{"product_id":"laser-scanning-for-the-environmental-sciences-isbn-9781405157179","title":"Laser Scanning for the Environmental Sciences","description":"3D surface representation has long been a source of information describing surface character and facilitating an understanding of system dynamics from micro-scale (e.g. sand transport) to macro-scale (e.g. drainage channel network evolution). Data collection has been achieved through field mapping techniques and the use of remotely sensed data. Advances in this latter field have been considerable in recent years with new rapid-acquisition methods being developed centered around laser based technology. The advent of airborne and field based laser scanning instruments has allowed researchers to collect high density accurate data sets and these are revealing a wealth of new information and generating important new ideas concerning terrain characterisation and landform dynamics. \u003cp\u003eThe proposed book collates a series of invited peer revieved papers presented at the a conference on geoinformatics and LIDAR to be held at the National Centre for Geocomputation based in the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Current constraints in field survey and DEM construction are reviewed together with technical and applied issues around the new technology. The utility of the data in process modelling is also covered. The book will be of great value to researchers in the field of geomorphology, geostatistics, remote sensing and GIS and will prove extremely useful to students and practitioners concerned with terrain analysis. The proposed work will:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlight major technological breakthrough in 3D data collection. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeature examples of application across a wide range of environmental areas. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritically evaluate the role of laser based techniques in the environment. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetail theory and application of laser techniques in the natural environment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Laser scanning – evolution of the discipline \u003ci\u003eAndrew R.G. Large \u0026amp; G.L. Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Principles of 3D laser scanning \u003ci\u003eG.L. Heritage \u0026amp; Andrew R.G. Large\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Issues in laser scanning \u003ci\u003eSeamus Coveney \u0026amp; Timothy McCarthy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Airborne LiDAR: instrumentation, data acquisition and handling \u003ci\u003eBernard Devereux \u0026amp; Gabriel Amable\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Geostatisical analysis of LiDAR data \u003ci\u003eChris Brunsden.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. General data issues, data quality and protocols \u003ci\u003eDavid Hetherington\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Terrestrial laser scanning to derive surface grain size facies character of gravel bars \u003ci\u003eNeil S. Entwistle \u0026amp; Ian C. Fuller\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Airborne Laser Scanning – Methods for processing and automatic feature extraction for natural as well as for artificial (man-made) objects \u003ci\u003eChristoph Straub, Yungsheng Wang \u0026amp; Octavian Iercan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Numerical modelling of 3D flow using spatially distributed datasets of topography and roughness at different grid resolutions \u003ci\u003eDavid J. Milan.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Airborne LiDAR Measurements to Quantify Change in Sandy Beaches \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Starek, K. Clint Slatton, Ramesh L. Shrestha \u0026amp; William E. Carter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. LiDAR in the Environmental sciences: Geological Applications \u003ci\u003eDavid Hodgetts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Using LiDAR in archaeological contexts: The English Heritage experience and lessons learned \u003ci\u003eSimon Crutchley\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Airborne and terrestrial laser scanning for measuring vegetation canopy structure \u003ci\u003eF.M. Danson, F. Morsdorf \u0026amp; B. Koetz\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Flood mapping and vegetation mapping in large river systems \u003ci\u003eIan C. Overton, Anders Siggins, John C. Gallant, David Penton \u0026amp; Guy Byrne\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Laser scanning surveying of linear features: considerations and applications \u003ci\u003eMichael Lim, Jon Mills \u0026amp; Nicholas Rosser\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Laser scanning – the future \u003ci\u003eAndrew R.G. Large, G.L. Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  George Heritage\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirector\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentre for Environmental Systems Research\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniversity of Salford\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManchesterM5 4DT\u003c\/p\u003e  3D surface representation has long been a source of information describing surface character and facilitating an understanding of system dynamics from micro-scale (e.g. sand transport) to macro-scale (e.g. drainage channel network evolution). Data collection has been achieved through field mapping techniques and the use of remotely sensed data. Advances in this latter field have been considerable in recent years with new rapid-acquisition methods being developed centered around laser based technology. The advent of airborne and field based laser scanning instruments has allowed researchers to collect high density accurate data sets and these are revealing a wealth of new information and generating important new ideas concerning terrain characterisation and landform dynamics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe proposed book collates a series of invited peer revieved papers presented at the a conference on geoinformatics and LIDAR to be held at the National Centre for Geocomputation based in the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Current constraints in field survey and DEM construction are reviewed together with technical and applied issues around the new technology. The utility of the data in process modelling is also covered. The book will be of great value to researchers in the field of geomorphology, geostatistics, remote sensing and GIS and will prove extremely useful to students and practitioners concerned with terrain analysis. 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