatistics, development of web applications and web maps, etc., mostly through programming in R, JavaScript and Python. In 2018, he developed and taught a course named Intruduction to JavaScript for Web Mapping, introducing web technologies and web mapping to undergraduate Geography students specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The course materials served as a foundation for this book. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Geography and a M.Sc. in Life Sciences from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and a B.Sc. in Plant Sciences in Agriculture from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He previously published the book Learning R for Geospatial Analysis (Packt Publishing, 2014) and authored or coauthored 24 papers in the scientific literature.