scholarly journals IOER Monitor: A Spatio-Temporal Research Data Infrastructure on Settlement and Open Space Development in Germany

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gotthard Meinel ◽  
Sujit Kumar Sikder ◽  
Tobias Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
Spatial Domains ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Development Assessment

Abstract This paper gives a comprehensive introduction to the IOER Monitor – an open research data infrastructure (RDI) in Germany providing domain-specific multi-temporal geospatial datasets, services and visualizations for land use and land cover (LULC)-related development of settlements and open space and closely related topics. Its easy-to-use information system provides multi-scale data offers to form a discussion platform that supports spatial development assessment and evidence-based decision making. It contributes to public land-use change discourses by enhancing information offers that can be adopted by other multi-disciplinary data users - even from non-spatial domains. All data and services are freely available. IOER Monitor is committed to offering continuous services implementing FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable) and policy-relevant inputs for transformative spatial development.

scholarly journals The Repository Chemotion: Infrastructure for Sustainable Research in Chemistry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Tremouilhac ◽  
Chia-Lin Lin ◽  
Pei-Chi Huang ◽  
Yu-Chieh Huang ◽  
An Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Data ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Digital Object Identifier ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Chemistry Research ◽  
Peer Reviewing ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
New Community

<p>We describe the development of a repository for chemistry research data (called Chemotion) that provides solutions for current challenges to store research data in a feasible manner, allowing the conservation of domain specific information in a machine readable format. A main advantage of the repository Chemotion is the comprehensive functionality, which offers options to collect, prepare and reuse data using discipline specific methods and data processing tools. For selected analytical data, automated procedures are implemented to facilitate the curation of the data. Chemotion provides functions to facilitate the publishing process of data and the citation of the deposited data. It supports automated Digital Object Identifier (DOI) generation, the comparison of the submissions with PubChem instances, and workflows for peer reviewing of the submissions including embargo settings. The described developments were used to establish a research data infrastructure that is hosted at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), including the necessary storage and support to build a new community-driven repository as a comprehensive alternative to commercial databases. </p>

scholarly journals Observing land-use/land-cover dynamics in semi-arid environment: Evidence from Damaturu Town and its surrounding lands, Yobe State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-78
Author(s):  
Modibbo Babagana-Kyari ◽  
Babagana Boso
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Arid Environment ◽  
Land Use Land Cover ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Erdas Imagine ◽  
Annual Change Rate ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Supervised Image Classification

The fragile Sudano-Sahelian ecological zone of Nigeria has been classified as a hotspot of land cover change (LCC) that has been suffering from serious anthropogenic and biophysical stresses. Damaturu, being the fastest growing town situated in the region happened to be a victim of this negative development. The purpose of this study is to remotely observe and assess the prevailing land-use/land-cover (LULC) dynamics of Damaturu town and its delicate surrounding lands from the year 1987-2017 study periods. To achieve this, a supervised image classification technique with Maximum Likelihood Classifier (MLC) algorithm was used in ERDAS Imagine version 15 software to classify the three epochs multi-temporal and multi-spectral Landsat imageries (TM 1987, ETM+7 2000 and OLI 2017). The classified LULC maps and their resulting statistics were then used to assess the spatio-temporal aspects of the observed changes by placing the results within the wider context of previous related literature and evidences. Findings revealed that the built-up area has been expanding since 1987 with an annual change rate of 4.5% between 1987-2000, and 5.3% during 2000-2017 respectively. The growth of the town is being accompanied by massive farmlands expansion and vegetal cover (trees and shrubs) lost making the surrounding arable lands seriously disturbed. Thus, if the observed trends continue, the entire studied region will be subjected to severe environmental hazard such as desertification. Overall, the study provides valuable information required for sustainable  environmental management.

scholarly journals The Repository Chemotion: Infrastructure for Sustainable Research in Chemistry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Tremouilhac ◽  
Chia-Lin Lin ◽  
Pei-Chi Huang ◽  
Yu-Chieh Huang ◽  
An Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Data ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Digital Object Identifier ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Chemistry Research ◽  
Peer Reviewing ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
New Community

<p>We describe the development of a repository for chemistry research data (called Chemotion) that provides solutions for current challenges to store research data in a feasible manner, allowing the conservation of domain specific information in a machine readable format. A main advantage of the repository Chemotion is the comprehensive functionality, which offers options to collect, prepare and reuse data using discipline specific methods and data processing tools. For selected analytical data, automated procedures are implemented to facilitate the curation of the data. Chemotion provides functions to facilitate the publishing process of data and the citation of the deposited data. It supports automated Digital Object Identifier (DOI) generation, the comparison of the submissions with PubChem instances, and workflows for peer reviewing of the submissions including embargo settings. The described developments were used to establish a research data infrastructure that is hosted at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), including the necessary storage and support to build a new community-driven repository as a comprehensive alternative to commercial databases. </p>

scholarly journals Characterizing the Up-To-Date Land-Use and Land-Cover Change in Xiong’an New Area from 2017 to 2020 Using the Multi-Temporal Sentinel-2 Images on Google Earth Engine

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 464
Author(s):  
Jiansong Luo ◽  
Xinwen Ma ◽  
Qifeng Chu ◽  
Min Xie ◽  
Yujia Cao
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
State Level ◽  
Google Earth ◽  
Lulc Changes ◽  
Classification Framework ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
Google Earth Engine ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Sentinel 2

Land use and land cover (LULC) are fundamental units of human activities. Therefore, it is of significance to accurately and in a timely manner obtain the LULC maps where dramatic LULC changes are undergoing. Since 2017 April, a new state-level area, Xiong’an New Area, was established in China. In order to better characterize the LULC changes in Xiong’an New Area, this study makes full use of the multi-temporal 10-m Sentinel-2 images, the cloud-computing Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform, and the powerful classification capability of random forest (RF) models to generate the continuous LULC maps from 2017 to 2020. To do so, a novel multiple RF-based classification framework is adopted by outputting the classification probability based on each monthly composite and aggregating the multiple probability maps to generate the final classification map. Based on the obtained LULC maps, this study analyzes the spatio-temporal changes of LULC types in the last four years and the different change patterns in three counties. Experimental results indicate that the derived LULC maps achieve high accuracy for each year, with the overall accuracy and Kappa values no less than 0.95. It is also found that the changed areas account for nearly 36%, and the dry farmland, impervious surface, and other land-cover types have changed dramatically and present varying change patterns in three counties, which might be caused by the latest planning of Xiong’an New Area. The obtained 10-m four-year LULC maps in this study are supposed to provide some valuable information on the monitoring and understanding of what kinds of LULC changes have taken place in Xiong’an New Area.

scholarly journals Unravelling the Frontiers of Urban Growth: Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Land-Use Change and Urban Expansion in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. K. Akubia ◽  
Antje Bruns
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Urban Land Expansion ◽  
Accra Metropolitan Area ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Urban Extent

This study analyzed and assessed spatio-temporal dynamics of land-use change (LUC) and urban expansion (UE) within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) of Ghana. This region serves as a case to illustrate how a major economic hub and political core area is experiencing massive spatial transformations, resulting in uneven geographies of urban land expansion. Quickbird/Worldview-2 images for the years 2008 and 2017 were segmented and classified to produce LUC maps. LUC and UE were analyzed by post-classification change detection and spatial metrics, respectively. The results revealed an intensive decrease in open-space by 83.46 km2, brushland/farmland (194.29 km2) and waterbody/wetland (3.32 km2). Conversely, forestland and urban built-up area increased by 3.45 km2 and 277.62 km2. Urban extent expanded from 411.45 km2 (27%) in 2008 to 689.07 km2 (46%) in 2017 at a rate of 5.9% and an intensity of 2.06% with an expansion coefficient of 1.5%, indicating low-density urban sprawl. The spatial pattern turned out to be an uneven and spatially differentiated outward expansion, which materialized mainly in districts located within the urban peripheries but intensely towards eastern and western directions, being the frontier and the hotspots of urbanization. Overall, the findings bear important implications for regional spatial planning and development.

scholarly journals Spatio-Temporal Research Data Infrastructure in the Context of Autonomous Driving

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 626
Author(s):  
Colin Fischer ◽  
Monika Sester ◽  
Steffen Schön
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
Autonomous Driving ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Structured Data ◽  
Data Management System ◽  
Metadata Management ◽  
Data Preparation ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
And Storage

In this paper, we present an implementation of a research data management system that features structured data storage for spatio-temporal experimental data (environmental perception and navigation in the framework of autonomous driving), including metadata management and interfaces for visualization and parallel processing. The demands of the research environment, the design of the system, the organization of the data storage, and computational hardware as well as structures and processes related to data collection, preparation, annotation, and storage are described in detail. We provide examples for the handling of datasets, explaining the required data preparation steps for data storage as well as benefits when using the data in the context of scientific tasks.

scholarly journals Spatio-Temporal Dynamics in Land Use and Habitat Fragmentation within a Protected Area Dedicated to Tourism in a Sudanian Savanna of West Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kangbéni Dimobe ◽  
Dethardt Goetze ◽  
Amadé Ouédraogo ◽  
Gerald Forkuor ◽  
Kpérkouma Wala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Habitat Degradation ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Landsat Images ◽  
Class Level ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Bare Soils

AbstractNazinga Game Ranch (NGR) is a reserve in Burkina Faso involving local communities for securing biodiversity through sustainable management. Yet, its ecosystems are threatened by increasing number of elephants and illegal human activities. Renowned as a model of wildlife participatory management, NGR has mainly been studied for its animal wildlife only. The aim of this study was to uncover ecological effects of recent land management on savanna habitats including tourism, and to conclude on more sustainable options, land use/land cover (LULC) changes and vegetation dynamics in NGR were analyzed. This was accomplished with multi-temporal change detection using Landsat images of 1984, 2002 and 2013 to map seven representative LULC classification categories, and quantitative indices of landscape metrics. The results showed that the LULC dynamics in NGR from 1984 to 2013 was mainly characterized by an expansion of gallery forest, tree savanna and agricultural area and a reduction of shrub savanna, woodland and bare soils. From 2002 to 2013, fragmentation in all land cover types increased at the landscape level, whereas at the class level, it decreased for woodland. Our findings provided evidence of habitat degradation in NGR, due to extensive agriculture, tourism and growing of elephants’ population. According to the original management goals and the purposes of the reserve, both fauna and tourism are to be maintained and sustained in a sustainable way. Adaptation of land use and targeted wildlife management are the main requirements for avoiding further degradation of vegetation and thus of the existence basis of local inhabitants, animals and tourism.

Can SPLUMA Play a Role in Transforming Spatial Injustice to Spatial Justice in Housing in South Africa?

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeannie Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
National Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Land Use Management ◽  
Spatial Justice ◽  
Spatial Environment

Our spatial environment is one of the most important determinants of our well-being and life chances. It relates to schools, opportunities, businesses, recreation and access to public services. Spatial injustice results where discrimination determines that spatial environment. Since Apartheid in South Africa epitomised the notion of spatial injustice, tools and instruments are required to transform spatial injustice into spatial justice. One of these is the employment of principles of spatial justice. While the National Development Plan (NDP) recognised that all spatial development should conform to certain normative principles and should explicitly indicate how the requirements of these should be met, the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA) contains a more concrete principle of spatial justice. It echoes aspects of both the South African land reform programme and global principles of spatial justice. Essentially section 7(a) of SPLUMA entails three components: (1) redressing past spatial imbalances and exclusions; (2) including people and areas previously excluded and (3) upgrading informal areas and settlements. SPLUMA directs municipalities to apply the principle in its spatial development frameworks, land use schemes and, most importantly, in decision-making on development applications. The aim of this article is to determine whether the application of this principle in practice can move beyond the confines of spatial planning and land use management to address the housing issue in South Africa. Central to housing is section 26 of the Constitution, that has received the extensive attention of the Constitutional Court. The court has not hesitated to criticize the continuing existence of spatial injustice, thus contributing to the transformation of spatial injustice to spatial justice. Since planning, housing and land reform are all intertwined not only the role of SPLUMA, but also the NDP and the myriad other policies, programmes and legislation that are attempting to address the situation are examined and tested against the components of the principle of spatial justice in SPLUMA.

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