Search Results - "GIS"

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) applications to archaeological projects of different scales, chronological contexts and cultural milieux has accrued by now a long history and bibliography. Hopefully the phases of experimentation and almost blind testing are over, even if GIS applications are...

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Abstract: A unique geoinformation service “The Interactive Geology Atlas” has been created and launched based on the data obtained by the Authors during years of research and evaluation of integrated biostratigraphic, paleomagnetic and sedimentological data as well as published references materials....

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The railways network is one of the huge infrastructure projects. Therefore, dealing with these projects such as analyzing and developing should be done using appropriate tools, i.e. GIS tools. Because, traditional methods will consume resources, time, money and the results maybe not accurate. In thi...

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The article analyzes the peculiarities of using geoinformation systems in the educational process in higher education institutions and substantiates the need to study them in the training of a bachelor of geography (specialty 106 Geography). The connection of geoinformation systems (GIS) with other...

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This research paper presents an assessment of geohazards on Lefkas Island, Greece, using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to map risk and enhance public awareness through an interactive web application. Natural hazards such as landslides, floods, wildfires, and desertification threaten...

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The coronavirus pandemic is causing a huge impact around the world. Its real magnitude presents very important regional differences, which are appreciable in the number of infected and victims in the different countries. The outbreak of the pandemic and the ignorance of the virus mean that, even to...

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The seismic vulnerability assessment of a city is usually based on buildings’ characteristics, underground geophysical properties, socio-economic activities, and population density. This research highlights the value of a complete and manageable database for large-scale seismic vulnerability assessm...

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In the Republic of Kazakhstan, there a re the natural plague foci. For the analysis, the passport data of plague epizooty activity in the PreAral-Qaraqym plague focus of Qyzylorda Province were collected. The data were received in the spring and summer seasons of2013. For the research of plague epiz...

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Spatial data quality has been attracting much interest. Much of the problem lies in the degree to which current data structures are unable to model the real world and the way imperfections in the data may propagate during analyses and cast doubt on the validity of the outcomes. Much of the research...

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In this paper, the concept of precision farming and its relevant techniques are introduced, which include the global positioning system (GPS), geographic information system (GIS), decision support system (DDS), yielding mapping (YM), variable rate technology (VRT). Some suggestions to promote the st...

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Geographic information system (GIS) software packages can be prohibitively expensive, causing many to shy away from mapping and spatial analysis. This 7-page fact sheet written by Jeffry M. Flenniken, Steven Stuglik, and Basil V. Iannone III and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources a...

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The subject of this paper is an issue of strategic acoustic map creation in cities in accordance with the, so called, EU Noise Directive (END 2002/49) and Polish law related to this directive (act “Environment Protection Law”). The authors of the paper represent a consortium of research entities...

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Aiming at the problems of high cost and low efficiency of manual calibration of low-voltage distribution network topology , a topology identification method of low-voltage distribution network based on GIS and voltage waveform correlation analysis is proposed. Firstly , according to the geograph...

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In this paper, based on the general survey data of landslide and meteorology data and with the aid of GIS technology and precipitation simulation model, the correlation between landslide and rainfall in Qingyuan County of ZheJiang Province was studied. It is shown that rainfall is one of the most im...

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The main aim of this work is to analyze the dynamics of settlements from the 2nd half of the 18th century to 2nd half of 20th century in Balyhorod commune (in Polish “Baligród”), in Lesko district, Podkarpackie voivodeship in Eastern Poland. Balyhorod commune was analyzed in terms of the changes of...

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This paper examines the risk space of wildfires in the forest of the province of El Tarf (North-East of Algeria). Wildfires have been a nation-wide concern for more than a decade, and the various actions taken to prevent and suppress them did not result in a significant drop both in their number or...

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Geographic information system (GIS) software packages can be prohibitively expensive, causing many to shy away from mapping and spatial analysis. This 7-page fact sheet written by Jeffry M. Flenniken, Steven Stuglik, and Basil V. Iannone III and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources a...

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The West Area of Samos Archaeological Project was an interdisciplinary fieldwork project, combining reconnaissance survey, intensive pedestrian fieldwalking, ethnographic research and drone photography in west Samos. It was co-directed by Anastasia Christophilopoulou (Cambridge/Boston MFA), Michael...

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