scholarly journals Peran Sistem Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) Sistem dalam Pengurangan Risiko Bencana: Konsep dan Implementasi

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Dian Nuraini Melati
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Volunteered Geographic Information ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Development Technology ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Time Information

There have been a lot of geospatial technologies implemented to support disaster management into a more effective way and achieve disaster risk reduction. One of these technologies is the use Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI). VGI refers to the volunteered activities by anyone to create geographic information. The recent development of VGI is obviously supported by the development technology itself such as social media, Global Positioning System (GPS) with acceptable accuracy. In addition, it is also supported by mostly unlimited cloud-based storage as well as smartphones. In the phenomena of natural disater such as flood, landslide, earth quake, tsunami, and other phenomena, the need of geospatial data and the availability in timely manner becomes important and crucial at all disaster management aspects. The availability of geographic information is very much critical at the time the disaster occurs compared to normal situation. Therefore, VGI is necessary in supporting near real time information. In this case, VGI has a key role in disaster management particularly to reduce disaster risk.

scholarly journals PUBLIC PERCEPTION ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT USING VOLUNTEERED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (VGI): CASE OF UAE

2015 ◽  
Vol II-2/W2 ◽  
pp. 241-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Yagoub
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Volunteered Geographic Information ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Social Media Tools

The number of smart phones that are supported by location facility like Global Positioning System (GPS), Camera and connected to the internet has increased sharply in UAE during the last five years. This increase offers a chance to capitalize on using these devices as resources for data collection, therefore reducing cost. In many cases specific events may happen in areas or at time where there may be no governmental departments to collect such unrepeated events. The current research will showcase various studies that had been conducted on Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) debating various aspects such as accuracy, legal issues, and privacy. This research will also integrate Geographic Information System (GIS), VGI, social media tools, data mining, and mobile technology to design a conceptual framework for promoting public participation in UAE. The data gathered through survey will be helpful in correlating various aspects of VGI. Since there are diverse views about these aspects, policy makers are left undecided in many countries about how to deal with VGI. The assessment of the UAE case will contribute to the age-long debate by examining the willingness of the public to participate. The result will show the public perception to be as sensors for data collection. Additionally, the potential of citizen involvement in the risk and disaster management process by providing voluntary data collected for VGI applications will also be explored in the paper.

scholarly journals Monitoring cattle behavior and pasture use with GPS and GIS

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.W. Turner ◽  
M.C. Udal ◽  
B. T. Larson ◽  
S.A. Shearer
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Gps Technology ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Livestock Behavior

Precision agriculture is already being used commercially to improve variability management in row crop agriculture. In the same way, understanding how spatial and temporal variability of animal, forage, soil and landscape features affect grazing behavior and forage utilization provides potential to modify pasture management, improve efficiency of utilization, and maximize profits. Recent advances in global positioning system (GPS) technology have allowed the development of lightweight GPS collar receivers suitable for monitoring animal position at 5-min intervals. The GPS data can be imported into a geographic information system (GIS) to assess animal behavior characteristics and pasture utilization. This paper describes application and use of GPS technology on intensively managed beef cattle, and implications for livestock behavior and management research on pasture. Key words: Livestock behavior, electronics, grazing, forage, global positioning system, geographic information system

The Use of Geospatial Technology in Disaster Management

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Westlund
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Situational Awareness ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Management Activity ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Geospatial Technology ◽  
Gis And Remote Sensing ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

The daily use of geospatial technology, such as the global positioning system (GPS), geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing (RS), is increasing. The use of geospatial technology in disaster management is a natural fit because almost every aspect of a disaster is referenced by location. This paper presents the results of a recent web-based survey of disaster management practitioners. Findings reveal that more than 60% of disaster management practitioners are currently using geospatial technology and 70% plan to use it in a future disaster management activity. However, the results indicate that most disaster management practitioners have a low level of knowledge of geospatial technology. The survey findings also show that geospatial technologies enhance situational awareness, cost is a major challenge for practitioners who would like to use them, and an opportunity exists for the academic community to engage with practitioners to help them raise their level of geospatial knowledge.

scholarly journals The GeoWeb and everyday life: An analysis of spatial tactics and volunteered geographic information

First Monday ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessa Lingel ◽  
Bradley Wade Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Volunteered Geographic Information ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Political ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Opening Up

In this paper, we discuss GeoWeb technologies, specifically those created via volunteered geographic information (VGI) as a means of analyzing the political contours of mapmaking. Our paper is structured around two case studies of VGI projects that allow for consideration for the political efficacy (and potential drawbacks) of these geospatial technologies. We use de Certeau’s constructs of strategies and tactics as a conceptual framing, which allows for a political reading of geographic data couched in the context of everyday life, as well as opening up inquiry into the politics of making, accessing and interpreting spatial data. We conclude by suggesting provocations for future research on the GeoWeb and VGI at the intersection of geography and information science.

scholarly journals Οι συνθήκες αύξησης του δάσους Φολόης ως εργαλείο αριστοποίησης των δασοκομικών χειρισμών του

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Παναγιώτης Λάττας
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Global Positioning System ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Positioning System ◽  
Global Positioning

Τα δρυοδάση στη χώρα μας αποτελούν τα βασικότερα και από τα πιο δυναμικά φυσικά οικοσυστήματα. Επιτελούν αλληλένδετες λειτουργίες όπως κοινωνικές (αναψυχή, περιβαλλοντική εκπαίδευση), οικονομικές (πρωτογενής παραγωγή, δημιουργία εισοδήματος) και περιβαλλοντικές (προστασία εδάφους, νερού και ατμόσφαιρας, κύκλος νερού, ενδιαιτήματα, βιοποικιλότητα, ρυθμιστικός ρόλος στο κλίμα με θετική συμβολή στην επερχόμενη κλιματική αλλαγή), καθιστώντας περίπλοκη και συνδυαστική τη διαχείρισή τους. Τα δρυοδάσος Φολόης έχει επιπλέον εξαιρετικούς μυθολογικούς και πολύ αξιόλογους ιστορικούς και αρχαιολογικούς λόγους και με την παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή φιλοδοξούμε να συμβάλλουμε στην ορθολογική και πολυλειτουργική του διαχείριση σύμφωνα με την αρχή της αειφόρου ανάπτυξης και στη δημιουργία συσταδικών μοντέλων που να ανταποκρίνονται με τον πληρέστερο τρόπο στην εκάστοτε παραπάνω αναφερόμενη λειτουργία. Η εφαρμογή των σύγχρονων μεθόδων χωρικής ανάλυσης (Geographic Information System – G.I.S.) και των συσκευών δορυφορικού εντοπισμού (Global Positioning System – G.P.S.) παρέχουν σήμερα το κατάλληλο πλαίσιο της χωρικής κατανομής και της ακριβούς οριοθέτησής τους σε σύστημα καρτεσιανών συντεταγμένων, ώστε να ορίζεται με ακρίβεια η κάθε λειτουργία, με τις υπόλοιπες να εισέρχονται συμπληρωματικά καθώς βρίσκονται σε συνεχή αλληλεπίδραση και αλληλεξάρτηση μεταξύ τους. Η υπάρχουσα κατάσταση δεν ανταποκρίνεται στις σύγχρονες απαιτήσεις μιας πολυλειτουργικής θεώρησης καθότι μέχρι σήμερα η διαχείρισή του στηριζόταν σε οικονομικά κριτήρια με στόχο την απόληψη βιομάζας και μάλιστα η κατά τόπους έντονη υπερκάρπωση και έλλειψη καλλιεργητικών επεμβάσεων δημιούργησε στην πλειοψηφία ομήλικες συστάδες που αδυνατούν να ανταποκριθούν σε λειτουργίες εκτός της παραγωγής ξυλείας.Με τη χρήση των προαναφερθέντων, εκτιμήθηκε η παραγωγικότητα ολόκληρου του δρυοδάσους με στόχο τον προσδιορισμό της ικανότητάς του να απορροφήσει τις επερχόμενες διαταραχές και να ανταποκριθεί αρτιότερα στην εκπλήρωση των λειτουργιών με αειφορικό τρόπο. Επιπλέον η υπάρχουσα βιβλιογραφία, η γνώση και η εμπειρία που έχει αποκτηθεί καθιστούν την υπάρχουσα κατάσταση απολύτως αντιστρεπτή μέσω των κατάλληλων δασοκομικών επεμβάσεων, της αριστοποίησης των δασοκομικών χειρισμών και της διαμόρφωσης της κατάλληλης κατά περίπτωση δομής. Η δημιουργία μεικτών συστάδων κηπευτής και υποκηπευτής δομής μπορεί να επιτευχθεί με μια σειρά χρονικά κατανεμημένων δασοκομικών επεμβάσεων ώστε οι διάφορες δασικές λειτουργίες να συνδυαστούν ακόμα και αν έρχονται σε αντίθεση μεταξύ τους, εξυπηρετώντας κοινωνικές ανάγκες και δημιουργώντας σταθερότερα δασικά οικοσυστήματα έναντι εξωτερικών παραγόντων και επιδράσεων.

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