Synopses & Reviews
In the same way GIS has helped make analysis and mapping of the earth's surface more accessible and powerful, GIS technology allows experts to see that large portion of the planet that is underwater. This collection of works from experts in marine biology, oceanography, aquatic resource management, and other fields charts the ways in which GIS is beginning to help improve understanding of the oceans. Issues discussed are efforts to map the sea's floor, tracking the journeys of whales and tuna to preserve species in threatened areas, developing new kinds of nautical charts to give mariners an astonishing three-dimensional view of their progress through the water, and how GIS might be used to more efficiently track the location of sunken vessels.
About the Author
Dawn J. Wright is Professor of Geogrpahy and Oceanography at Oregon State University and a leading expert in the use of GIS as applied to marine and coastal regions. She is the editor of ""Undersea with GIS and co-editor of ""Marine and Coastal Geographical Information Systems.Sylvia Earle is a world reknowned oceanographer and marine scientist and National Geographic Explorer in Residence.