The Geoinformatics Frontier

Ai, Big Data, and Crowdsourced Technologies
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-443-31574-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 468 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

The Geoinformatics Frontier: AI, Big Data, and Crowdsourced Technologies tackles the critical challenge of integrating Geoinformatics, AI, Big Data, and VGI; offering a comprehensive introduction to these pivotal concepts, the book elucidates their foundations and relevance to Geoinformatics. It approaches builds on the theory discussed with practical guidance, examples, and detailed case studies; equipping readers with the knowledge needed to effectively implement them. The book presents case studies spanning various sectors, showcasing how the technologies can be successfully employed to address intricate spatial issues and facilitate well-informed decision-making for the complexities of managing large-scale spatial datasets. It also provides indispensable insights into data collection, storage, quality control, and fusion techniques, offering practical solutions to the challenges of data storage, processing, and analysis. The Geoinformatics Frontier serves as an indispensable guide, bridging the gap in understanding and practice for geospatial scientists, empowering readers to harness the transformative potential of Geoinformatics and advanced computer technologies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kalogeropoulos, Kleomenis

Tsatsaris, Andreas

Antoniou, Vyron

Huang, Xiao

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Unternehmenssoftware
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensforschung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie GIS, Geoinformatik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section I: Foundations of geoinformatics

1. The new era in geoinformatics
2. A geospatial moisture change detection after Ianos medicane using Sentinel-2 imagery in Central Thessaly, Greece
3. Combining cartography and mythology: An educational approach via Web-GIS
4. Travel cartography in the age of geoinformatics: The Kazantzakis example
5. Archaeological surface survey and spatial analysis: Unlocking efficiency and accuracy using geographic information system technology

Section II: Artificial intelligence in spatial practice

6. Revealing the contribution of conditioning factors to landslide activity in terms of machine learning and fuzzy logic-based susceptibility assessment
7. UAVS in urban air pollution monitoring: State-of-the-art and future pathways
8. Study and implementation of visual SLAM algorithms in photogrammetry and computer vision
9.Heuristic and optimal viewshed algorithms for forest monitoring and observation post allocation
10. Radar remote sensing: Fundamentals, data, and AI-powered processing techniques
11. Study and evaluation of modern SLAM algorithms using LiDAR sensor data
12. A deep learning framework for building outline and footprint extraction in historical cartographic data
13. Digital heritage in action: Geoinformatics and photogrammetry for managing archaeological landscapes
14. GeoAI techniques in flood detection: A comprehensive review
15. GIS-based modeling techniques and Geospatial-Artificial Intelligence (Geo-AI) model in assessing the spatial-temporal variation of air pollution
16. Advancing unmanned aerial vehicles technology for a sustainable environment: The contribution of the ACCELERATE research project
17. Improving thunderstorm prediction with neural networks using numerical weather and satellite data: A novel data fusion and validation approach
18. Land use/cover mapping at high spatial resolution from unmanned aerial vehicle data and machine learning
19. The geometric shape of a spatial network
20. Delineation of site-specific soil management zones using multivariate analysis and geospatial techniques
21. Advancing earth observation applications: Synthetic aperture radar and artificial intelligence in the era of new space
22. LULC mapping from hyperspectral data using machine learning: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future outlook
23. Designing and creating a noise prediction model in urban and semi-urban areas using machine learning techniques
24. Use of unmanned aerial vehicles for retrieving key state variables of Earth’s surface energy budget

Section III: Big earth data in geoinformatics

25. Assessment of vegetation moisture stress using EO-based spectral indices within a cloud computing framework
26. Spatiotemporal multidimensional data cubes for EO big data: Analysis and visualization

Section IV: Crowdsourced technologies in the new geoinformatics era

27. Volunteered geographic information and crowdsourcing in geographic practice: A unifying conceptual framework
28. Crowdsourced spatial data in human observation: Opportunities, challenges, and future directions
29. Conclusions—Geoinformatics in the 21st century

Über Autor(innen)

Tsatsaris, Andreas
Professor Andreas Tsatsaris is a Rural and Surveying Engineer and President of the Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering of the University of West Attica (UniWA), Greece. He is also Director of the Research Laboratory "GAEA". He has been teaching since 1996 in Spatial Epidemiology, Medical Geography, GIS, and Thematic Cartography in both Postgraduate and Undergraduate Studies Programs of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Crete and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and the Faculty of Engineering at UniWA. He has published over 90 articles in scientific journals and international conferences and has participated in over 30 national and international research programs. He is a certified evaluator of the State Scholarship Foundation and General Secretariat in Research and Technology in the evaluation of research proposals.

Huang, Xiao
Professor Xiao Huang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences at Emory University. His research primarily focuses on geospatial analysis, geovisualization, environmental modeling, computer and data science, and Big Data analytics. His research takes advantage of and also addresses the challenges of rapidly growing data availability through the utilization and development of advanced data fusion techniques and deep learning algorithms. Dr. Huang has authored/co-authored over 120 refereed publications. He serves as an Associated Editor for Computational Urban Science and sits on the Editorial Board for Big Earth Data, International Journal of Digital Earth, Frontiers Remote Sensing, Nature Scientific Reports, Journal of Remote Sensing, Current Social Sciences, and PLOS ONE. He also serves as a reviewer for NASA and NSF grants and for 49 esteemed scientific journals.

Antoniou, Vyron
Professor Vyron Antoniou is an Assistant Professor at the Hellenic Army Academy where he teaches courses on Geoinformatics and Military Geography. He served 30 years as a Geospatial Officer in the Hellenic Geographical Service of the Greek Army. His professional and research interest focus on various geospatial topics including volunteered geographic information, spatial databases, earth observation and machine learning, spatial analysis, and spatial data quality. He is governmental expert for the Space CapTech of the European Defence Agency, member of the editorial board of Geomedia, Review Editor for the section Geoinformatics within the journal Frontiers in Earth Science and affiliated researcher to the UCL ExCiteS program. He also provides reviewing services for several academic journals.

Kalogeropoulos, Kleomenis
Dr. Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos is a Survey Engineer (Ph.D., MSc, and BSc), and an adjunct lecturer at the Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, University of West Attica, Greece. His research interests are focused on GIS, SDI, spatial analysis, spatial epidemiology, natural disaster modeling, geoarchaeology, digital cartography, and geography. He is also a lecturer at the Greek National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government, a certified evaluator of the Greek General Secretariat in Research and Technology and an Expert in Earth Sciences in the use of GIS and Remote Sensing applications for the Institute of Educational Policy, of the Greek Ministry of Education. He boasts a publication record of over 100 articles in scientific journals and international conferences, which have garnered numerous references. His involvement extends to over 15 national and international research programs. Additionally, he serves as a reviewer for more than 25 esteemed scientific journals.