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Review “ This is a geoscience book for the 21st century! Cutting edge research examples and gloriously illustrated state of the art GIS-enabled techniques come together to show us how to understand our planet in ways not possible even a few years ago." -- Margaret Leinen, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography - ― Margaret Leinen "GIS provides the platform that allows us to generate a holistic perspective of the natural world. Given the relevance of this geospatial perspective for all aspects of society, I hope this beautiful book will inspire a wide range of people to embrace the "Science of Where." -- Thomas Crowther, Director, Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative, ETH-Zurich ― Thomas Crowther “GIS for Science is no standard book. With vivid imagery, lucid writing, interactive learning, and compelling, relevant examples from Earth’s past, present, and future, GIS for Science is a modern manual for understanding that integrative spatial analysis and visualization is the big data revolution most vital to the quality of all life on Earth.” -- Healy Hamilton, Chief Scientist of NatureServe ― Healy Hamilton "GIS has become THE foundational tool for all things environmental – from conservation to climate change to environmental justice. This astonishing book beautifully displays GIS in all its scientific, artistic, and creative splendor.” -- Peter Kareiva, Director, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability ― Peter Kareiva From the Back Cover GIS for Science, Volume 2: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics brings to life a continuing collection of real-world examples of scientists using geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial data science to expand our understanding of the world. They are part of a global effort to find ways to sustain a livable environment for all life on the planet. At Esri, we called this The Science of Where®, a concept that merges our impulse to dream, discover, and understand with the rigor and discipline of the scientific method and the foundation of geography. As such, GIS provides a framework for applying science to almost every human endeavor as we aspire to transform the world through mapping analytics. The stories in this book are written for professional scientists, the swelling ranks of citizen scientists, and anyone interested in science and geography. The contributors represent a cross section of scientists who employ data gathered from satellites, aircraft, ships, drones, and myriad other remote-sensing and on-site technologies. This data is brought to life with GIS and the broader realm of spatial data science to study a range of issues relevant to our understanding of planet Earth and beyond. Scientists are documenting an array of geographically oriented issues ranging from climate change, natural disasters, and the loss of biodiversity to political strife, disease outbreaks, and resource shortages. The examples in GIS for Science, Volume 2: Applying Mapping and Spatial Analytics show how ArcGIS® software and the ArcGIS® Online cloud-based system work as a comprehensive geospatial platform to support research, collaboration, spatial analysis, and science communication across many settings and communities. In these chapters, you’ll learn about sustainable precision agriculture, predicting geological processes below the surface of the earth, leveraging GIS near-realtime disaster response, recovery, resilience and reporting, the latest innovations in monitoring air quality and much more. These stories, along with the supplementary resources online, present GIS ideas and inspiration that users can apply across many disciplines, making this volume relevant to diverse scientific audiences. -- Dawn Wright and Christian Harder About the Author Esri Chief Scientist Dawn J. Wright is a professor of geography and oceanography at Oregon State University. In 2007, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and S
