Due to the rapid increase in the number of mobile device users worldwide, location-based services (LBSs) have become pervasive, and the demand for them will continue to grow. Exploring recent changes in the technology and its uses, Advanced Location-Based Technologies and Services takes an in-depth look at new and existing...
AT RECX we’ve been involved in the world of IT Security for more than a decade. We were
involved in some of the fi rst penetration tests performed in the UK, where large organizations and
government departments allowed ethical hackers into their networks to determine the risk they
faced from what are now known as cyber attacks....
Get the very most out of the ArcGIS for Desktop products through ArcObjects and .NET
ArcGIS for Desktop is a powerful suite of software tools for creating and using maps, compiling, analyzing and sharing geographic information, using maps and geographic information in applications, and managing geographic databases. But...
Graph databases address one of the great macroscopic business trends of today: leveraging
complex and dynamic relationships in highly connected data to generate insight
and competitive advantage. Whether we want to understand relationships between
customers, elements in a telephone or data center network, entertainment...
Your essential guide to key programming features in Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012
Take your database programming skills to a new level—and build customized applications using the developer tools introduced with SQL Server 2012. This hands-on reference shows you how to design, test, and deploy SQL...
Over the past decade, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have evolved
from a highly specialized niche to a technology that affects nearly every aspect
of our lives, from finding driving directions to managing natural disasters.
While just a few years ago the use of GIS was restricted to a group of
researchers, planners and...
Large-scale information systems in public utility services depend on computing
infrastructure. Many research efforts are being made in related areas, such as
cloud computing, sensor networks, mobile computing, high-level user interfaces
and information accesses by Web users. Government agencies in many countries
plan to launch...
MongoDB is an open source, non-relational database system designed to meet the needs
of modern Web 2.0 applications. It is currently being used by some of the most popular
websites in the world. This book introduces MongoDB to the web developer who has some
background building web applications using PHP. This book teaches what MongoDB...
The Only Definitive Guide to New State-of-the-Art Techniques in Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Recently, powerful innovations in intrusion detection and prevention have evolved in response to emerging threats and changing business environments....
This book suits both graduate students and researchers with a focus on discovering
knowledge from scientific data. The use of computational power for data analysis
and knowledge discovery in scientific disciplines has found its roots with the revolution
of high-performance computing systems. Computational science in physics,...
Open Source GIS (Geographic Information Systems) is a growing area with
the explosion of Google Maps-based websites and spatially-aware devices and
applications. The GIS market is growing rapidly, and as a Python developer you
can't afford to be left behind. In today's location-aware world, all commercial Python
developers can...
Geographic information systems (GIS) have been under continuous development
for several decades. By now, they are both well known and widely
used, and have become integral elements of information technology applications
in a wide variety of domains. In its simplest form, GIS software
enables users to address a variety of questions...
