Machine Learning on Geographical Data Using Python: Introduction into Geodata with Applications and Use Cases

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J. KorstanjeMachine Learning on Geographical Data Using Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8287-8_1

1. Introduction to Geodata

Joos Korstanje¹  

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VIELS MAISONS, France

 

Mapmaking and analysis of the geographical environment around us have been present in nature and human society for a long time. Human maps are well known to all of us: they are a great way to share information about our environment with others.

Yet communicating geographical instructions is not invented only by the human species. Bees, for example, are well known to communicate on food sources with their fellow hive mates. Bees do not make maps, but, just like us, they use a clearly defined ...