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PowerPoint 2010 All-in-One For Dummies
by Peter WeverkaA fully updated guide to creating dynamic presentations with PowerPoint 2010PowerPoint dominates the presentation landscape. With the changes in PowerPoint 2010, including the availability of an online version, PowerPoint users need this comprehensive reference to make the most of the program.PowerPoint 2010 All-in-One For Dummies features in-depth coverage of the elements and the process involved in creating knockout presentations. Seven minibooks cover all the new 2010 features, providing a great education for beginners and showing PowerPoint veterans lots of new tricks.PowerPoint is the leading presentation software used in business and education; new features in PowerPoint 2010 include an online version and expanded audiovisual capabilitiesSeven self-contained minibooks cover getting started; building a presentation; tables, charts, and diagrams; graphics and shapes; adding audio, video, and animation; giving the presentation; and PowerPoint for power usersExplains how to use the interface and tools and shows how to represent data visually for greater impactProvides important tips on adding the human element when making a presentationGives advanced users advice on creating templates, collaboration, automation, and morePowerPoint 2010 All-in-One For Dummies gets novices up to speed and helps experienced users take their skills to the next level.
PowerPoint 2010 Bible
by Faithe WempenMaster PowerPoint and improve your presentation skills-with one book!It's no longer enough to have slide after slide of text, bullets, and charts. It's not even enough to have good speaking skills if your PowerPoint slides bore your audience. Get the very most out of all that PowerPoint 2010 has to offer while also learning priceless tips and techniques for making good presentations in this new PowerPoint 2010 Bible. Well-known PowerPoint expert and author Faithe Wempen provides formatting tips; shows you how to work with drawings, tables, and SmartArt; introduces new collaboration tools; walks you through five special presentation labs; and more.Coverage includes:A First Look at PowerPointWhat Makes a Great Presentation?Creating and Saving Presentation FilesCreating Slides and Text BoxesWorking with Layouts, Themes, and MastersFormatting Paragraphs and Text BoxesCorrecting and Improving TextCreating and Formatting TablesDrawing and Formatting ObjectsCreating SmartArt DiagramsUsing and Organizing Clip ArtWorking with Photographic ImagesWorking with ChartsIncorporating Content from Other ProgramsAdding Sound Effects, Music, and SoundtracksIncorporating Motion VideoCreating Animation Effects and TransitionsCreating Support MaterialsPreparing for a Live PresentationDesigning User-Interactive or Self-Running PresentationsPreparing a Presentation for Mass DistributionSharing and CollaboratingCustomizing PowerPointPresenting Content Without Bulleted ListsAdding Sound and Movement to a PresentationCreating a Menu-Based Navigation SystemCreating a Classroom GameIt's the book you need to succeed with PowerPoint 2010 and your next live presentation!
PowerPoint 2010 For Dummies
by Doug LoweStart creating dynamite presentations with PowerPoint 2010 PowerPoint, the number one presentation software, has been revised and improved with the introduction of Microsoft Office 2010. More than 120 million people are using PowerPoint to create business and educational presentations worldwide. Both new and veteran PowerPoint users will improve their skills with the fun and friendly advice in PowerPoint 2010 For Dummies. Bestselling author Doug Lowe makes it easy to grasp the new features and shows you how to create presentations with pizzazz. PowerPoint is used in more than 60 countries to create visual presentations for business and educational settings The newest revision to PowerPoint adds new features, an online version of the software, and improved audiovisual and video editing capabilities This easy-to-follow guide explains how to create and edit slides, import data from other applications, and add charts, clip art, sound, and video Also covers working with hyperlinks, creating Web pages with PowerPoint, video editing, and collaboration via online access PowerPoint 2010 For Dummies helps you take full advantage of the enhancements in the new version, so you can create more effective and impressive presentations.
PowerPoint 2010 For Dummies
by Doug LoweStart creating dynamite presentations with PowerPoint 2010 PowerPoint, the number one presentation software, has been revised and improved with the introduction of Microsoft Office 2010. More than 120 million people are using PowerPoint to create business and educational presentations worldwide. Both new and veteran PowerPoint users will improve their skills with the fun and friendly advice in PowerPoint 2010 For Dummies. Bestselling author Doug Lowe makes it easy to grasp the new features and shows you how to create presentations with pizzazz. PowerPoint is used in more than 60 countries to create visual presentations for business and educational settings The newest revision to PowerPoint adds new features, an online version of the software, and improved audiovisual and video editing capabilities This easy-to-follow guide explains how to create and edit slides, import data from other applications, and add charts, clip art, sound, and video Also covers working with hyperlinks, creating Web pages with PowerPoint, video editing, and collaboration via online access PowerPoint 2010 For Dummies helps you take full advantage of the enhancements in the new version, so you can create more effective and impressive presentations.
PowerPoint 2013 Bible (Bible)
by Faithe WempenMaster PowerPoint and improve your presentation skills with one book! In today's business climate, you need to know PowerPoint inside and out, and that's not all. You also need to be able to make a presentation that makes an impact. From using sophisticated transitions and animation in your PowerPoint presentations to interfacing in person with your audience, this information-packed book helps you succeed. Start creating professional-quality slides that captivate audiences and discover essential tips and techniques for making first-rate presentations, whether you're at a podium or online. Combines both the technical software skills and the soft presentation skills needed to be a successful presenter in today's business climate Explains PowerPoint 2013's features and tools in detail, so you can create impressive,professional presentations for your job Shows you essential formatting techniques, including tables and working with Layouts, Themes, and Masters Covers working with drawings and SmartArt, photos, charts, sounds, music, video, and data from other sources Explains how to prepare for live presentations and also how to create and present material in the Cloud or online, including e-learning For compelling, successful presentations in person, in the cloud, or on the web, start with PowerPoint 2013 Bible.
PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies
by Doug LoweGet up and running fast with the PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint continues to be the go-to tool for business presentations. The software helps anyone who needs to communicate clearly by creating powerful and effective slideshow presentations featuring data in the form of charts, clip art, sound, and video. You can even use it to create presentations for the Web. In PowerPoint 2019 For Dummies, expert Doug Lowe shows you how to use this popular tool to make show-stopping presentations that will get your message across — and your audience excited. Create a slide presentation with special effects Work with master slides and templates Collaborate with other users in the cloud Add charts, clip art, sound, and video Want to learn to use PowerPoint quickly and efficiently? Look no further!
PowerPoint For Dummies, Office 2021 Edition
by Doug LoweMake PowerPoint the most “power”ful weapon in your Office arsenal and captivate your audience Presentations are your opportunity to stand out from the crowd, impress your colleagues, and be the smartest person in the room. And upping your PowerPoint game is the key to making your next talk one to remember. But where do you start? Luckily, the trusted For Dummies series is here to help you put the umph back in your PowerPoint decks, one compelling slide at a time. Don’t worry if you’re completely new to PowerPoint, or even Microsoft Office in general. PowerPoint For Dummies, Office 2021 Edition quickly gets you up to speed on the basics of this world-famous presentation software, starting with understanding and using the interface. You’ll learn to create a new presentation from scratch, leverage free templates to accelerate the making of your next slide deck, and even import data from other applications. Already know the fundamentals? Then skip straight to the sizzle with step-by-step instructions on integrating charts and graphics into your next presentation. Knock your audience’s socks off with attention-grabbing videos, special effects that make it impossible to look away, and seamless slide transitions. Organized for easy and fast reference, this practical guide walks you through the strategies and techniques you’ll need to: Keep your presentation audiences engaged from the first slide to the very last Collaborate with team members and colleagues, and share your presentation with others Take advantage of all the latest features in the newest version of PowerPoint that will help you drive your deck past the finish line Your next presentation is your chance to deliver your best ideas with power, dynamism, and enthusiasm. Get the tools you need to engage your audience in PowerPoint For Dummies, Office 2021 Edition. You’ll soon discover that creating a slide deck, whether it’s your first or your fiftieth, can be fun, easy, and exciting.
PowerPoint, Communication, and the Knowledge Society
by Hubert KnoblauchPowerPoint has become an integral part of academic and professional life across the globe. In this book, Hubert Knoblauch offers the first complete analysis of the PowerPoint presentation as a form of communication. Knoblauch charts the diffusion of PowerPoint and explores its significance as a ubiquitous and influential element of contemporary communication culture. His analysis considers the social and intellectual implications of the genre, focusing on the dynamic relationships between the aural, visual and physical dimensions of PowerPoint presentations, as well as the diverse institutional contexts in which these presentations take place. Ultimately, Knoblauch argues that the parameters of the PowerPoint genre frames the ways in which information is presented, validated and absorbed, with ambiguous consequences for the acquisition and transmission of knowledge. This original and timely book is relevant to scholars of communications, sociology and education.
Powerful Communication Skills: How To Communicate With Confidence
by Colleen MckennaGood communication skills are fundamental to all relationships and your key to business success. How you communicate your thoughts and feelings to others and how you manage your differences are predictors of the quality of your relationships at home or at the office. When individuals don't speak clearly, listen accurately or assert themselves effectively, the result is reduced profit, diminished self-esteem and lowered company morale. The purpose of this book is to provide you with ways to enhance your communication skills and increase your effectiveness.People need to be able to call upon a sophisticated set of interpersonal skills to reach their communication goals and to help others reach theirs. This book is designed to facilitate practical communication skills that complement teamwork, interdependence and shared responsibility, which are the benchmarks of successful businesses and corporations today.
Powerful Executive Coaching
by John MattoneLeaders can make or break a company—which is why coaches are so crucial. Effective coaching can ensure that executives reach their peak potential and drive organizational results. Powerful Executive Coaching delivers a concise, but powerful look to how to coach current leaders and high potentials. It goes straight to the core components of successful coaching: assessing and enhancing the essential inner-core attributes (i.e., resilience, empathy, creativity) and outer-core skills and competencies (i.e., decision-making, critical thinking, communication) required of excellent leaders. Including carefully selected worksheets and tools, Powerful Executive Coaching explains some of the most critical skills, such as how to: handle a coaching intervention • prepare individual development plans • structure and conduct coaching effectively • interpret feedback • deal with resistance • and promote self-awareness. It’s just what you need, and only what you need, to get started on high-impact coaching that will drive leaders to success.
Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People: Over 325 Ready-to-Use Words and Phrases for Working with Challenging Personalities
by Renèe EvensonIncompetent, lazy, spotlight-hogging, whiny, backstabbing, avoidant--there's no end to the personality challenges that impede workplace relationships. But interacting effectively with employees, colleagues, and bosses is essential for success. With Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People, anyone can confront problems head-on, before they fester and spread. Practical and easy to use, the book helps you identify button-pushing situations and deploy simple phrases to regain control and resolve conflicts--no matter who you're dealing with. Helpful features include: * Thirty common personality traits, behaviors, and workplace scenarios along with the phrases that work best with each * Nonverbal communication skills to back up your words * Sample dialogues that demonstrate how phrasing improves interactions * A five-step process for moving from conflict to resolution * "Why This Works" sections that provide detailed explanations Like it or not, the bulk of our waking hours are spent with people at work. This book's pithy, powerful communication tips will make those hours far more harmonious and productive.
Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict: What to Say Next to De-stress the Workday, Build Collaboration, and Calm Difficult Customers
by Karin Hurt David DyeAn essential guide to master any workplace conflict with confidence and ease, have less drama, better results, and thrive at work.In many workplaces today, workplace conflict is an escalating issue. The shift to remote work and hybrid teams has left many people longing for deeper human connection. On top of this, add a younger generation clamoring for more feedback and impatient for change, steady advances in technology that can feel threatening to job security, or people reexamining priorities and quietly quitting. Take the increase in anxiety, stress, and depression, mix in the loss of human relationships, and you get less tolerance and understanding leading, ultimately, to more unresolved workplace conflict. Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace Conflict is an essential resource for all employees (and their managers) who are looking for help on how to navigate frequent workplace conflicts, including with their boss and other difficult people, so they can rebuild trust, collaboration, and ultimately enjoy more influence at work. Leadership and workplace culture experts Karin Hurt and David Dye share practical and easy-to-follow tactics such as:Over 300 actual phrases you can use to deescalate common workplace conflict situations, build trust, and make better decisions.Clear examples and explanations of how phrasing will improve interactions.Critical communication tools to ensure workplace issues are addressed before they fester and become more difficult to manage.Findings, real-world cases, and inspiring stories from the World Workplace Conflict and Collaboration Survey of 5000+ people in more than 45 countries conducted by the authors.
Powerful Phrases for Effective Customer Service: Over 700 Ready-to-Use Phrases and Scripts That Really Get Results
by Renée EvensonDealing with customers isn't easy, they aren't always right or even pleasant. Business author Renée Evenson ensures you&’ll always have the right words to defuse tense interactions.Practical and insightful, this book ensures you&’ll never again be at a loss for what to say to customers.In Powerful Phrases for Effective Customer Service, she covers 30 challenging customer behaviors and 20 common employee-caused negative encounters to teach you:how to assess circumstances,choose one of many appropriate responses,and confidently and consistently deliver customer satisfaction.Helpful sample scenarios and tangible instructions bring the phrases to life, while detailed explanations bolster your confidence so that you&’ll have the right words as tools at your disposal and the skills to deliver those words effectively.By incorporating language that communicates welcome, courtesy, rapport, enthusiasm, assurance, regret, empathy, and appreciation, you&’ll not only be capable of overcoming obstacles--you&’ll strengthen all facets of your customer service.
Powerful Presentations: Selling Your Story on Stage or In The Boardroom
by Stephen HauntsUnlock your potential and understand how you can have an audience hanging on to your every word. Entrepreneurs and business professionals often have to pitch their products and projects to an audience - whether at a conference stage, meetup group, to VC firms or even at the office to their peers and leaders. Through this book, you will learn how to plan, rehearse, and deliver the perfect presentation for your needs. You'll review different presentation styles, how to craft and structure a talk and how to make it engaging for the audience. If you've ever wondered how you can be chosen to speak at a conference, this book will show you how and go in depth on how to craft a winning talk synopsis and proposal to stand out over the competition. You'll also examine many other details that go into giving a presentation such as face and hand gesturing, pre-performance rituals like visualization techniques, time management , addressing technical difficulties, preparing for question-and-answer sessions, gathering feedback, the differences between in person events and online talks/webinars and how to mold your presentation to the medium. Powerful Presentations will show you how to perfect your public speaking and presentation skills.What You'll LearnExplore the design and structure of presentations that retain an audience’s attentionPrepare for a talk, including rehearsal, but also failure contingency planning for things like projectors, Wi-Fi, demo failure, etc.Review all of the useful tools and services available to help you develop and deliver a great presentationWho This Book Is For Professionals who want to design and deliver talks in their chosen fields of expertise, whether that be a software developer or an entrepreneur.
Powerful Proposals: How to Give Your Business the Winning Edge
by David Pugh Terry BaconHow does a company constantly win more business than its rivals? A key factor is the ability to create proposals that outshine those from even the strongest competitors. Powerful Proposals helps businesses maximize the selling power of their proposals, with proven strategies for going beyond "this is what we do" documents in favor of customer-centered offers that highlight the tangible benefits your company offers. This powerful process offers tools and techniques that will let any firm: * assess their "winner or loser" proposal status and take proactive steps to become a winner * address the ""Big Four"" questions that a proposal must answer to be successful * create "A+" proposals in less time with less wasted effort via a simple, repeatable process * neutralize the issue of price when the firm is not the low-price provider Powerful Proposals takes readers step by step through designing executive summaries, writing themes, and generating the text. There is also valuable information on strategy, graphics, callouts, and other visual elements.
Powerhouse Voices: Amazing Experiences on Clubhouse (Volume 1)
by Naleighna Kai J. L. Woodson Mary B. Morrison Stephanie M. Freeman Michael Graziano Ehryck Gilmore Natasha Graziano Kara Allan Maria Alejandra Munoz Laura Bilotta La Ammitai Erin Hernandez-Reisner D. M. Woods Jodeen Bergstrom Cynthia Fontaine Jackie Minsky Mou Bhattacharya Charles MyamboIn the middle of an unexpected experience that impacted everyone across the world; a new audio-only app burst on the social media scene and connected people from all genders, ethnicities, and social status in a way no one thought possible. Celebrities, influencers, CEOs, authors, politicians, artists, stylists, and leading entrepreneurs emerged as dynamic voices that freely shared their wealth of knowledge and experiences with people who were suddenly faced with the daunting choice of losing their employment or staying home with their families. People now had to figure out how to make ends meet, before they met the end. Many chose the latter, and the “gems” of information dropped in Clubhouse rooms helped bridge the gap between being a 9-to-5er and striking gold as an entrepreneur. People finally found their … voice and embraced the path that led to their true destiny.This first volume of Powerhouse Voices Amazing Experiences on Clubhouse has the success strategies and tips from the most dynamic voices in the world.Created by USA TodayBestselling Author, Naleighna KaiFeaturing New York Times Bestselling Author Mary B. Morrison with Ehryck Gilmore, Natasha Graziano, Stephanie M. Freeman, La Ammitai, Erin Hernandez-Reisner, Maria Alejandria Munoz, Michael Graziano, D. M. Woods, Laura Bilotta, Jackie Minsky, Kara Allan, J. L. Woodson, Cynthia Fontaine, Jodeen Bergstrom, Mou Bhattacharya, Charles Myambo
Powerhouse Voices: Amazing Experiences on Clubhouse (Volume 2)
by Naleighna Kai J. L. Woodson Mary B. Morrison Michael Montgomery Stephanie M. Freeman Ehryck Gilmore La Ammitai Darryl Benally Chi Love Matt Sandy Jacquie Branagan Glen Rudin Jeremy Burright Dan Eisen Bobby Del Rio Sir Marco RobinsonThe second book of Powerhouse Voices: Amazing Experiences on Clubhouse continues with more success stories that happened on an audio-only app that changed the world and helped people connect on a deeper level.Celebrities, influencers, life coaches, CEOs, authors, artists, and leading entrepreneurs share the best advice to level up on all platforms, expand visibility and reach, increase your client base and prosperity.Created by USA TodayBestselling Author, Naleighna KaiFeaturing Ehryck Gilmore, Stephanie M. Freeman, J. L. Woodson, Heather Tucker, Chi Love, Jacquie Branagan, Matt Sandy, Glen Rudin, and more to come.
Powering Content: Building a Nonstop Content Marketing Machine
by Laura BuscheYour new product is ready to launch and you’re itching to tell potential customers all about it. But how do you make your message stand out above all the noise and marketing clutter? Take the guesswork out of content management with this hands-on guide. You’ll learn how to produce and manage powerful content pieces that speak directly to customers and compel them to respond.Author Laura Busche walks you through content strategies and tactics drawn from business, design, and psychology insights. Packed with examples and exercises, this book teaches you how to tell your story with engaging copy, potent images, and striking design—all carefully orchestrated through well-oiled production management. Solopreneurs, startups, marketing managers, and execs will learn 10 Essential Steps to Content Success, with deep dives into:Content strategy: understand your audience, choose and prioritize channels, and find your brand’s core themes, voice, and toneContent creation: craft an engaging experience with content formats and copywriting formulas and templatesContent management: organize, delegate, and supervise tasks; optimize the content production process to reuse successful patterns
Powershift: Transform Any Situation, Close Any Deal, and Achieve Any Outcome
by Daniel Paisner Daymond JohnThe bestselling author and star of ABC&’s Shark Tank reveals how to master the three prongs of influence: reputation, negotiation, and relationships. Have you ever wanted to make a big change in your life but weren&’t sure where to start? In Powershift, Daymond John shares the answer. To take control of your destiny and drive the change you want to see, you need to lay the groundwork so you&’re prepared to seize every opportunity that comes your way. And that means mastering • Influence—make an impression: Develop a reputation that highlights what you stand for. • Negotiation—make a deal: Hone a win-win negotiating style. • Relationships—make a connection last: Nurture those connections you make along the way. Through never-before-told stories from his life and career, Daymond shares the lessons that got him to where he is today: from how he remade his public image as he transitioned from clothing mogul to television personality, to how he mastered the negotiation strategies that determine whether deals are won or lost &“in the tank,&” to his secrets for building long-lasting—and profitable—relationships with founders and brands. Throughout the book, some of the world&’s most successful personalities reveal how they shifted their power in meaningful ways: Kris Jenner on determining your value: &“You don&’t have to go ask somebody else for permission. You have the power to be able to stick to your guns and demand your worth.&” Mark Cuban on finding and understanding your why: &“Time is the one asset we don&’t own, we can&’t buy, and we can never get back.&” Pitbull on tapping into your inner power: &“A lot of people feel that to be powerful is to exude strength. I think it&’s the total opposite. To be powerful is to be powerless. It&’s when you give everybody what you got.&” Whether you&’re an innovator working to turn your big idea into a reality, a professional looking to land a major promotion, or a busy parent trying to find more time to focus on what&’s really important to you, Daymond shows you how to shift your power and energy towards positive change.
Practical Antenna: Design, Analysis, and Applications (Smart Technologies for Engineers and Scientists)
by Abhinav Sharma Abhishek Kumar Awasthi Kushmanda SauravAntennas are an important component of every communication systems, including radio, television, satellite, radar, and cellular networks which transmits and receive radio waves over the wireless channel. The field of antenna is quite vast, and with the current development in the wireless technologies enormous amount of work and effort has been put in the design, analysis, and applications of antennas. As an individual, a reader has to put a lot of effort to understand the modern antenna analysis and design for various applications. Therefore, the editors and authors of this book have come-up with an idea of putting all the necessary information required at one centralized place in the form of a book. The readers of this book will be able to access all the necessary information of antennas, from basic to advanced, theory to practical and its modern applications. The text provides information on antenna design for next generation communication systems and IoT applications, followed by the integration of the antennas in the wireless system, and also covers multi-input and multi-output (MIMO) antennas, metasurface antennas, reconfigurable antennas, fractal antennas and design of beamforming networks.This book: Focuses on modern antennas for 5G communication systems and next-generation Internet of Things (IoT) networks Highlights fractal radiator-based printed linear antenna arrays designed for direct broadcast satellite applications with a particular focus on direct-to home (DTH) services Covers the implementation of modern swarm intelligence optimization techniques for antenna array pattern synthesis Includes general framework for the design and optimization of metasurface antennas Presents design and development of high-gain millimeter-wave beam switching antennas using passive frequency selective surfaces (FSS) This book can also serve as a valuable reference for undergraduate, post-graduate students, as well as researchers working in radio frequency (RF) and microwave.
Practical Channel-Aware Resource Allocation: With MATLAB and Python Code
by Ahmed Abdelhadi Michael GhorbanzadehThis book dives into radio resource allocation optimizations, a research area for wireless communications, in a pragmatic way and not only includes wireless channel conditions but also incorporates the channel in a simple and practical fashion via well-understood equations. Most importantly, the book presents a practical perspective by modeling channel conditions using terrain-aware propagation which narrows the gap between purely theoretical work and that of industry methods. The provided propagation modeling reflects industry grade scenarios for radio environment map and hence makes the channel based resource allocation presented in the book a field-grade view. Also, the book provides large scale simulations that account for realistic locations with terrain conditions that can produce realistic scenarios applicable in the field. Most portions of the book are accompanied with MATLAB code and occasionally MATLAB/Python/C code. The book is intended for graduate students, academics, researchers of resource allocation in mathematics, computer science, and electrical engineering departments as well as working professionals/engineers in wireless industry.
Practical English Handbook, Eleventh Edition
by Floyd C. Watkins William B. Dillingham John HiersThe Practical English Handbook includes concise explanations, abundant examples and models, ample practice opportunity, and help with all stages of the writing process. A coding system breaks down topics and facilitates student use. The MLA and APA documentation guidelines thoroughly reflect the most recent changes.
Practical GIS
by Gabor FarkasLearn the basics of Geographic Information Systems by solving real-world problems with powerful open source tools About This Book • This easy-to-follow guide allows you to manage and analyze geographic data with ease using open source tools • Publish your geographical data online • Learn the basics of geoinformatics in a practical way by solving problems Who This Book Is For The book is for IT professionals who have little or no knowledge of GIS. It's also useful for those who are new to the GIS field who don't want to spend a lot of money buying licenses of commercial tools and training. What You Will Learn • Collect GIS data for your needs • Store the data in a PostGIS database • Exploit the data using the power of the GIS queries • Analyze the data with basic and more advanced GIS tools • Publish your data and share it with others • Build a web map with your published data In Detail The most commonly used GIS tools automate tasks that were historically done manually—compiling new maps by overlaying one on top of the other or physically cutting maps into pieces representing specific study areas, changing their projection, and getting meaningful results from the various layers by applying mathematical functions and operations. This book is an easy-to-follow guide to use the most matured open source GIS tools for these tasks. We'll start by setting up the environment for the tools we use in the book. Then you will learn how to work with QGIS in order to generate useful spatial data. You will get to know the basics of queries, data management, and geoprocessing. After that, you will start to practice your knowledge on real-world examples. We will solve various types of geospatial analyses with various methods. We will start with basic GIS problems by imitating the work of an enthusiastic real estate agent, and continue with more advanced, but typical tasks by solving a decision problem. Finally, you will find out how to publish your data (and results) on the web. We will publish our data with QGIS Server and GeoServer, and create a basic web map with the API of the lightweight Leaflet web mapping library. Style and approach The book guides you step by step through each of the core concepts of the GIS toolkit, building an overall picture of its capabilities. This guide approaches the topic systematically, allowing you to build upon what you learned in previous chapters. By the end of this book, you'll have an understanding of the aspects of building a GIS system and will be able to take that knowledge with you to whatever project calls for it.
Practical IP and Telecom for Broadcast Engineering and Operations: What You Need To Know To Survive, Long Term (Focal Press Media Technology Professional Ser.)
by Fred HuffmanWhat you need to know to survive, long term.Interests between broadcasters and telecom people are blurring. Technical operations and design engineers in one field are increasingly required to deal with practices and techniques in the other. The problem is expectations and terminology differences aren't recognized until it's too late.Take "Quality of Service." The telecom people specify a percentage of the time that the service is guaranteed to be available. The down time may be very, very small. But, if it occurs during a high-priced commercial in the Super Bowl, it is very, very serious for the broadcaster. Practical IP and Telecom for Broadcast Engineering and Operations teaches the technology and how to structure it and make sure the finances work in your favor.Learn how to:* Define communications circuit, equipment, facilities and services used in broadcast engineering and operations.* Evaluate suppliers as well as their products and services.* Prepare technical specifications and requests for bids, proposals required in competitive procurement actions.* Conduct communications operational effectiveness and cost audits.* Prepare communications cost management strategies and plans.* Plan and execute capital projects.* Survive Long-TermCritical for engineers, technicians, and managers engaged in designing, installing, testing, and maintaining equipment and network services for program content, training material, or audio/video conferencing. Valuable knowledge for planning, design, integration and operation of communications equipment, facilities and services used in broadcast operations, training and conferencing applications.Fred Huffman is a systems engineer with Athens Olympic Broadcasting, the Host Broadcaster for the 2004 Games. He has more than 35 years experience in technical and management roles in broadcasting and telecommunications fields. This work is largely a reflection of that experience, captured in a way that introduces the reader to technical aspects of IP, ATM and classical telecom, along with business essentials such as contracts, tariffs, project planning, budgeting and long range planning.
Practical Internet of Things Networking: Understanding IoT Layered Architecture
by Rolando HerreroThis textbook explores the different protocols and technologies that are key to supporting the most important Internet of Things (IoT) networking scenarios. Intended for upper undergraduate classes, the author presents these protocols and technologies from a perspective of the standard layered architecture with special focus on protocol interaction and functionality. To this end, the book provides a unique step-by-step hands-on approach that enables the reader to use common software tools and network emulators to understand, prototype, and deploy a vast range of use cases. The author shows how these topologies, which rely on standard physical layer technologies like LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE-M, IEEE 802.15.4 and BLE, provide end-to-end IPv6 connectivity and comply with the most important requirements of industrial IoT solutions. The book helps readers learn how to build IoT networks through exercises, lab projects, and examples.