Title Page....2
Copyright Page....3
Book Series....4
Table of Contents....6
Detailed Table of Contents....9
Foreword....16
Preface....18
Chapter 1: Introduction to Geospatial Data and Python Programming....22
Chapter 2: Python Programming for Geospatial Applications....60
Chapter 3: Python-Powered Remote Sensing Data....83
Chapter 4: Towards Spatial Data Visualization With Python....115
Chapter 5: Spatial Data Visualization With Python....144
Chapter 6: Exploring Vector and Raster Data Formats for Geospatial Visualization With Python....184
Chapter 7: Geospatial Data Visualization With Folium....208
Chapter 8: Applying Geospatial Data to Choose the Optimal Route During the Road Design Stage....230
Chapter 9: Python Library for Road Network Analysis in the Case of Debre Berhan City....295
Chapter 10: Impacts of Climate Changes on Traffic Flows Using Geospatial Data Analysis....313
Chapter 11: Deep Learning Approach to Estimate the Maize Yield Prediction Using Data From Cameroon....329
Compilation of References....342
About the Contributors....356
Index....363
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