scholarly journals Can GIS Foster Conscious and Critical Learning in Geography? An Application from Students to a Real Case Included in the National Strategy for Inner Areas: Monti Dauni, Apulia (Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9246
Author(s):  
Marilena Labianca
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Real Case ◽  
Active Citizenship ◽  
National Strategy ◽  
Geographical Education ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Issues

Digital technologies, the use of which has progressively increased over the last few years, could represent key tools in learning and active citizenship in development processes. In this sense, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) have gradually become an integral part of various disciplines and sectors. Even if the relevance and diffusion of GIS in the educational and pedagogical fields are increasing, their potential is still under-explored in the development of empowerment for participatory planning. Regarding the combination of geographical education and information technologies applied to the territories, the contribution they offer to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is a question which remains little-investigated, and which represents both an innovative field of experimentation and significant opportunities, especially for marginal, inner areas. However, recent reforms, in particular in Italy, are considerably reducing the role of geography in the curricula, which is paradoxical for such complex contexts and the understanding of major global issues. The risk is that of producing a gap between the functional use of the tools and the capacity for their critical application. This paper aims to reflect on the integration of Geography and GIS through teaching experimentation, as applied to a real case study in the Apulia region (Monti Dauni Area) under the national strategy for inner areas, in order to understand how to use GIS as an active tool in education for sustainability, the awareness of the value of local resources, and active citizenship.

scholarly journals Educational and Scientific Center of Management in Crisis Situations of Bauman Moscow State Technical University

10.12737/3674 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Сущев ◽  
Sergey Sushchev ◽  
Александров ◽  
Anatoliy Aleksandrov ◽  
Девисилов ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
State Technical ◽  
Scientific Center ◽  
Technical University ◽  
Crisis Situations

Risks of technogenic and natural character are actual threats of safety of Russia now and in the nearest future. For effective formation of skills related to person’s behavior in crisis situations it is a good practice to use widely information technologies based on computer modeling, use of geographical information systems, virtual reality elements. For training and professional development of specialists who are responsible for health and safety and civil defense, training of bachelors and masters in the “Technosphere safety “direction 280700, carrying out scientific researches in the area of protection against threats of technogenic and natural character, exercise of officials’ functional duties on emergency prevention and elimination, and fire safety ensuring, operational staff on emergency elimination, an operational duty shift an educational and scientific center of management in crisis situations (CMCS) is created at "Ecology and Industrial Safety" Chair”1 of Bauman Moscow State Technical University. The center can become an important element related to assumed deployment of pilot network of centers of control in crisis situations for ensuring complex safety on science and education objects.

scholarly journals Environmental education praxis toward a natural conservation area

2000 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. dos SANTOS ◽  
M. SATO ◽  
J. S. R. PIRES ◽  
P. S. MAROTI
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Pedagogical Tools ◽  
Global Issues

A non-formal Environmental Education (EE) Program has been implemented in the natural conservation area (Ecological Station of Jataí, Luiz Antônio, São Paulo State), through (EE) paradigms, which consider the objectives of education about, in and for the environment within cultural and natural perspectives. The aim of this Program is to support information and scientific knowledge to provide opportunities to the local population to be aware of environmental impacts and risks resulting from the soil use that threaten the environmental quality and the biodiversity of the Ecological Station of Jataí. The Program understands that the promotion of community empowerment could bring the sense of participation and the directives to management for decision-making for local sustainability. The model was projected on local reality, but considering the global issues of environmental paradigms. The environmental characterization (biophysical components) through a Geographical Information Systems was related to the hydrographic basin analysis. The environmental perception was utilized as a main tool to analyse population understanding of local environment, and (EE) pedagogical tools were produced to promote environmental awareness. Since the ecological dimension of (EE) was the main approach, the programme intends to assemble the cultural perspective, achieving the global view of (EE).

scholarly journals Using Geographical Information Systems as an Information Visualization Tool. A Case Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Valentin Petru Măzăreanu
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Information Visualization ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Complex Data ◽  
Visualization Tool ◽  
Realistic View

Abstract The geographical information system represents a branch of information technology that was developed along with the traditional business information technologies. It enables viewing of complex data in a graphical manner easy to understand, providing a more realistic view of the conditions which must be evaluated. The geographical information systems are used in various fields, like geography, geology and all the related fields, public administration, military activities, transportation and infrastructure administration, business, healthcare, social services or land properties management. In this paper we will emphasize how these systems can be used as a powerful information visualization tool in educational environment, taking into account that information visualization makes data easier to understand using direct sensory experience, especially the visual one.

scholarly journals Solving Big GIS Projects on Desktop Computers

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (32) ◽  
pp. 44-62
Author(s):  
Dalibor Bartoněk
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Big Data Processing ◽  
Data Volume

We are witnessing great developments in digital information technologies. The situation encroaches on spatial data, which contain both attributive and localization features, and this determines their position unequally within an obligatory coordinate system. These changes have resulted in the rapid growth of digital data, significantly supported by technical advances regarding the devices which produce them. As technology for making spatial data advances, methods and software for big data processing are falling behind. Paradoxically, only about 2% of the total volume of data is actually used. Big data processing often requires high computation performance hardware and software. Only a few users possess the appropriate information infrastructure. The proportion of processed data would improve if big data could be processed by ordinary users. In geographical information systems (GIS), these problems arise when solving projects related to extensive territory or considerable secondary complexity, which require big data processing. This paper focuses on the creation and verification of methods by which it would be possible to process effectively extensive projects in GIS supported by desktop hardware and software. It is a project regarding new quick methods for the functional reduction of the data volume, optimization of processing, edge detection in 3D and automated vectorization.

scholarly journals Transport infrastructure indicators for assessing the social comfort of the urban environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 284 ◽  
pp. 06010
Author(s):  
Natalia Martynova ◽  
Valentina Budarova
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
The State ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Social Comfort ◽  
The City

Cities are a complex social institution. A special feature of cities is the development of engineering and transport infrastructure. In this article, to assess the state of the urban agglomeration, the transport system of the city is considered as an indicator of social comfort. As part of the support, control and management of the urban environment, administrative authorities use information technologies that are implemented using geographical information systems (GIS). These GIS take into account all indicators of social comfort, which are based on spatial data about the urban environment. From this, we present the concept of an urban environment data management model for public authorities. The model is based on geoinformation systems. Since the geoinformation analysis allows you to create thematic maps of the urban environment with their subsequent assessment and calculation of indicators of social comfort. For this purpose, an analysis algorithm is presented for the main indicators of transport infrastructure assessment. Thus, this study provides an opportunity to assess the state of the city model and set goals for the development of urban transport networks to increase the level of social comfort of the population.

The Context of Introducing IT/IS-Based Innovation into Local Government in Colombia

2002 ◽  
pp. 204-220
Author(s):  
Mahmoud M. Watad
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Middle Managers ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Organizational Processes ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Organizational Barriers ◽  
Local Municipalities ◽  
Political Environments

This paper examines the dynamics of introducing IT/IS into local municipalities in Colombia. It addresses the factors that drive the introduction of geographical information systems into public organizations. The analysis is based on data generated from documents and direct interviews in two local municipalities. The findings indicate that technological innovations are introduced by middle managers. These managers find ways to take advantage of existing information technologies and thereby transform their organizational processes. External catalysts such as new political environments combined with internal factors, such as local champions and technological awareness, were necessary for mobilizing resources and breaking organizational barriers that hinder innovations.

Assessment of land-use change in coastal areas through geographical information systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Verónica Lango-Reynoso ◽  
Karla Teresa González-Figueroa ◽  
Fabiola Lango-Reynoso ◽  
María del Refugio Castañeda-Chávez ◽  
Jesús Montoya-Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Coastal Ecosystems ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Coastal Zones ◽  
Computer Based

Objective: This article describes and analyzes the main concepts of coastal ecosystems, these as a result of research concerning land-use change assessments in coastal areas. Design/Methodology/Approach: Scientific articles were searched using keywords in English and Spanish. Articles regarding land-use change assessment in coastal areas were selected, discarding those that although being on coastal zones and geographic and soil identification did not use Geographic Information System (GIS). Results: A GIS is a computer-based tool for evaluating the land-use change in coastal areas by quantifying variations. It is analyzed through GIS and its contributions; highlighting its importance and constant monitoring. Limitations of the study/Implications: This research analyzes national and international scientific information, published from 2007 to 2019, regarding the land-use change in coastal areas quantified with the digital GIS tool. Findings/Conclusions: GIS are useful tools in the identification and quantitative evaluation of changes in land-use in coastal ecosystems; which require constant evaluation due to their high dynamism.

A protocol for sampling pastures in hill country

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 203-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.J. Hutchinson ◽  
D.R. Scobie ◽  
J. Beautrais ◽  
A.D. Mackay ◽  
G.M. Rennie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Geographical Information Systems ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Decision Support Tool ◽  
Accurate Estimate ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Topographic Complexity ◽  
Hill Country

To develop a protocol to guide pasture sampling for estimation of paddock pasture mass in hill country, a range of pasture sampling strategies, including random sampling, transects and stratification based on slope and aspect, were evaluated using simulations in a Geographical Information Systems computer environment. The accuracy and efficiency of each strategy was tested by sampling data obtained from intensive field measurements across several farms, regions and seasons. The number of measurements required to obtain an accurate estimate was related to the overall pasture mass and the topographic complexity of a paddock, with more variable paddocks requiring more samples. Random sampling from average slopes provided the best balance between simplicity and reliability. A draft protocol was developed from the simulations, in the form of a decision support tool, where visual determination of the topographic complexity of the paddock, along with the required accuracy, were used to guide the number of measurements recommended. The protocol was field tested and evaluated by groups of users for efficacy and ease of use. This sampling protocol will offer farmers, consultants and researchers an efficient, reliable and simple way to determine pasture mass in New Zealand hill country settings. Keywords: hill country, feed budgeting, protocol pasture mass, slope

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