scholarly journals The application of geographic information systems in schools around the world: a retrospective analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 1840 (1) ◽  
pp. 012017
Author(s):  
I Kholoshyn ◽  
T Nazarenko ◽  
O Bondarenko ◽  
O Hanchuk ◽  
I Varfolomyeyeva
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
The World

SMALL RUMINANTS PLAGUE WORLD EPIZOOTIC SITUATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1007-1017
Author(s):  
L.P. Padilo ◽  
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O.P. Biryukova ◽  
V.A. Agoltsov ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Small Ruminants ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The World

Plague of small ruminants (PSR) causes enormous economic damage to sheep and goat breeding. Mortality and lethality rates reach 100% of the total number of sick animals. The main materials for recording and analyzing the epizootic situation in foreign countries were: statistical data from the OIE yearbooks for 2007–2019. Cartographic data analysis was carried out using software known on the market for geographic information systems, QGIS, ArcGIS Decktop 10.4. A retrospective cartographic analysis of the epizootic situation of plague of small ruminants in the world in 2007–2019 showed that in 2017 the infection was registered in Mongolia (4 outbreaks, 1661 cases), in Israel (2 outbreaks, 34 cases), in China (2 outbreaks, 288 cases). In 2018, plague of small ruminants was registered in 7 countries of the world: Algeria, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Israel, Sierra Leone. Algeria reported 6 outbreaks and 30 cases, Bhutan 1 outbreak and 1 case, Bulgaria 7 outbreaks, 28 cases, Burundi 8 outbreaks, 7395 cases, China 6 outbreaks, 1,757 cases, Israel 3 outbreaks, 560 cases , Sierra Leone – 7 outbreaks, 649 cases. As of December 2019, there were 10 outbreaks and 208 cases of small ruminants’ plague of in Israel, 99 outbreaks in Algeria and 3,139 cases, as well as 1 outbreak and 179 cases in Libya. By the retrospective analysis, it has been established that the nosoarea of the PSR pathogen is extremely widespread in many continents of the world.

Conceptualizing and Mapping Geocultural Space

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Stadler
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Academic Life ◽  
Cultural Narratives ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
The World ◽  
Tools And Methods

This essay seeks to critically conceptualize the term geocultural space and the emerging field of study with which it is associated by exploring the various ways in which such space is currently being mapped by researchers using digital humanities tools and methods. In drawing together intersecting interests in Geographic Information Systems and spatio-cultural narratives and experiences, this work defines an interdisciplinary field of research that is gathering momentum as geolocative technologies that shape and reshape the ways in which we perceive and experience the world become increasingly prevalent in academic life and in the cultural mainstream.

scholarly journals Transferring Knowledge from Monitored to Unmonitored Areas for Forecasting Parking Spaces

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (06) ◽  
pp. 1960003
Author(s):  
Andrei Ionita ◽  
André Pomp ◽  
Michael Cochez ◽  
Tobias Meisen ◽  
Stefan Decker
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
The World ◽  
Background Data ◽  
Occupancy Rates ◽  
The City

Smart cities around the world have begun monitoring parking areas in order to estimate available parking spots and help drivers looking for parking. The current results are promising, indeed. However, existing approaches are limited by the high cost of sensors that need to be installed throughout the city in order to achieve an accurate estimation. This work investigates the extension of estimating parking information from areas equipped with sensors to areas where they are missing. To this end, the similarity between city neighborhoods is determined based on background data, i.e., from geographic information systems. Using the derived similarity values, we analyze the adaptation of occupancy rates from monitored- to unmonitored parking areas.

scholarly journals Mapping maleficia: The borders of witchcraft and a woman’s world through the with trials of Zug, Switzerland, 1737-1738

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Aaron Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Catholic Women ◽  
The World ◽  
Lower Status ◽  
The Witch ◽  
Trial Record ◽  
Gis Databases

This thesis argues that the witch trial of Zug, Switzerland, held between August of 1737 and January of 1738 provides a window into the world and spatial conceptualizations of lower status Catholic women living in eighteenth-century Switzerland. Through the examination of the accounts of the accused, the realities and fantasies held by these women are laid bare in the narratives of witchcraft they constructed, informing their interactions with the world around them. The marginal spaces of the Canton of Zug and the broader Swiss context were the backdrop to localized and broader diabolical concepts of witchcraft. Geographic information systems (GIS) databases and maps of the accused’s worlds as demonstrated through the trial record were created, allowing for the visualization of the records. These maps demonstrate that the boundaries of these women’s worlds were intrinsically tied to their regional Catholic identities, forming the basis of their interactions with the world around them.

scholarly journals Zoning for exploration of wind energy in Ceará with the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and multicriteria analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e455973809
Author(s):  
Daniela Cadore Vale ◽  
Renato Sipelli Silva ◽  
Erika da Justa Teixeira Rocha ◽  
Auzuir Ripardo de Alexandria
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
The World

Wind energy has many advantages compared to traditional energies, from the ability to reduce the use of fossil fuels as well as the possibility of creating jobs in the areas where the projects are installed. The growth of this type of generation in Brazil has been driven by strong investor interest due to the characteristics of the country's winds, mainly from the Northeast. The winds are strong, stable and most of the time follow the same direction, characteristics that make windfarms in the Northeast region have high levels of capacity factor. By evaluating the data from the wind farms installed in Ceará, it can be observed that they present one of the best capacity factors in Brazil and have values above the world average. This indicates and reinforces the viability of implementing this type of energy generation in the area. It was verified that there are studies about wind conditions but there are no studies that correlate this information with the infrastructure conditions of the State. Therefore, the objective of the present work is to identify the appropriate areas for the allocation and use of wind energy in the State of Ceará through the integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools and multicriteria analysis for decision making.

scholarly journals QGIS a constatly growing free and open-source geospatial software contributing to scientific development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Rosas-Chavoya ◽  
José Luis Gallardo-Salazar ◽  
Pablito Marcelo López-Serrano ◽  
Pedro Camilo Alcántara-Concepción ◽  
Ana Karen León-Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Collaborative Networks ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
The World

QGIS is the most popular free geospatial software in the world. QGIS belongs to the Open-Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). Among the main strengths of this Geographic Information Systems are: the incorporation of tools via plugins, and a community of users and developers in constant growth. Despite the importance on the use of QGIS on the scientific community, to date there are no systematic studies indicating how the acceptance of this software has evolved through time. Therefore, the objective of this research was to characterize the scientific production and extent where QGIS has been used as their main geospatial tool. We conducted a bibliometric analysis of documents published in Scopus from 2005 to 2020 (931 manuscripts). The annual rate of publications increase was 40.3%. We found strong and positive correlations regarding the number of contributing code programmers (r=0.66, p0.005); and the total income of the QGIS project (r=0.88, p0.001). Seventy-two percent of the publications were included in six fields of study, being Earth and Planetary Sciences the most representative. Italy was the country with larger scientific production, while the USA was the most influential country (being the first, regarding the number of citations). In terms of the countries, the larger number of papers found were from Portugal, Italy, Brazil, and France. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives stands among journals with the largest number of publications (47). In terms of collaborative networks among countries, we found strong links between authors from Germany, Switzerland, Greece, and Spain. Author network analysis showed three solid networks in different fields of study. We observed a favorable trend in the acceptance of QGIS across the world and a widespread development of collaborative networks. The present paper allowed increase the knowledge of geographic information systems, especially the development of scientific production using QGIS.

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