Geospatial Challenges in the 21st Century

Front Matter ....Pages i-vii
 Key Challenges in Geography Research with Geospatial Technologies  (Rafael de Miguel González, Kostis Koutsopoulos, Karl Donert)....Pages 1-8
Front Matter ....Pages 9-9
 The Geographical Systems Information: Tools for the Effective Management of the Cultural Heritage from Natural Disasters  (Javier Aragoneses, Carmen Mínguez)....Pages 11-37
 Using Geospatial Technologies in Mapping the Distribution and Quality of Ecosystems  (Mihai-Răzvan Niță, Gabriel Ovidiu Vânău, Diana-Andreea Onose, Mihaiță-Iulian Niculae, Athanasios Alexandru Gavrilidis, Cristiana-Maria Pioarcă-Ciocănea et al.)....Pages 39-61
 Linking Real Geographies and Virtual Realties with Immersive Geospatial Technologies  (Florian Hruby, Rainer Ressl, Genghis de la Borbolla del Valle)....Pages 63-79
 Location Is Value: Spatial and Business Modeling Integration  (Eugenia Sarafova)....Pages 81-98
 Mining Big Data for Tourist Hot Spots: Geographical Patterns of Online Footprints  (Luis Encalada, Carlos C. Ferreira, Inês Boavida-Portugal, Jorge Rocha)....Pages 99-123
 Contribution of GIS and Hydraulic Modeling to the Management of Water Distribution Network  (Chérifa Abdelbaki, Bénina Touaibia, Abdelhadi Ammari, Hacène Mahmoudi, Mattheus Goosen)....Pages 125-150
 Remote Sensing Technology for Evaluation of Variations in Land Surface Temperature, and Case Study Analysis from Southwest Nigeria  (Adebayo Oluwole Eludoyin, Iyanuoluwa Omotoso, Oyenike Mary Eludoyin, Kehinde Solomon Popoola)....Pages 151-170
Front Matter ....Pages 171-171
 Web Map Application to Support Spatial Planning, Decision-Making and Transition Toward Climate-Smart Landscapes in the Taita Hills, Kenya  (Tino Johansson, Janne Heiskanen, Mika Siljander, Petri Pellikka)....Pages 173-187
 The Role of Geographic Technologies in the Measure of Spatial Equity. Twenty-First Century Solutions for Old Geographical Issues  (María D. Pitarch-Garrido)....Pages 189-211
 Changing River Courses and Border Determination Challenges: The Case of the Slovenian–Croatian Border  (Drago Perko, Matija Zorn, Rok Ciglič, Mateja Breg Valjavec)....Pages 213-230
 Cultural Heritage and Collective Knowledge  (Teresa Amodio)....Pages 231-247
 Geoweb Methods for Public Participation in Urban Planning: Selected Cases from Poland  (Piotr Jankowski, Michał Czepkiewicz, Zbigniew Zwoliński, Tomasz Kaczmarek, Marek Młodkowski, Edyta Bąkowska-Waldmann et al.)....Pages 249-269
 Quest to Define the Knowledge and Skills Needed by Geospatial Professionals  (Ann Johnson)....Pages 271-288
 Uncertainty Challenge in Geospatial Analysis: An Approximation from the Land Use Cover Change Modelling Perspective  (David García-Álvarez, Hedwig Van Delden, María Teresa Camacho Olmedo, Martin Paegelow)....Pages 289-314
 The Pervasive Challenge of Error and Uncertainty in Geospatial Data  (Suzanne Perlitsh Wechsler, Hyowon Ban, Linna Li)....Pages 315-332
Front Matter ....Pages 333-333
 Navigational Strategies in Transition from Initial Route  (Margarita Zaleshina, Alexander Zaleshin, Adriana Galvani)....Pages 335-353
 Perspectives About the Meaning of Space  (Mairie Doufexopoulou)....Pages 355-367
 Visual and Spatial Thinking in the Neogeography Age  (Juan Antonio García González)....Pages 369-383
 The Tail Wagging the Dog: Developing Business Processes to Enable Spatial Systems  (Stephen Glackin)....Pages 385-399
 Multihazard Risk Assessment from Qualitative Methods to Bayesian Networks: Reviewing Recent Contributions and Exploring New Perspectives  (John Tsiplakidis, Yorgos N. Photis)....Pages 401-429