Evaluation of Changes in the City Fabric Using Multispectral Multi-temporal Geospatial Data: Case Study of Milan, Italy

Abstract Built on a hilly relief, the city of Yaoundé is exposed to flooding since three decades. They caused human, material and environmental damages. Efficient management of this phenomenon by public authorities should go through a proper control of variables contributing to this hazard. Through various GIS applications based on multi temporal maps and primary data, we developed a detailed mapping of the main natural and human factors responsible for this phenomenon.

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Augmented Reality in the Presentation of City Monuments: A Case Study of “Bielsko-Biała AR Guide” Mobile Application

Folia Quaternaria ◽

10.4467/21995923gp.21.003.14974 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 31-40

Author(s):

Stanisław Szombara ◽

Małgorzata Zontek

Keyword(s):

Augmented Reality ◽

Real Time ◽

Mobile Device ◽

Mobile Application ◽

Geospatial Data ◽

Camera Image ◽

Historical Objects ◽

The City ◽

Modern Technologies

Augmented Reality (AR) is one of the modern technologies used for sharing 3D geospatial data. This article presents possible ways of enriching a mobile application containing information about 50 objects located in the city of Bielsko-Biała with an AR functionality. The application was created in two programs: Android Studio and Unity. The application allows to get to know historical objects of the city, encourages to visit them by adding virtual elements observed in the background of a real-time camera image from a mobile device. The article presents the statistics of the application usage and the results of a survey conducted among a group of testers. Feedback from application testers confirms the validity of using AR technology in the application. ROZSZERZONA RZECZYWISTOŚĆ W PREZENTACJI ZABYTKÓW MIASTA: APLIKACJA „BIELSKO-BIAŁA PRZEWODNIK AR”, STUDIUM PRZYPADKU Rzeczywistość Rozszerzona (Augmented Reality – AR) jest jedną z nowoczesnych technologii wykorzystywanych do udostępniania danych przestrzennych 3D. W artykule przedstawiono możliwe sposoby wzbogacenia aplikacji mobilnej o funkcjonalność AR. Aplikacja zawiera informacje o 50 obiektach zlokalizowanych na terenie miasta Bielska-Białej i została stworzona w dwóch programach: Android Studio oraz Unity. Aplikacja pozwala na poznanie zabytkowych obiektów miasta oraz zachęca do ich zwiedzania poprzez dodanie wirtualnych elementów obserwowanych w czasie rzeczywistym na tle obrazu z kamery urządzenia mobilnego. W artykule przedstawiono statystyki użytkowania aplikacji oraz wyniki ankiety przeprowadzonej wśród grupy testerów. Informacje zwrotne od testerów aplikacji potwierdzają zasadność zastosowania technologii AR w aplikacji.

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Study of Interior Materials as Passive Fire Protection in Karaoke Building (Case Study: Masterpiece Signature Family KTV Medan)

International Journal of Architecture and Urbanism ◽

10.32734/ijau.v4i1.3855 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 30-43

Author(s):

Saras Ayu Faradita ◽

Vinky Rahman

Keyword(s):

Fire Protection ◽

Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽

Passive Protection ◽

Fire Incident ◽

Fire Disaster ◽

Passive Fire Protection ◽

Protection Systems ◽

Hierarchy Process ◽

The City

The fire incident in karaoke buildings in Indonesia which claimed many lives has occurred several times. According to the National Academy of Science US, the smoke toxins that come out of the fire disaster cause 50-80% of deaths. Refers to the data, it is necessary to check further about the building material response to fire during a fire incident. Masterpiece Signature Karaoke is a karaoke building that classified as large and magnificent in the city of Medan which has various material so that it is necessary to study the interior material as passive fire protection. The purpose is to find out how to assess the reliability of fire passive protection regard to the interior materials and recommendations or descriptions of right interior material planning using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). This method is efficacious to solve the problem of reliability in using interior materials as passive fire protection in Masterpiece Signature Family KTV Medan building with the results of an Adequate Level of reliability. Then, design recommendations were given for the use of interior materials in karaoke building to improve the reliability results to be better.The results are useful as information for other researchers and karaoke buildings regarding passive fire protection systems at the Masterpiece Signature Family KTV Medan.

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Emplacing Berlin: Digital Itineraries and Short-term Study Abroad in the City

International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing ◽

10.3366/ijhac.2018.0204 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 26-36 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Richard B. Apgar

Keyword(s):

Study Abroad ◽

Urban Landscape ◽

Physical Space ◽

Short Term ◽

Study Abroad Programs ◽

Term Study ◽

Digital Maps ◽

Short Term Study ◽

The City

As destination of choice for many short-term study abroad programs, Berlin offers students of German language, culture and history a number of sites richly layered with significance. The complexities of these sites and the competing narratives that surround them are difficult for students to grasp in a condensed period of time. Using approaches from the spatial humanities, this article offers a case study for enhancing student learning through the creation of digital maps and itineraries in a campus-based course for subsequent use during a three-week program in Berlin. In particular, the concept of deep mapping is discussed as a means of augmenting understanding of the city and its history from a narrative across time to a narrative across the physical space of the city. As itineraries, these course-based projects were replicated on site. In moving from the digital environment to the urban landscape, this article concludes by noting meanings uncovered and narratives formed as we moved through the physical space of the city.

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A Case Study of Seoul Tourism Storytelling in the Perspective of Public Service Innovation: Focused on the City Marketing Strategy based on Culture Technology(CT)

Journal of Korea Service Management Society ◽

10.15706/jksms.2014.15.4.007 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 125-154

Author(s):

박상규 ◽

KimHyeonCheol

Keyword(s):

Marketing Strategy ◽

Public Service ◽

Service Innovation ◽

City Marketing ◽

The City ◽

Culture Technology

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Analysis of geodetic and legal documentation in the process of expropriation for roads. Krakow case study

Geodesy and Cartography ◽

10.2478/geocart-2013-0004 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 67-84

Author(s):

Anna Trembecka

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Legal Status ◽

The State ◽

Property Value ◽

Real Property ◽

Construction Design ◽

Special Rules ◽

The City

Abstract Amendment to the Act on special rules of preparation and implementation of investment in public roads resulted in an accelerated mode of acquisition of land for the development of roads. The decision to authorize the execution of road investment issued on its basis has several effects, i.e. determines the location of a road, approves surveying division, approves construction design and also results in acquisition of a real property by virtue of law by the State Treasury or local government unit, among others. The conducted study revealed that over 3 years, in this mode, the city of Krakow has acquired 31 hectares of land intended for the implementation of road investments. Compensation is determined in separate proceedings based on an appraisal study estimating property value, often at a distant time after the loss of land by the owner. One reason for the lengthy compensation proceedings is challenging the proposed amount of compensation, unregulated legal status of the property as well as imprecise legislation. It is important to properly develop geodetic and legal documentation which accompanies the application for issuance of the decision and is also used in compensation proceedings.

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Navigating Ethnic Hierarchies in Community-Academic Partnerships: A Case Study on Koreatown Community Politics

10.36650/nexus16.1-2_153-179_chungchoisong ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (1-2) ◽

pp. 153-179

Author(s):

Angie Chung ◽

Johng Song ◽

Carolyn Choi

Keyword(s):

Executive Director ◽

Urban Redevelopment ◽

Pacific Rim ◽

Ethnic Communities ◽

Power Structures ◽

The Pacific ◽

Academic Partnerships ◽

Communities Of Interest ◽

The City

Based on the experiences of a Koreatown scholar, the executive director of a Koreatown nonprofit, and a longtime resident student, the article advocates for greater attention to the complex and dynamic power structures of ethnic enclaves in community-academic partnerships. We discuss the changing landscapes of Koreatown as the global nexus of the Pacific Rim economy, the city of Los Angeles’s urban redevelopment plans, and growing diversity and inequality. Programs that aim to engage effectively with ethnic communities must reassess how knowledge is produced and conveyed, how we structure partnerships within stratified communities, and how to grow from issue-based partnerships to broader communities of interest.

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