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Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the photogrammetric record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1477-9730
pISSN - 0031-868X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-9730.1998.tb01481.x
Subject(s) - cartography , library science , german , geography , humanities , art history , art , archaeology , computer science
Book review in this Article THE ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR). By A. P. C racknell . Taylor & Francis Lid., London , 1997. ISBN 0 7484 0209 8. 173 × 253 mm. xi + 534 pages. 8 colour plates. Price £60 hardback. SPATIAL DATABASE TRANSFER STANDARDS 2: CHARACTERISTICS FOR ASSESSING STANDARDS AND FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN THE WORLD. Edited by H. M oellering . Published on behalf of the International Cartographic Association by Elsevier Science, Oxford , 1997. ISBN 0 0804 2433 3. 210 × 297 mm. 373 pages. Price $182 casebound. INTRODUCTION TO GEODESY. By J. R. S mith . John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York , 1997. ISBN 0 471 16660 X. 156 × 230 mm. xv + 224 pages. 78 figures. Price £32.50 paperback. PHOTOGRAMMETRIE. Band 2, Verfeinerte Methoden und Anwendungen. Mit Beiträgen von J. Jansa und H. Kager. By K. K raus . (Photogrammetry. Volume 2, Advanced methods and applications. With contributions by J. Jansa and H. Kager). Third edition. Dümmler Verlag, Bonn , 1996. ISBN 3 427 78653 6. 239 × 163 mm. 488 pages. 260 figures. In German. Price approximately 75 DM paperback. PHOTOGRAMMETRIE IN DER SCHWEIZ. Geschichte—Entwicklung. (Photogrammetry in Switzerland. History—Development). Edited by S chweizerische G esellschaft FÜR P hotogrammetrie , B ildanalyse und F ernerkundung (Swiss Society for Photogrammetry, Image Analysis and Remote Sensing). Dümmler Verlag, Bonn , 1996. ISBN 3 427 78721 4. 297 × 210 mm. 152 pages. 98 figures and an appendix with 8 colour maps. In German. Price approximately 60 DM hardback. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM: THEORY AND PRACTICE. By B. H ofmann ‐W ellenhof , H. L ichtenegger and J. C ollins . Springer, Vienna and New York , 1997. Fourth revised edition. ISBN 3 211 82839 7. 240 × 165 mm. xxiii + 389 pages. 45 figures and 76 tables. Price US $54.95 paperback. MATHS FOR MAP MAKERS. By A. L. A llan . Whittles Publishing, Caithness, Scotland , 1997. ISBN 1 870325 91 5. 156 × 230 mm. xiii + 305 pages. 16 figures. Price £19.95 paperback. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY: AN ADDENDUM TO THE MANUAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY. Edited by C. G reve . American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Bethesda, Maryland, USA , 1996. ISBN 1 57083 037 1. 286 × 225 mm. vii + 247 pages. 170 figures (7 in colour) and 33 tables. Price $90.00 (casebound), $62.00 ASPRS members, $35.00 students. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF 250 YEARS OF MILITARY SURVEY. By Y. H odson and A. G ordon . Military Survey Defence Agency, London , 1997. ISBN 0 9529730 07. 210 × 295 mm. 40 pages, 106 illustrations. Price £7 paperback. Copies are available from Gordonwood Associates, 1 Majorca Avenue, Andover, Hampshire. SP10 1JW