scholarly journals The Sustainable Development of Railway System in Vietnam by GIS-based Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
pp. 03003
Author(s):  
Khanh Giang Le ◽  
Quang Hoc Tran
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Information ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Experimental Database ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Gis Application ◽  
Railway Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
Railway Networks ◽  
Railway System

This study aims to explore the applications of Geographical Information System (GIS) technology in managing and analysing the railway networks in Vietnam in a scientific and rational manner, developing the railway industry in a sustainable manner to keep pace with the development speed in the region and in the world. A process of building a GIS project and designing a geodatabase for a GIS project was proposed. From that point, it is suggested to build an experimental database for the railway networks of Vietnam through ArcGIS software 10.2. After that, the authors explored some typical applications of GIS technology for railway network management such as management, safety and security, and selecting optimum routes. The results showed that GIS application in managing railway system brings lots of benefit to not only in the railway sector but also in the transportation field.

scholarly journals The Distribution Pattern of the Railway Network in China at the County Level

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 336
Author(s):  
Minmin Li ◽  
Renzhong Guo ◽  
You Li ◽  
Biao He ◽  
Yong Fan
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Distribution Index ◽  
Railway System ◽  
Network Proximity

Evaluation of the railway network distribution and its impacts on social and economic development has great significance for building an efficient and comprehensive railway system. To address the lack of evaluation indicators to assess the railway network distribution pattern at the macro scale, this study selects eight indicators—railway network density, railway network proximity, the shortest travel time, train frequency, population, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the gross industrial value above designated size, and fixed asset investment—as the basis of an integrated railway network distribution index which is used to characterize China’s railway network distribution using geographical information system (GIS) technology. The research shows that, in 2015, the railway network distribution was low in almost half of China’s counties and that there were obvious differences in distribution between counties in the east and west. In addition, multiple dense areas of railway network distribution were identified. The results suggest that it might be advisable to strengthen the connections between large and small cities in the eastern region and that the major urban agglomerations in the midwest could focus on strengthening the construction of railway facilities to increase the urban vitality of the western region. This study can be used to guide the optimization of railway network structures and provide a macro decision-making reference for the planning and evaluation of major railway projects in China.

The Research of Urban Fundamental Geographical Information System Based on WebGIS

2012 ◽  
Vol 170-173 ◽  
pp. 2789-2793
Author(s):  
Yi Qiang Chen ◽  
Hai Ping Xiao ◽  
Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Network Technology ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Gis Application ◽  
The City ◽  
Constant Improvement

Along with the rapid development in the Internet network technology and the constant improvement in the GIS technology as well as the urgent demand for geographic information sharing and mutual operation application, WebGIS has become a hot issue in the field of the GIS application. WebGIS has made up for the traditional limitations of the GIS application, thus making GIS achieve the function of true information data sharing. In such case, it accelerates the process of informationalization of the city fundamental geography. Therefore, it has strong promotion and the application value.

Emerging Technologies in Teaching, Research, and Learning

2019 ◽  
pp. 201-217
Author(s):  
Colbert Mutiso Jackson ◽  
Dickson Kinoti Kibetu
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Gis Application ◽  
Geographic Space ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Gis Software ◽  
The Relationship

A GIS is a tool for working with geographic information. Therefore, its primary purpose is to maintain data about geographic space. A GIS application deals with spatial information on a computer. GIS software presents earth features on a computer and then uses GIS to visualize, question, analyze, and understand this data about the world and human activity. Often this data is viewed on a map. This chapter shows the relationship between geographical information technology and society and provides educators and policymakers with a basic understanding of GIS, its relevance to teaching and learning, and suggest possible ways for implementing GIS technology in the classroom. This means that GIS has an educational agenda to meet, since this technology presents several opportunities for teachers to implement learner-centered approaches for various subjects.

scholarly journals Assessing the Service Quality Attributes Affecting the Satisfaction of the Northern Railway Passengers: An Empirical Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 110-124
Author(s):  
Rajeev Kumar ‘Ranjan’ ◽  
Nitin Thapar ◽  
Shoaib Alam Siddiqui ◽  
Arun Kant Painoli
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Passenger Satisfaction ◽  
The World ◽  
Railway Networks ◽  
Passenger Trains ◽  
Indian Railway

The present study aims to assess the intangible attributes of the service that have an impact on customer satisfaction. The Intangible attributes attached to the service, are difficult to determine. The Indian Railway network is one of the largest railway networks in the world. It is spread over 115,000 km having 21,617 passenger trains carrying 23 million passengers every day. In terms of revenue generation, it is a major contributor to the Indian economy but even then, the service level is very poor as compared to the other parts of the world. Due to increased competition in the modes of transportation, the Service attributes of Indian Railway acts as a strong influencer on Passenger Satisfaction. Indian Railways has a huge potential in terms of economic benefits if their service quality is improved. Various studies have tried to identify the important attributes regarding the Service Quality of Indian Railway. The SERVQUAL model provided important insights into the service attributes. The study attempts to identify the gap that exists in the service level, that is, service offered by the Indian Railway and expectation of the customers. In the study, only internal aspects like facilities (attributes) which make the journey comfortable and the absence of these attributes makes the passengers’ journey uncomfortable are included. The result indicates that there exists a considerable gap in Reliability and Assurance dimensions of Railway service quality and the most important factors determining satisfaction of passengers are basic facilities, safety and security, cleanliness and employee behaviour towards passengers.

Towards Google Earth

2009 ◽  
pp. 294-310
Author(s):  
Hatem F. Halaoui
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
Gis Application ◽  
Geographical Data ◽  
Gis Applications ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

Using geographical information systems (GIS) has been of great interest lately. A lot of GIS applications are being introduced to regular and noncomputer-expert people through their everyday used machines such as cars (GPS), mobile (location systems), Internet (locating systems and direction guiders), and others. ”Google Earth,” a free online application, is one of those online geographical systems that provide users with a variety of functionalities towards exploring any place on the earth. The software uses Internet to connect to the online world database and travel in seconds between cities. This chapter briefly explores “Google Earth” and presents a possible future view and an extension of this GIS application by adding a time feature that gives “Google Earth” the ability to store the history of the geographical information that leads towards a new “Google Earth: A History of Earth Geography.” For this purpose, the chapter presents storage and indexing approaches to be used for the storage, indexing, retrieval, and manipulation of geographical data used by the geographical database of the world used by “Google Earth.”

Determining and Evaluating Alternative Line Plans in Out-of-Control Situations

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 740-761
Author(s):  
Rolf N. van Lieshout ◽  
Paul C. Bouman ◽  
Dennis Huisman
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Study ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Computational Experiments ◽  
Disruption Management ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Railway Networks ◽  
Oriented Line ◽  
Railway System ◽  
Control Situations ◽  
Central Coordination

From time to time, large disruptions cause heavily utilized railway networks to get into a state of out-of-control, in which hardly any trains are able to run as the result of a lack of accurate and up-to-date information available to dispatchers. In this paper, we develop and test disruption management strategies for dealing with these situations. First, we propose an algorithm that finds an alternative line plan that can be operated in the affected part of the railway network. As the line plan should be feasible with respect to infrastructural and resource restrictions, we integrate these aspects in the algorithm in a Benders-like fashion. Second, to operate the railway system within the disrupted region, we propose several local train dispatching strategies requiring varying degrees of flexibility and coordination. Computational experiments based on disruptions in the Dutch railway network indicate that the algorithm performs well, finding workable and passenger-oriented line plans within a couple of minutes. Moreover, we also demonstrate in a simulation study that the produced line plans can be operated smoothly without depending on central coordination.

scholarly journals State of railway traffic in Vojvodina after the attitudes and the postal development

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 405-426
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Blagojević
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
World War I ◽  
Peace Treaty ◽  
World War ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Railway Traffic ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
The World ◽  
Railway System

Railway in Vojvodina have been built since 1856.According to a peace treaty it became a part of a railway network of a new country in 1918.Rails on that territory were not as destroyed in Vojvodina as they were in Serbia during the World War I but they were damaged and had barely any transporting ability. After the annexation of Vojvodina to Serbia, the existing rails were reconstructed, new rails and railway infrastructure were built and some new rules regarding railway traffic were introduced. During the first couple of years railway system in a new country was not centralized and it was controlled by five different regional sections, one of which was located in Subotica for territory of Backa, Banat and Baranja. In the period from 1923/24 to the World War II the railway system was centralized. Regarding the difficulties and problems that the new country had encountered, the development and the results of a management between the two World Wars were satisfying

Towards Google Earth

2009 ◽  
pp. 395-412
Author(s):  
Hatem F. Halaoui
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Mobile Location ◽  
Gis Application ◽  
Geographical Data ◽  
Gis Applications ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

Using geographical information systems (GIS) has been of great interest lately. A lot of GIS applications are being introduced to regular and noncomputer-expert people through their everyday used machines such as cars (GPS), mobile (location systems), Internet (locating systems and direction guiders), and others. ”Google Earth,” a free online application, is one of those online geographical systems that provide users with a variety of functionalities towards exploring any place on the earth. The software uses Internet to connect to the online world database and travel in seconds between cities. This chapter briefly explores “Google Earth” and presents a possible future view and an extension of this GIS application by adding a time feature that gives “Google Earth” the ability to store the history of the geographical information that leads towards a new “Google Earth: A History of Earth Geography.” For this purpose, the chapter presents storage and indexing approaches to be used for the storage, indexing, retrieval, and manipulation of geographical data used by the geographical database of the world used by “Google Earth.”

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
American University ◽  
The North ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
High Level ◽  
Education And Development

“The real treasure is in the minds of our children, and all we have to do is extract it.” Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah writes in website Queen Rania Foundation For Education And Development www.qrf.org/en. Rania Al Yassin was born on August 31, 1970. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University of Cairo in 1991. She applied this, first, to a banking career in Jordan and, later, to the information technology sector. After marrying Prince Abdullah bin Al Hussein on June 10, 1993, they went on to have four children: Prince Hussein, Princess Iman, Princess Salma, and Prince Hashem. In addition to being a wife and mother, Queen Rania works hard to lift the lives of Jordanians by supporting their endeavours and helping to create new opportunities for them. Locally, she is committed to breathe new life into the public education system; empower communities and women especially through microfinance initiatives; protect children and families; and drive innovation, technology and entrepreneurship, especially amongst young people. Internationally, Queen Rania is an advocate for tolerance, compassion and bridge building between people of all cultures and backgrounds. Her efforts to simultaneously challenge stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims, and promote greater understanding and acceptance between people of all faiths and cultures, have won her global recognition. Her Majesty’s passion is education. She believes that every Jordanian girl and boy, and all children, should have access not only to stimulating classrooms and modern curricula, but inspiring teachers and technology that can connect Jordan’s children to the world and the world to Jordan’s children. Her efforts in the education sector complement the work of the Ministry of Education through initiatives such as the Jordan Education Initiative, the Queen Rania Teachers Academy, Madrasati, Edraak and others. To realize these and so much more, Queen Rania has encouraged private sector partners to drive improvements and strengthen the foundations of Jordan’s education system. Queen Rania is also a global voice for access to quality education for children around the world. In 2009, Her Majesty championed the 1 Goal campaign for education; she is Honorary Chair of the UN Girl’s Education Initiatives and has advocated access to education in forums and gatherings around the world. Her work and her efforts to improve the learning opportunities for children have been recognized at the highest levels, nationally, regionally and internationally. Additionally, through her position on their boards, Her Majesty contributes to the work of the United Nations Fund and the World Economic Forum. She is the Eminent Advocate for UNICEF; and she was part of the UN appointed High Level Panel who advised on the shape and content of the Sustainable Development Goals which aim to improve the lives of millions of people before 2030. In recognition of her work, Her Majesty has humbly accepted many awards, locally, regionally and globally. These include the Walther Rathenau Award from the Walther RathenauInstitut in Germany for her efforts to greater peace and understanding; the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award from Tech Awards, USA; the Arab Knight of Giving Award from Arab Giving Forum, UAE; the North South Prize by the North South Prize, Portugal; as well as the YouTube Visionary Award. Her Majesty authored several books primarily for children including the Sandwich Swap, which was inspired by her own childhood experiences.

Political Translation and the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-188
Author(s):  
Chris G. Pope ◽  
Meng Ji ◽  
Xuemei Bai
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals

The chapter argues that whether or not the world is successful in attaining sustainability, political systems are in a process of epoch-defining change as a result of the unsustainable demands of our social systems. This chapter theorizes a framework for analyzing the political “translation” of sustainability norms within national polities. Translation, in this sense, denotes the political reinterpretation of sustainable development as well as the national capacities and contexts which impact how sustainability agendas can be instrumentalized. This requires an examination into the political architecture of a national polity, the norms that inform a political process, socioecological contexts, the main communicative channels involved in the dissemination of political discourse and other key structures and agencies, and the kinds of approaches toward sustainability that inform the political process. This framework aims to draw attention to the ways in which global economic, political, and social systems are adapting and transforming as a result of unsustainability and to further understanding of the effectiveness of globally diffused sustainability norms in directing that change.

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