scholarly journals Lessons and Future Perspectives of Earth Observation and GIT in the HKH

2021 ◽  
pp. 363-375
Author(s):  
Mir A. Matin ◽  
Birendra Bajracharya ◽  
Rajesh Bahadur Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Context ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Sustainability Planning ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Catch Up

AbstractDuring the last decade, SERVIR has been striving for realizing its vision of “Space to Village” by implementing services that provide innovative solutions to improve livelihoods and foster self-reliance with the help of EO and geospatial technologies. Over these years, there has been significant development in the field of EO and geospatial technology. However, the capacity of the key agencies to utilize these advancements to produce, disseminate, and use information has not been able to catch up with these developments. As cited in the previous chapters, SERVIR-HKH has been working with various partners and stakeholders in co-developing and implementing applied, user-driven EO and geospatial information services in the HKH region. SERVIR-HKH recognizes that the sustainability of information products and applications and their use requires an understanding of users and their needs. Understanding the user’s needs and organizational context is the key to delivering effective services. As illustrated in Chaps. 10.1007/978-3-030-73569-2_2 and 10.1007/978-3-030-73569-2_3, the needs assessment study revealed that the use of geospatial data in the region started in the early 1990s, but there are still gaps in the institutionalization and sharing of that information. Often, individual agencies produce geospatial information for their own purpose and do not share it due to lack of policies. Besides, in most cases, the information would have been generated through specific projects funded by external agencies without proper sustainability planning. And as has happened in many cases, those services could not be continued due to lack of resources and capacity.

scholarly journals Geospatial Information Technology for Information Management and Dissemination

2021 ◽  
pp. 251-267
Author(s):  
Sudip Pradhan ◽  
Birendra Bajracharya ◽  
Kiran Shakya ◽  
Bikram Shakya
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Earth Observation ◽  
Location Based Services ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Integrate Data

AbstractOver the last few decades, the development of geospatial technologies has converged with a variety of formal information technology disciplines (Zwartjes in Eur J Geogr 9(4):138–151, 2018; Jackson and Schell in Directions Magazine, 2009). The rapidly growing location-based services seamlessly integrate data and technologies from Earth observation (EO), Geographic Information System (GIS), Geographic Position System (GPS), and wireless and mobile communications (Huang et al. in J Location Based Servi 12(2):63–93, 2018).

Geospatial Influence in Science Mapping

2018 ◽  
pp. 3473-3483
Author(s):  
Carlos Granell-Canut ◽  
Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Science Mapping ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Geospatial Technology ◽  
Geospatial Mapping

The chapter aims at drawing attention to the possibilities that geospatial technologies can bring to science mapping. In what follows, the chapter briefly distinguishes the notion of mapping between the Geospatial Information Science (GIScience) and Librarianship and Information Science (LIS). Afterwards, an overview about recent initiatives and research work relative to (geospatial) mapping of science is presented. Based on these examples, opportunities and challenges of applying geospatial technology to science mapping are discussed. Finally, based on relevant while evolving geospatial technologies, next steps for increasing up the influence of geospatial technology in science mapping are pointed out.

scholarly journals Overcoming the Barriers to Service Excellence

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-174
Author(s):  
Shaun West ◽  
Paolo Gaiardelli ◽  
Nicola Saccani
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Service Excellence ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Unpublished Work ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Barriers To Service ◽  
The Way

AbstractThe seven barriers to be overcome on the way to successful implementation of servitization are as follows: customers; organizational structure and culture; knowledge and information; products and activities; competitors, suppliers, and partners; economic and finance; and society and environment. We will look at each of the barriers in more detail, based on the ranking described in Chap. 10.1007/978-3-030-80511-1_1. This chapter draws from the published and unpublished work of the authors using the survey data and the interview insights. This chapter will use cases to describe how others overcame the barriers (Fig. 2.1).

scholarly journals Geo-spatial Service and Application based on National E-government Network Platform and Cloud

2014 ◽  
Vol XL-4 ◽  
pp. 175-179
Author(s):  
X. Meng ◽  
Y. Deng ◽  
H. Li ◽  
L. Yao ◽  
J. Shi
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
It Services ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Fundamental Information ◽  
Information Products ◽  
Network Platform ◽  
Innovative Resources ◽  
Government Network

With the acceleration of China’s informatization process, our party and government take a substantive stride in advancing development and application of digital technology, which promotes the evolution of e-government and its informatization. Meanwhile, as a service mode based on innovative resources, cloud computing may connect huge pools together to provide a variety of IT services, and has become one relatively mature technical pattern with further studies and massive practical applications. Based on cloud computing technology and national e-government network platform, "National Natural Resources and Geospatial Database (NRGD)" project integrated and transformed natural resources and geospatial information dispersed in various sectors and regions, established logically unified and physically dispersed fundamental database and developed national integrated information database system supporting main e-government applications. Cross-sector e-government applications and services are realized to provide long-term, stable and standardized natural resources and geospatial fundamental information products and services for national egovernment and public users.

Applying Geospatial Information and Services Capabilities Beyond the Battlespace

2019 ◽  
pp. 1264-1277
Author(s):  
Brian J. Cullis ◽  
David F. LaBranche
Keyword(s):  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Technical Factors

While geospatial information resources have traditionally imparted situational awareness in the battlespace, the past twenty years has witnessed broad adoption in other defense environments as well. This paper describes the major catalysts spurring broader investment and use of geospatial information and services (GI&S) beyond the battlespace and into a parallel defense installation mission area known as basingspace. Furthermore, the paper details how the benefits of GI&S for delivering shared situational awareness in both battlespace and basingspace has the National Guard poised to exploit geospatial technologies in a more strategic manner. This paper presents a concise history of how social and technical factors influenced the diffusion of applied geospatial technologies within the defense sector and the potential for greater unity of geospatial efforts for the Department of Defense and the nation.

Supporting Map-based Geocollaboration Through Natural Interfaces to Large-Screen Displays

2006 ◽  
pp. 16-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. MacEachren ◽  
Guoray Cai ◽  
Issac Brewer ◽  
Jin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Group Work ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
User Interaction ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Natural Interfaces ◽  
Large Screen

Groups usually carry out science and decision-making activities involving geographic information. However, current mapping and related geospatial technologies are not group-friendly, and attempts to extend (or reinvent) technologies for group use have been largely ad hoc. Elsewhere, we have developed a comprehensive conceptual approach to geocollaboration that provides a framework for both studying collaborative work with geospatial information (and technologies) and the development of new technologies designed to support group work. We are applying that approach to a range of prototype systems that support same- and different-place as well as same- and different-time group activities.Our focus in this paper is on same-time, same-place group work environments that enable that work through use of large-screen displays supporting natural, human-system dialogue and multi-user interaction. Two environments are described and compared. Both make use of hand gestures as a mechanism for specifying display locations. One adopts a combined wall map/white board metaphor while the other adopts a drafting table metaphor. We focus on crisis management as a typical use case.

Smartschool.com’s performance review- an opportunity for growth or to quit?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Saleena Khan ◽  
Varun K ◽  
Ameera Raiza
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Performance Management System ◽  
Appraisal System ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
The Impact

Learning outcomes This case will help students to improve their understanding of several important aspects of an organization’s culture and the importance of ethics in developing an organization’s culture. Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the concept of values and their importance in business and learn what organizations should do to make their culture more value-driven. Students will be able to identify the impact an organization’s blurred culture causes and understand the concept of “value congruence” and its need to get higher employee performance. Students will be able to understand the importance of Holland’s person-job fit theory, in an organizational context, along with the impact of Hofstede’s national culture on the organizations’ culture of a country. Students will realize how a result-driven performance management system impacts an employee’s morale negatively, and discover why an organization should balance on giving equal importance to both result and behavior-based performance appraisal system. Students will develop sensitivity to the application of the “triple bottom line” and deontological approach in ethics, and determine how to formulate policies for sustainable and ethical process-driven organizations. Case overview/synopsis There are two aspects to this case. On the one hand, it talks about the ethical dilemma faced by the protagonist Mr. Vijay Shekhar while working with Smartschool.com, with its head office in Bangalore, India. On the other hand, the case focuses on the performance management system at Smartschool.com, its existing framework and the impact it has on employees and other stakeholders. It also emphasizes the importance of establishing a value-driven culture in an organization for its long term sustenance. Complexity academic level Graduate and under-graduate business students/MBA level. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 6: Human resource management.

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