Introduction to computing applications in forestry and natural resource management / Jingxin Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Jingxin, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest management--Data processing.

Forest management.

Forest management--Computer programs.

Forest management--Problems, exercises, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Due to the complexity of operational forestry problems, computing applications are becoming pervasive in all aspects of forest and natural resource management. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to computers and their applications in forest and natural resource management and is designed for both undergraduate and graduate students in forestry and natural resources. It introduces state-of-the-art applications for several of the most important computer technologies in terms of data acquisition, data manipulation, basic programming techniques, and other related computer and Internet concepts and applications. This book consists of six parts and 19 chapters."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

part Section I Foundations

chapter 1 Fundamental Computing Concepts

chapter 2 Programming Languages and Software Engineering

part Section II Data Manipulation and Analysis

chapter 3 Elementary Data Manipulation Using Excel

chapter 4 Statistical Analysis and Mathematical Programming Using Excel

chapter 5 Visual Basic for Applications in Microsoft Excel

part Section III Database Management

chapter 6 Database Concepts and the Entity-Relationship Model

chapter 7 Introduction to MS Access

chapter 8 Structured Query Language and Access Query Examples

part Section IV Handheld Devices

chapter 9 Handheld Computers and Windows Mobile

chapter 10 Handheld PC Applications: An Integrated Computer-Based Cruising System

chapter 11 Introduction to Geospatial Technology Applications in Forest Management

part Section V Visual Basic.NET Programming

chapter 12 Introduction to Visual Basic.NET Programming

chapter 13 VB.NET Controls, Project, and Menu Design

chapter 14 VB.NET Programming Fundamentals

chapter 15 Programming Application Examples in Forest Resource Management

chapter 16 Programming for Mobile Devices and Applications in Time Study of Timber Harvesting Machines

part Section VI Web-Based Applications

chapter 17 Introduction to HTML

chapter 18 Introduction to ASP.NET

chapter 19 ASP/ASP.NET Applications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-84934-4

1-315-22617-0

1-351-84933-6

9781315226170

OCLC:

994343164