Open Source Geospatial Tools ― Applications in Earth Observation

Our book focuses on the use of open source software for geospatial analysis, provides concise solutions for analyzing and visualizing spatial data, and demonstrates the effectiveness of the command line interface for handling geospatial data.

Each chapter includes a well structured solution to an in-depth geospatial data analysis problem for raster, vector and 3D point data. Throughout the chapters, we introduce the respective appropriate open-source tool for data processing and clearly explain how it should be used.

Finally, a hands-on guide to the Python and C++ Application Programming Interfaces of GDAL/OGR is provided for those readers who want to improve on existing tools or develop their own software.

Our target audience includes remote sensing scientists, GIS analysts, researchers, teachers and students. The book will serve as an introduction to novice users of geospatial data as well as a reference text for advanced software developers.