Undersea with GIS

摘要: Humankind has made more progress during the past 20 years in mapping surface of neighboring planets than 500 final frontier Earth: oceans. Indeed, we still know about dark side moon and topography Venus Mars our own ocean floors. For example, it was widely reported early 2000 that NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) mapped 80% Earth's surface, when reality this land mass. Although a spectacular mission, submerged portions planet (71% total surface) were out reach to space shuttle's sensors. And yet development last 10-20 sophisticated technologies for data collection management, including GIS, hold tremendous potential interpreting environment unprecedented detail. geographers, as well general public, maps come mind foundation geographic inquiry. Undersea With GIS focuses on recent technical advances deep oceans, coasts, estuaries with nautical charting scientific visualization. Also included is special section Internet delivery these products, CD-ROM tools extensions oceanographic applications. So many have been presented excellent form at ESRI User Conferences book includes papers from "Coastal, Ocean, Marine Resources" track 1999 Conferences, selected projects featured Map Galleries Conference Special Exhibition Ocean GIS. Royalties sales Undersea donated Oregon chapter Surfrider Foundation State University Diversity Internship Program Sciences.