GEOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DECISIONS / GEOGRAFINĖS INFORMACIJOS KOMUNIKAVIMO PRIEMONĖS IR TVARIOJI PLĖTRA

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giedrė Beconytė ◽  
Audrius Kryžanauskas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Good Decision ◽  
Geographic Space ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Information communication technologies are widely used to support sustainable development. As both nature and society exist and develop in the geographic space, a good decision making can hardly be imagined without a prior thorough analysis of spatio‐temporal distribution and spatial correlation of diverse ecological, economical and social parameters. Wherever such geospatial relationships are concerned, the methods of geography as of a geographic information science are commonly applied, among which cartography is the most efficient information communication method. Different levels of representation of geographic information, such as databases, geographic information systems (GIS), maps, atlases and Spatial Data Infrastructures can be easily and conveniently used for different steps of planning. More than that, maps have a hidden potential to reveal unknown spatial patterns and trends and the process does not require any specific technological skills from the user. Therefore it is very important to include geographic/cartographic dimension into regional and national sustainable development strategies, so that spatial structures, diversities, similarities and geographic determination are always taken into account. To facilitate the process of geographic decision making, we develop a uniform model of description of geographic methods that could be used online and provide suggestions on which of the known methods could be efficiently applied. Santrauka Tvarioji plėtra nebūtų įmanoma be informacijos komunikavimo priemonių ir technologijų. Ir gamta, ir visuomenė egzistuoja ir vystosi erdvėje, tad neįmanoma įsivaizduoti tinkamu planavimo sprendimų, kurie nebūtų pagristi išankstine išsamia dalykinės srities erdvės ir laiko ryšių analize, neįvertintų erdvinių sąsajų tarp ekologinių, ekonominių ir socialinių parametrų. Visur, kur svarbus objektų išsidėstymas ir jų tarpusavio ryšiai geografinėje erdvėje ir laike, yra taikomi geografinės informacijos mokslo (šiuolaikines geografijos) metodai. Vienas efektyviausių yra kartografinis metodas, leidžiantis intuityviai pastebėti erdvinius ryšius. Galima nagrinėti skirtingus geografines informacijos organizavimo lygmenis, tokius kaip duomenų bazes, geografines informacijos (GIS) sistemos, žemėlapiai, atlasai bei erdvinių duomenų infrastruktūros. Visas šias sistemas galima patogiai ir nesunkiai naudoti įvairiuose planavimo etapuose. Be to, žemėlapiai turi paslėpta potencialą atskleisti iš anksto nežinomus erdvinius ryšius bei tendencijas. Šis procesas yra intuityvus ir nereikalauja iš naudotojo jokiu specialių technologijų žinių ar įgūdžiu. Todėl labai svarbu į nacionalines ir regionines plėtros strategijas įtraukti ir geografini/kartografini matmenį, atsižvelgti į erdvinio išsidėstymo struktūras, skirtumus, panašumas ir galimus geografinius apribojimus. Straipsnio autoriai pasiūlė ir šiuo metu Vilniaus universitete plėtoja universalų geografinių uždavinių aprašymu modelį, kuris padėtu geografines informacijos naudotojams be specialiu žinių pasirinkti tinkama sprendimų seką ir metodus.

scholarly journals Realization of a Geographic Information System for aid decision-making for forest management

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 175-180
Author(s):  
Djelloul Benatiallah ◽  
Halima Hidaoui ◽  
Bahous Nasri ◽  
Kada Bouchouicha ◽  
Ali Benatiallah
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information System ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Dialogue Process ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Aid Decision

This work aims to create a decision support and geographic information system aimed at optimizing the management of forest capital in the Adrar region. Through this awareness, we question the place of geographic information in the dialogue process and the approach to sustainable development. Cadastral data, satellite images, cartographic and photographic data will be presented. Data processing and data integration will be discussed. The expected results must provide knowledge beyond reach without these tools. They clarify the importance of satellite images and the spatial component of geographic information. In the current context of sustainable development, geographic information appears necessary for decision-making.

scholarly journals Geographic Information System Produksi Energi dan Pertambangan Kabupaten Musi Banyuasin

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Ependi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Extreme Programming ◽  
Programming Approach ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Government Control

Energy and mining reporting have to conduct for the exploration company in order to make control while exploration. Government control can perform by making profiling of energy and mining data that exist in the area as consideration in taking policy or decision. Stages of energy and mining reporting are very important to do especially in areas that have energy and mining resources such as Musi Banyuasin regency. Profiling can performed by mapping the location of energy and mining results using a geographic information system (GIS) to organize data between explorers and governments. Based on these conditions GIS was developed using a technique that prioritizes user needs with extreme programming development techniques. The result of GIS development shows that the processing of data becomes information based on spatial and non-spatial data with the final result of energy and mining report. The report presented can be used as a report to the relevant parties as an effort to open data of energy and mining as material in decision-making or policy. Geographic information system generated systematically developed using extreme programming approach with five stages of exploration, planning, iteration, production and maintenance so that it can run funtionaly according to its function

scholarly journals A Framework of Observer-Based Biases in Citizen Science Biodiversity Monitoring: Semi-Structuring Unstructured Biodiversity Monitoring Protocols

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ofer Arazy ◽  
Dan Malkinson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Biodiversity Monitoring ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
Science Data ◽  
The Public ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Monitoring Protocols ◽  
And Behavior

Citizen science, whereby ordinary citizens participate in scientific endeavors, is widely used for biodiversity monitoring, most commonly by relying on unstructured monitoring approaches. Notwithstanding the potential of unstructured citizen science to engage the public and collect large amounts of biodiversity data, observers’ considerations regarding what, where and when to monitor result in biases in the aggregate database, thus impeding the ability to draw conclusions about trends in species’ spatio-temporal distribution. Hence, the goal of this study is to enhance our understanding of observer-based biases in citizen science for biodiversity monitoring. Toward this goals we: (a) develop a conceptual framework of observers’ decision-making process along the steps of monitor – > record and share, identifying the considerations that take place at each step, specifically highlighting the factors that influence the decisions of whether to record an observation (b) propose an approach for operationalizing the framework using a targeted and focused questionnaire, which gauges observers’ preferences and behavior throughout the decision-making steps, and (c) illustrate the questionnaire’s ability to capture the factors driving observer-based biases by employing data from a local project on the iNaturalist platform. Our discussion highlights the paper’s theoretical contributions and proposes ways in which our approach for semi-structuring unstructured citizen science data could be used to mitigate observer-based biases, potentially making the collected biodiversity data usable for scientific and regulatory purposes.

scholarly journals Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Urban Planning

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Sonila Xhafa ◽  
Albana Kosovrasti
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Centers

Geographic information systems can be defined as a intelligent tool, to which it relates techniques for the implementation of processes such as the introduction, recording, storage, handling, processing and generation of spatial data. Use of GIS in urban planning helps and guides planners for an orderly development of settlements and infrastructure facilities within and outside urban areas. Continued growth of the population in urban centers generates the need for expansion of urban space, for its planning in terms of physical and social infrastructures in the service of the community, based on the principles of sustainable development. In addition urbanization is accompanied with numerous structural transformations and functional cities, which should be evaluated in spatial context, to be managed and planned according to the principles of sustainable development. Urban planning connects directly with land use and design of the urban environment, including physical and social infrastructure in service of the urban community, constituting a challenge to global levels. Use of GIS in this field is a different approach regarding the space, its development and design, analysis and modeling of various processes occurring in it, as well as interconnections between these processes or developments in space.

Urban Environmental Applications of GIScience

2013 ◽  
pp. 602-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buket Ayşegul Ozbakir
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Geographical Data ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Information Research ◽  
Computer Based

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are computer-based systems used to store and manipulate geographical data, and perform spatial analysis. These systems serve to reveal the patterns, relationships, and anomalies, or sometimes invisible characteristics of the geographical data in various applications. While the term “GIS” indicates an object or tool, GIScience, the acronym for Geographic Information Science, covers a broader context of methodologies behind spatial data analysis. Among different application areas of GIS, “environmental monitoring and modeling” plays a significant role in the development of the very first GIS in the world-The Canada Geographic Information Systems (CGIS) in the mid-1960s. After almost 40 years of history, significant changes and challenges took place in the geographic information research agenda. This chapter will point out some of the vital tools and methods used in GIScience (including GIS, remote sensing and 3D modeling) to grasp issues of our urban environments. With recent technological advances that facilitate our understanding of the environment; it is more evident that the vision of more “livable” cities is not too far but not easy as well.

scholarly journals Representing Complex Evolving Spatial Networks: Geographic Network Automata

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Anderson ◽  
Suzana Dragićević
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Network Structures ◽  
Spatial Network ◽  
Geographic Space ◽  
Evolving Networks ◽  
Modelling Framework ◽  
Spatial Systems ◽  
Life Model

Many real-world spatial systems can be conceptualized as networks. In these conceptualizations, nodes and links represent system components and their interactions, respectively. Traditional network analysis applies graph theory measures to static network datasets. However, recent interest lies in the representation and analysis of evolving networks. Existing network automata approaches simulate evolving network structures, but do not consider the representation of evolving networks embedded in geographic space nor integrating actual geospatial data. Therefore, the objective of this study is to integrate network automata with geographic information systems (GIS) to develop a novel modelling framework, Geographic Network Automata (GNA), for representing and analyzing complex dynamic spatial systems as evolving geospatial networks. The GNA framework is implemented and presented for two case studies including a spatial network representation of (1) Conway’s Game of Life model and (2) Schelling’s model of segregation. The simulated evolving spatial network structures are measured using graph theory. Obtained results demonstrate that the integration of concepts from geographic information science, complex systems, and network theory offers new means to represent and analyze complex spatial systems. The presented GNA modelling framework is both general and flexible, useful for modelling a variety of real geospatial phenomena and characterizing and exploring network structure, dynamics, and evolution of real spatial systems. The proposed GNA modelling framework fits within the larger framework of geographic automata systems (GAS) alongside cellular automata and agent-based modelling.

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 Performance Analysis of Information & Communication Technology in Library and Information Science

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1689-1691
Author(s):  
Mrs. Marthamma D Y
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Information And Communication

Abstract: There is no doubt that the integration of ICT in the provision of library services can bring great benefits to the entire community and the nation. ICTs, which continue to be a support tool for the provision of up-to-date and timely information and library services, are also essential for sustainable development .This paper is an attempt to examine the critical role that information and communication technology (ICT). How it plays important role in the management and delivery of library services in sustainable development. Despite the wide range of opportunities offered by the advent of ICT, it has been observed that the application of ICT to library services appears inadequate, probably due to several challenges. Using the simple literature search methodology, the paper sought to review the related literature on ICT resources and ICT-based services in libraries, the benefits of ICT and the role of libraries in sustainable development. The document also identified the challenges of using ICT in libraries. Among other things, it was recommended to improve the capacity and level of adoption of ICT by libraries. Keywords: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Libraries, Sustainable Development, ICT-based library services

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