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"Can flying robots help save entire ecosystems? Find out in this book, which brings together two major issues of modern times: the growing use of drones and ways to protect and restore natural environments. As drones become more advanced, they are revolutionizing conservation research and efforts in exciting ways--from planting over a hundred trees a minute to capturing vital information about wildlife populations in remote places. With rich imagery...
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A stunning and unique collection of satellite images of Earth that offer an unexpected look at humanity, derived from the wildly popular Daily Overview Instagram project.
Inspired by the “Overview Effect”—a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole—the breathtaking, high definition satellite photographs in OVERVIEW offer a new way to...
Inspired by the “Overview Effect”—a sensation that astronauts experience when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole—the breathtaking, high definition satellite photographs in OVERVIEW offer a new way to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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910L
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Farm fields can span hundreds of acres. With so much area to cover, checking crops and livestock can be difficult. But with an agricultural drone, this job becomes much simpler. Young readers will discover how drones help farmers maximize efficiencies and bring abundant harvests.
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This visual and instructive look at satellite maps and street maps helps readers understand the symbols, road markings, and land features of these types of maps. Concentration on a smaller area helps readers really study them carefully. A follow-up activity encourages readers to draw their own street map of their town or neighborhood.
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Tiene en sus manos el libro ideal para entrar en el mundo de la informática directo a las herramientas más actuales: esas que le permiten estar totalmente enterado de lo que sucede en el mundo y, sobre todo, conectado con las personas que más le importan.
Con este manual aprenderá a trabajar con las funciones básicas de Windows 8 y sus aplicaciones metro más útiles, las herramientas de comunicación 2.0 más relevantes de nuestros días (Gmail,...
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Driverless cars are the future. That is what the tech giants, the auto industry and even the government want us to think. Almost daily, there are media stories about how we will soon all be able to rip up our driving licenses, sit in the back seat and let the car take us around. But, is this really going to happen? Christian Wolmar has dug behind the hype and found a very different story. We are nowhere near this driverless utopia. Indeed, it may...
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This graduate-level monograph develops the background and fundamental theory of inversion processes used in remote sensing. The treatment starts at an elementary level and is largely self-contained; each chapter begins with an elementary discussion outlining problems and questions to be covered and concludes with a bibliography. After an introductory chapter, the text progresses to simple problems involving inversion, the theory of large linear systems,...
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Drones and Personal Unmanned Aircraft!
THE TRUTH ABOUT DRONES!
Don't Be In The Dark Any Longer! Are you Being Spied On? Is Your Privacy At Risk? Are You Safe? Find Out NOW!
Are drones flying near your home? Is your privacy at risk? Is your safety a concern? Are you being spied on? Is it legal? Just exactly how are drones being used? Get an unbiased glimpse into the world of drones. Learn... The History of Drones Advantages Commercial Uses Personal...
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En esta publicación se abordan los espacios web de servicios geográficos conocidos como geoportales y se relacionan ejemplos destacados en el país. El libro contiene la reseña de más de cuarenta portales geográficos institucionales y de más de un centenar de visores espaciales para Colombia disponibles en la red. El texto hace un recorrido por los principales recursos geográficos online del país, con cobertura nacional, regional y metropolitana....
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Este libro proporciona una guía para llevar a cabo el mapeo de la biomasa aérea del bosque en grandes superficies relacionando datos de campo con la información derivada de imágenes de satélite. La metodología para el mapeo de esta variable utiliza scripts desarrollados en el lenguaje R, e incluye la estimación de la biomasa en campo, preprocesamiento de las imágenes, ajuste de modelos de predicción, así como su aplicación para obtener...
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Your Smart City Planning Guide for broadband, IOT, and solutions in technology. A handbook for learning more about smart city use cases, technology, and roll out.
Overview-Smart City Questions: Do you know that the smart city is here now?
Most cities want to be a smart city and they are looking for technology to save them. I once saw a TED talk where they described a smart city as being the way the buildings are built. Let me tell you something,...
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"Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems: 2024" is a comprehensive and forward-looking guide that delves into the evolving world of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing technologies as they stand in the year 2024. This book serves as a critical resource for anyone interested in understanding how the integration of cutting-edge technologies like cloud computing, machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and augmented...
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"Beyond the Office Walls: Navigating the Frontier of Remote Work" opens a door to the transformative landscape reshaping the traditional work paradigm. This anthology is a compelling exploration of the remote work revolution, providing a mosaic of stories that resonate with the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of individuals navigating this uncharted territory.As the boundaries of the conventional office dissolve, this collection becomes a guide...
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The "leave no one behind" principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires appropriate indicators for different segments of a country's population. This entails detailed, granular data on population groups that extend beyond national trends and averages. The Asian Development Bank, in collaboration with the Philippine Statistics Authority and the World Data Lab, conducted a feasibility study to enhance the granularity, cost-effectiveness,...
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The "leave no one behind" principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires appropriate indicators for different segments of a country's population. This entails detailed, granular data on population groups that extend beyond national trends and averages. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in collaboration with the National Statistical Office of Thailand and the Word Data Lab, conducted a feasibility study to enhance the granularity,...
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