Spatial modeling in GIS and R for earth and environmental sciences /

"Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences offers an integrated approach to spatial modelling using both GIS and R. Given the importance of Geographical Information Systems and geostatistics across a variety of applications in Earth and Environmental Science, a clear li...

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Other Authors: Gokceoglu, Candan (Editor), Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2019]
Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Spatial Modeling in GIS and R for Earth and Environmental Sciences; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Spatial Analysis of Extreme Rainfall Values Based on Support Vector Machines Optimized by Genetic Algorithms: The Case of ... ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Study Area; 1.3 Methodology and Data; 1.4 Results; 1.5 Performance Criteria; 1.6 Discussion; 1.7 Conclusions; References; 2 Remotely Sensed Spatial and Temporal Variations of Vegetation Indices Subjected to Rainfall Amount and Distribution Prope ... ; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Materials and Methods
  • Spatial Analysis of Extreme Rainfall Values Based on Support Vector Machines Optimized by Genetic Algorithms: The Case of Alfeios Basin, Greece / Paraskevas Tsangaratos, Ioanna Ilia, and Ioannis Matiatos
  • Remotely Sensed Spatial and Temporal Variations of Vegetation Indices Subjected to Rainfall Amount and Distribution Properties / Mohammad Hossein Shahrokhnia and Seyed Hamid Ahmadi
  • Numerical Recipes for Landslide Spatial Prediction by Using R-INLA: A Step-By-Step Tutorial / Luigi Lombardo, Thomas Opitz, and Raphaël Huser
  • Geospatial Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Forest Operational Planning / Sattar Ezzati
  • Parameter Optimization of KINEROS2 Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm within R Environment for Rainfall-Runoff Simulation / Hadi Memarian, Mohsen Pourreza Bilondi, and Zinat Komeh
  • Land-Subsidence Spatial Modeling Using the Random Forest Data-Mining Technique / Hamid Reza Pourghasemi and Mohsen Mohseni Saravi
  • GIS-Based SWARA and its Ensemble by RBF and ICA Data-Mining Techniques for Determining Suitability of Existing Schools and Site Selection of New School Buildings / Mahdi Panahi [and 6 others]
  • Application of SWAT and MCDM Models for Identifying and Ranking Suitable Sites for Subsurface Dams / Javad Chezgi
  • Habitat Suitability Mapping of Artemisia aucheri Boiss Based on the GLM Model in R / Gholamabbas Ghanbarian [and 3 others]
  • Flood-Hazard Assessment Modeling Using Multicriteria Analysis and GIS: A Case Study: Ras Gharib Area, Egypt / Ahmed M. Youssef and Mahmoud A. Hegab
  • Landslide Susceptibility Survey Using Modeling Methods / Hamidreza Moradi, Mohammad Taqhi Avand, and Saeid Janizadeh
  • Prediction of Soil Disturbance Susceptibility Maps of Forest Harvesting Using R and GIS-Based Data Mining Techniques / Saeid Shabani
  • Spatial Modeling of Gully Erosion Using Linear and Quadratic Discriminant Analyses in GIS and R / Alireza Arabameri and Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
  • 2.2.1 Study Area2.2.2 Data; 2.2.3 Vegetation Indices; 2.2.4 Rainfall Distribution Parameters; 2.3 Results and Discussion; 2.3.1 Vegetation Indices; 2.3.1.1 Normalized Difference Vegetation Index; 2.3.1.2 Spatial Variations of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index; 2.3.1.3 Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index; 2.3.1.4 Global Environmental Monitoring Index; 2.3.2 Spatial Normalized Differential Reflectance and Shortwave Crop Reflectance Index; 2.3.3 Rainfall Properties Versus Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Glob ..
  • 2.3.3.1 Prespring Rainfall2.3.3.2 Cumulative Rainfall; 2.3.3.3 Rainfall Distribution; 2.4 Conclusion; References; Further Reading; 3 Numerical Recipes for Landslide Spatial Prediction Using R-INLA: A Step-by-Step Tutorial; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Dataset Description and Preparation; 3.2.1 Multiple Occurrence Regional Landslide Event, Messina, 2009; 3.2.2 Computing Slope Units in GIS; 3.3 Point Process Modeling and Estimation Using R-INLA; 3.3.1 Preprocessing; 3.3.2 Fitting a Cox Point Process Model Using R-INLA; 3.4 Results; 3.4.1 Estimated Fixed and Random Effects
  • 3.4.2 Estimated Landslide Intensity at Various Spatial Resolutions3.4.3 Model Checking and Goodness-of-Fit Assessment; 3.4.4 Cross-Validation Study and Out-of-Sample Predictive Skill; 3.5 Discussion; 3.6 Conclusion; References; 4 Geospatial Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Forest Operational Planning; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Multicriteria Decision Elements; 4.1.1.1 Decision-Maker Analysis; 4.1.1.2 Hierarchical Structure; 4.1.1.3 Decision Elements; Criteria and Subcriteria; Decision Alternatives; 4.1.1.4 Interpretation Findings; 4.1.2 Classification of Spatial Decision Support System
  • 4.1.2.1 Geostatistical Analysis With R packages4.1.2.2 Forest Management Hierarchy; Strategic Planning; Tactical Planning; Operational Planning; 4.1.3 A Perspective of Forest Resource Management in Iran; 4.1.3.1 General Information; 4.1.3.2 The Role of Decision Support Systems in Iranian Forestry; 4.2 Planning Problems; 4.3 Methods; 4.3.1 Multicriteria Decision Analysis; 4.3.2 Geostatistical Analysis; 4.3.3 Spatial Modeling Procedure; 4.3.4 Model Application; 4.4 Results; 4.4.1 The Current Conditions of the Terrain; 4.5 Discussion; 4.6 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Further Reading
  • A Framework for Multiple Moving Objects Detection in Aerial Videos / Bahareh Kalantar [and 6 others]
  • Modeling Soil Burn Severity Prediction for Planning Measures to Mitigate Post Wildfire Soil Erosion in NW Spain / José M. Fernández-Alonso [and 3 others]
  • Factors Influencing Regional Scale Wildfire Probability in Iran: An Application of Random Forest and Support Vector Machine / Abolfazl Jaafari and Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
  • Land Use/Land Cover Change Detection and Urban Sprawl Analysis / Cláudia M. Viana [and 3 others]
  • Spatial Modeling of Gully Erosion: A New Ensemble of CART and GLM Data Mining Algorithms / Amiya Gayen and Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
  • Multi-Hazard Exposure Assessment on the Valjevo City Road Network / Marjanović Miloš [and 5 others]
  • Producing a Spatially Focused Landslide Susceptibility Map Using an Ensemble of Shannon's Entropy and Fractal Dimension (Case Study: The Ziarat Watershed, Iran) / Aiding Kornejady and Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
  • A Conceptual Model of the Relationship between Plant Distribution and Desertification Trend in Rangeland Ecosystems Using R Software / Hamid Reza Pourghasemi, Narges Kariminejad, and Mohsen Hosseinalizadeh
  • Artificial Neural Networks for Flood Susceptibility Mapping in Data-Scarce Urban Areas / Fatemeh Falah [and 5 others]
  • Modeling the Spatial Variability of Forest Fire Susceptibility Using Geographical Information Systems and the Analytical Hierarchy Process / Gigović Ljubomir [and 3 others]
  • Prioritization of Flood Inundation of Maharloo Watershed in Iran Using Morphometric Parameters Analysis and TOPSIS MCDM Model / Mahdis Amiri [and 5 others]
  • A Robust Remote Sensing-Spatial Modeling-Remote Sensing (R-M-R) Approach for Flood Hazard Assessment / Stathopoulos Nikolaos [and 6 others]
  • Prioritization of Effective Factors on Zataria Multiflora Habitat Suitability and Its Spatial Modeling / Mohsen Edalat [and 3 others]
  • Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon and its Mapping Using Regression Analyses and Remote Sensing Data in GIS and R / Gouri Sankar Bhunia [and 3 others]
  • 3D Reconstruction of Landslides for the Acquisition of Digital Databases and Monitoring Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Landslides based on GIS Spatial Analysis and UAV Techniques / Ştefan Bilaşco [and 5 others]
  • A Comparative Study of Functional Data Analysis and Generalized Linear Model Data-Mining Techniques for Landslide Spatial Modeling / Wei Chen [and 3 others]
  • Regional Groundwater Potential Analysis Using Classification and Regression Trees / Bahram Choubin [and 5 others]
  • Comparative Evaluation of Decision-Forest Algorithms in Object-Based Land Use and Land Cover Mapping / Ismail Colkesen and Taskin Kavzoglu
  • Statistical Modelling of Landslides: Landslide Susceptibility and Beyond / Stefan Steger and Christian Kofler
  • Assessing the Vulnerability of Groundwater to Salinization Using GIS-Based Data-Mining Techniques in a Coastal Aquifer / Alireza Motevalli [and 3 others]