Knowledge Discovery in Big Data from Astronomy and Earth Observation Astrogeoinformatics by Petr Skoda

Knowledge Discovery in Big Data from Astronomy and Earth Observation Astrogeoinformatics by Petr Skoda

By: Petr Skoda; Fathalrahman Adam

Publisher: Elsevier (S&T)

Print ISBN: 9780128191545, 0128191546

eText ISBN: 9780128191552, 0128191554

Edition: 1st

Copyright year: 2020

Knowledge Discovery in Big Data from Astronomy and Earth Observation: Astrogeoinformatics bridges the gap between astronomy and geoscience in the context of applications, techniques and key principles of big data. Machine learning and parallel computing are increasingly becoming cross-disciplinary as the phenomena of Big Data is becoming common place. This book provides insight into the common workflows and data science tools used for big data in astronomy and geoscience. After establishing similarity in data gathering, pre-processing and handling, the data science aspects are illustrated in the context of both fields. Software, hardware and algorithms of big data are addressed.

Finally, the book offers insight into the emerging science which combines data and expertise from both fields in studying the effect of cosmos on the earth and its inhabitants.

Addresses both astronomy and geosciences in parallel, from a big data perspective

Includes introductory information, key principles, applications and the latest techniques

Well-supported by computing and information science-oriented chapters to introduce the necessary knowledge in these fields