scholarly journals An Intelligent Approach to Elevation Profiling for LADAKH using QGIS techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 889 (1) ◽  
pp. 012006
Author(s):  
Priyanka Singh ◽  
Debaroti Sammanit ◽  
S K Singh

Abstract With the trending technological advancement, geographic information systems are finding their supremacy in many fields of research and technology, ranging from geographical inputs to population trends to medical advancements in full spheres of work in today’s progressing world. The emergence of Quantum GIS has now facilitated areas like change monitoring, forecasting. The paper aims to prove the elevation system forecast for the Ladakh region, which has lesser mobility in the present times; the paper’s findings focus on opening a new gateway for the engineered constructions in the region for improved connectivity that is confined to the summer months. Thus, ESRI’s GIS software helps analyse the terrain difficulties in the stipulated area via topics like raster feed, georeferencing, and mesh layer creation.

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Balsa-Barreiro ◽  
Pedro M. Valero-Mora ◽  
José L. Berné-Valero ◽  
Fco-Alberto Varela-García

Naturalistic driving can generate huge datasets with great potential for research. However, to analyze the collected data in naturalistic driving trials is quite complex and difficult, especially if we consider that these studies are commonly conducted by research groups with somewhat limited resources. It is quite common that these studies implement strategies for thinning and/or reducing the data volumes that have been initially collected. Thus, and unfortunately, the great potential of these datasets is significantly constrained to specific situations, events, and contexts. For this, to implement appropriate strategies for the visualization of these data is becoming increasingly necessary, at any scale. Mapping naturalistic driving data with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allows for a deeper understanding of our driving behavior, achieving a smarter and broader perspective of the whole datasets. GIS mapping allows for many of the existing drawbacks of the traditional methodologies for the analysis of naturalistic driving data to be overcome. In this article, we analyze which are the main assets related to GIS mapping of such data. These assets are dominated by the powerful interface graphics and the great operational capacity of GIS software.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Berez

AbstractInterest in the past decades in the way spatial cognition manifests in language has led to a growing body of literature on the topic. The concurrent development of user-friendly geographic information systems (GIS) software can give linguists new perspectives on spatial language, especially narratives describing geographic landscapes, by allowing the researcher access to those landscapes in a way that was previously only available by visiting the region in person. In this paper, I discuss how the use of GIS reveals that Ahtna speakers use subtle distinctions in the directional system to structure discourse about overland travel into narrative episodes. Ahtna is an Athabascan language spoken in the Copper River area of southcentral Alaska by about 35 native speakers.


2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio José Seoane Nolasco ◽  
Luis Antonio Hernández Ibáñez

<p>Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide large information management capabilities. However, in many cases the feature of the visualization of this data over a huge detailed three-dimensional terrain does not exist or are limited, wich can be very useful or desirable in many applications. This paper presents the integration of SANTI, a three-dimensional visualization system of large terrain areas and geographical data, with gvSIG, a free GIS software. We describe the capabilities of the visualization system, the approach to connect the two systems and how it is applied to a project in development for the management of the excavation of the Castro de la Lanzada located at the Galician coast (Spain).</p>


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Rita Rosari ◽  
Samsul Bakri ◽  
Trio Santoso ◽  
Dyah W.S.R Wardani

Deforestation and land conversion is one of the effects of high nativity rates and urbanizationthat affect the ecological situation.  The imbalance of ecological system become a factor ofincreasing pulmunary Tuberkulosis incidence (TB).  TB is a disease of pulmunary infectionsthat caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and it is spread directly.  Thisresearch was conducted to determine the contribution of land use changes incidence of TB inthe Lampung Province.  Land use changes be resultant through landsat imegeryinterpretation utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software.  Parameter usedstatistical software, used the F test on the real level of 10%.  The result showed that therewere several factors that have real influence, namely; community forest with a coefficient of 1.0314(Pvalue=0.040), Clean and Healthy Lifestyle (PHBS) coefficient of -0.3691 (Pvalue=0.042), density population coefficient of 0.011661 (Pvalue=0.008) and the percentage of poorresident coefficient of 0.6641 (Pvalue=0.006).  While forest, plantation, developed land, healthfacility and healthy house did not have significant effect toward incidence of TB in Lampung Province.Keywords : deforestation, geographic information systems(GIS), incidence of TB, land use.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5220
Author(s):  
Matthew Arenas ◽  
Pandara Valappil Femeena ◽  
Rachel A. Brennan

The Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Nexus framework for holistic sustainable development has spawned independent and academic communities around the globe that utilize the framework in research, implementation, policy development, and technological advancement. These communities, however, are geographically and topically segmented and lack large-scale databasing that clearly catalogs and classifies their work. Recognizing this need, the WEF Nexus Strategic Initiative program at The Pennsylvania State University has developed the WEF Nexus Discovery Map utilizing the Arc Geographic Information Systems’ (GIS) Online Dashboard creation toolkit. In real time, users are able to select from 5040 different combinations of filters with the ease of a few button pushes and see projects pop up or disappear from the map located on the dashboard. Projects can then be clicked on to view their specific information, such as the institution that produced the work, local collaborators, relevant web page, and point of contact. The WEF Nexus Discovery Map demonstrates the early new-age of data resource management with the intersection of visuals, advanced search with built-in filters, and community-driven data collection to provide users with exact needs and connections to better facilitate and deploy the holistic sustainability framework of the WEF Nexus.


2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 8-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rory Elliott

Purpose – This paper aims to provide an introduction to core geographic information systems (GIS) concepts, prominent GIS software, the role of libraries in providing GIS services and support and resources for professional library staff to increase GIS knowledge and skills to fulfill the mission of serving the information needs of library patrons. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides an overview of GISs core concepts and terminologies, Library GIS services and resources for library staff development. Findings – As GISs are being used by researchers in an ever-growing number of disciplines, librarians must increase their proficiency with geospatial technologies. Originality/value – While GISs have been used by certain researcher populations for some time, the increased use of such geospatial technologies creates a need for librarians who possess the skills and knowledge to assist patrons with their GIS needs. This paper introduces professional library staff to important GIS concepts, potential GIS services and resources to increase library staff’s competence with GISs.


2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Peller

With paper map use in decline, one of the strategies that libraries and archives can adopt to make the information contained within them more accessible and usable is to extract features of interest from their scanned raster maps and convert those to geospatial vector data. This process adds valuable unique data to library geospatial collections and enables those previously map-bound features to be used separately in geographic information systems (GIS) software for custom mapping and analysis. Advances in partially automating most of the process have made this a much more viable option for libraries and archives. Although there is no one-size-fits-all automated solution for all maps and map features, this paper provides a complete description of the entire process incorporating examples of the various techniques and software used in selected studies that would be applicable in the library and archive environment.


2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdena Dobesova

Today maps are prepared in Geographic Information Systems (GIS software) and based on data stored in a database. In the stage of the conceptual database design, the graphic editor of a database model is recommended. The structure of data is often under the influence of the cartographic requests. For example, new data may be added only for visualization purposes. All database structures for a base data and a cartographical data can be defined in a conceptual database model before creation of a physical database model. Database modelling is demonstrated in ArcGIS Diagrammer software in this article. Design of a cartographic database model for the book “Atlas of Election to the Olomouc Region Council” is used as an example. Moreover, steps of a model creation, detail structure and relationships in the model are also mentioned. The cartographical database model of the “Atlas of Election” illustrates cartographical influence to the database structure.


Author(s):  
Lawrence West Jr.

Geographic information systems are becoming more popular for end-user and decision support system construction, but they incorporate software and concepts with some inherent problems for users not trained in concepts of geography and cartography. This paper identifies those concepts most needed for end-user GIS use, and suggests remedial efforts to reduce the burden of system operation and improve data integrity. The approaches make extensive use of metadata storage and may be implemented as tools in GIS software provided to end-users.


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