Improved geospatial instrumentation and technology such as in laser
scanning has now resulted in millions of data being collected, e.g.,
point clouds. It is in realization that such huge amount of data
requires efficient and robust mathematical solutions that this third
edition of the book extends the second edition by introducing three new
chapters: Robust parameter estimation, Multiobjective optimization and
Symbolic regression. Furthermore, the linear homotopy chapter is
expanded to include nonlinear homotopy. These disciplines are discussed
first in the theoretical part of the book before illustrating their
geospatial applications in the applications chapters where numerous
numerical examples are presented. The renewed electronic supplement
contains these new theoretical and practical topics, with the
corresponding Mathematica statements and functions supporting their
computations introduced and applied. This third edition is renamed in
light of these technological advancements.