Geographic Information and Cartography for Risk and Crisis Management Towards Better Solutions /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Konecny, Milan (Editor), Zlatanova, Sisi (Editor), Bandrova, Temenoujka L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography,
• Subjects: Geography.; Business.; Management science.; Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Geographical information systems.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Business and Management, general.; Earth Sciences, general.

Cartography and geographic information (GI) are remarkably appropriate for the requirements of early warning (EW) and crisis management (CM). The use of geospatial technology has increased tremendously in the last years. ICT has changed from just using maps created in advance, to new approaches, all...