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1 Introduction and overview |
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1.2 First spatial data analysis |
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35 | (3) |
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Part I Data acquisition, data preparation and map creation |
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2.1 Spatial data for a research question |
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2.3 Thematic raster map acquisition |
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2.4 Thematic vector map acquisition |
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2.5 Satellite sensor data acquisition |
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2.6 Summary and further reading |
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3.1 Deciding on a projection |
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3.2 Reprojecting raster and vector layers |
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3.4 Stacking raster layers |
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3.5 Visualizing a raster stack as RGB |
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3.6 Summary and further reading |
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4.2 Maps for presentations |
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4.3 Maps with statistical information |
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4.4 Common mistakes and recommendations |
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4.5 Summary and further reading |
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Part II Spatial field data acquisition and auxiliary data |
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5 Field data planning and preparation |
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5.1 Field sampling strategies |
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5.2 From GIS to global positioning system (GPS) |
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5.3 On-screen digitization |
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5.4 Summary and further reading |
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6 Field sampling using a global positioning system (GPS) |
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7 From global positioning system (GPS) to geographic information system (GIS) |
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7.1 Joint coordinates and measurement sheet |
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7.2 Separate coordinates and measurement sheet |
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7.3 Point measurement to information |
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Part III Data analysis and new spatial information |
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8.1 Percentage area covered |
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8.3 Summary and further analyses |
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9.1 Spectral landscape indices |
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9.3 Spectral landscape categories |
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9.4 Summary and further analysis |
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10 Raster-vector intersection |
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11 Introduction to coding |
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11.1 Why use the command line and what is `R'? |
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11.3 Your very first command |
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11.5 Data indexing (subsetting) |
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11.6 Importing and exporting data |
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11.10 Expanding functionality |
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11.11 Bugs, problems and challenges |
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11.13 Summary and further reading |
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12 Getting started with spatial coding |
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12.2 Importing and exporting data |
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12.3 Modifying spatial data |
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12.4 Downloading spatial data from within R |
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12.5 Organization of spatial analysis scripts |
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13.2 Digital elevation model (DEM) derivatives |
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13.4 Raster-vector interaction |
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13.5 Calculating and saving aggregated values |
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13.6 Summary and further reading |
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14.1 Aggregated environmental information |
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14.2 Non-aggregated environmental information |
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14.3 Finalizing and saving the plot |
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14.4 Summary and further reading |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (11) |
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15.2 Plotting study area data |
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15.3 Summary and further reading |
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Afterword and acknowledgements |
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References |
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Index |
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