Face recognition has a large number of applications, including security, person verification, Internet communication, and computer entertainment. Although research in automatic face recognition has been conducted since the 1960s, this problem is still largely unsolved. Recent years have seen significant progress in this area owing to advances...

• Deploy full augmented reality experiences on iOS and Android
• Build a fully-functional augmented reality game and deploy it on iOS and Android
• Achieve better trackable performance for a robust...

While GPS receivers abound in numerous applications, much of the information on their design is scattered in disparate and hard-to-find places. This new work provides engineers who use and design GPS systems with a much-needed comprehensive reference on the...

The Rough Guide to Romania is the definitive handbook on one of Europe's most fascinating, scenic, and enigmatic countries. The full-color introduction highlights all the "don't miss" sights, from the wilds of the Carpathian mountains to the marvelous Delta wetlands, and references the country's many unique...

An application administrator installs, updates, optimizes, debugs and otherwise maintains computer applications for an organization. In most cases, these applications have been licensed from a third party, but they may have been developed internally. Examples of application types include enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer resource...

Project 2007 helps you keep your projects on track by providing sophisticated tools for building task outlines and important timing relationships;...

Build Dynamic Websites with PHP and MySQL—and Extend Those Sites with Web Services

PHP and MySQL are great tools for building database-driven websites. There's nothing new about that. What is new is the environment in which your site operates—a world rich (and growing...

Fast-Tracking Your Career provides engineers and IT professionals with a complete set of soft skills they can use to become more effective on the job and gain recognition from management and colleagues. The 11 core skills covered here are accompanied by more than 40 detailed guidelines on how to master those skills. The book offers...