Narrow search
Showing 31 - 40 of 1,059
Cover Image
On Transforming a Road Network Database to a Graph for Localization Purpose
Meng, Xiangli; Rebreyend, Pascal - In: International Journal of Web Services Research (IJWSR) 13 (2016) 2, pp. 46-55
The problems of finding best facility locations require complete and accurate road networks with the corresponding population data in a specific area. However the data obtained from road network databases usually do not fit in this usage. In this paper the authors propose a procedure of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012048732
Cover Image
SAHRIS: South Africa’s integrated, web-based heritage management system
Smuts, Kathryn; Mlungwana, Nonyameko; Wiltshire, Nicholas - In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable … 6 (2016) 2, pp. 138-152
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the South African Heritage Resources Information System (SAHRIS), developed by the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) in 2011. The paper aims to describe how SAHRIS facilitates online applications for heritage approval and/or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014847776
Cover Image
PROTECTED HORTICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT. AN INTEGRAL DECISION MODEL FOR GREENHOUSE WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN
Gomez, Salvador Parra - 2008
recyclingprocess, to the tune of 4082777 € and 4794566 €, respectively. Likewise, a Geographical InformationSystem (GIS) has been used …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443256
Cover Image
USING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY OF A UTILITY’S NETWORK DATA COLLECTION BUSINESS PROCESS
Van Olst, Rex - 2007
“You can see the computer age everywhere except in the productivity statistics”. Thisoffhand remark by Robert Solow, the Nobel prize-winning economist [1] has stimulatedmany other economists to conduct more rigorous analyses on the impact of informationtechnology on productivity.The research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447815
Cover Image
Spatial forecasting of residential urban fires: A Bayesian approach
Rohde, David; Corcoran, Jonathan; Chhetri, Prem - 2010
The application of GIS-based techniques to analyse incident data such as crime has received a relatively large amount …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448825
Cover Image
Detecting Spatiotemporal Clusters of Accidental Poisoning Mortality among Texas Counties, U.S., 1980-2001
Hsu, Chiehwen Ed - 2004
and risk according to gender and race/ethnicity. The Spatial Scan Statistic in combination with GIS software was used to … mortality by place, time and person, this study demonstrates the utility of the spatial scan statistic combined with GIS and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009450779
Cover Image
Implementation of a prototype toolbox for communicating spatial data quality and uncertainty using a wildfire risk example
Reinke, K; Jones, S; Hunter, G - 2006
Current GIS are often described as rich in functionality but poor in knowledge content and transfer. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009481653
Cover Image
Community-based public health: an Online Decision Support Systems : for Logan city, Australia
Gudes, Ori; Kendall, Elizabeth; Yigitcanlar, Tan; … - 2009
Introduction Among the many requirements of establishing community health, a healthy urban environment stands out as significant one. A healthy urban environment constantly changes and improves community well-being and expands community resources. The promotion efforts for such an environment,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437917
Cover Image
Harnessing ICT-based tool for improving the collaborative health planning debate : the case of Logan-Beaudesert, Australia
Gudes, Ori; Kendall, Elizabeth; Yigitcanlar, Tan; … - 2010
information communication technology (ICT) tools including geographic information systems (GIS) that provide the mechanisms to … that has been adopted to develop an online GIS-based DSS for health planners. The literature states that the overall aim of … minimizing judgmental biases. For this reason, the paper examines the effectiveness and impact of an innovative online GIS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438092
Cover Image
Identifying rural disadvantage using a multiday travel diary
Kamruzzaman, Md.; Hine, Julian - 2010
relative performance in terms of these different indices and identify the nature of transport disadvantage. GIS was used to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438272