This paper introduces an online spatial data portal with advanced data access, analytical and visualisation capabilities which can be used for evidence based city planning and supporting data driven research. Through a case study approach, focused in the city of Melbourne, the authors show how...

Volunteered geographic information (VGI) has the potential to provide much-needed information for emergency management stakeholders. However, stakeholders often lack scalability to identify useful and high-quality text content from the often-overwhelming amount of information. To solve this...

In light of the suboptimal resource efficiency persistent in the current demolition waste management (DWM) practices due to uninformed decision-making, this study develops a BIM-based visual DWM planning system equipped with inventory analysis and multi-criteria decision-aiding (MCDA) modules to...

Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) is an algorithmic technique utilized in reinforcement learning, a subfield of artificial intelligence, that combines tree-based search and random sampling for decision-making in uncertain environments. Although MCTS has been successfully used for playing complex...

Currently, 2D-based analogue building subdivision plans are used to represent the spatial extent of private, public and communal property ownership rights. These plans are recognized as posing a range of challenges in terms of communicating the spatial complexity of ownership spaces within...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold, first to investigate if ISO 9001 certified companies in an Iranian province (Kermanshah) perform better than non-certified ISO 9001. Second, what is the main motivation of the manufacturing companies of Kermanshah province on obtaining ISO 9001...

[Abstract]: Local government has been recognised as an early leader in the development, deployment and innovation in spatial information systems. The introduction of corporate wide spatial information portals within local government was as significant as the release of Google Earth to the wider...