scholarly journals A Geometric Approach to Improve the Quality of voluntary spatial information Using Data History (Case Study: OSM Linear Data)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-194
Author(s):  
Afsaneh Nasiri ◽  
Rahim Ali Abaspour ◽  
Alireza Chehreghan ◽  
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Author(s):  
Sari Hakkarainen ◽  
Darijus Strasunskas ◽  
Lillian Hella ◽  
Stine Tuxen

Ontology is the core component in Semantic Web applications. The employment of an ontology building method affects the quality of ontology and the applicability of ontology language. A weighted classification approach for ontology building guidelines is presented in this chapter. The evaluation criteria are based on an existing classification scheme of a semiotic framework for evaluating the quality of conceptual models. A sample of Web-based ontology building method guidelines is evaluated in general and experimented with using data from a case study in particular. Directions for further refinement of ontology building methods are discussed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bohumil Frantál ◽  
Josef Kunc ◽  
Eva Nováková ◽  
Petr Klusáček ◽  
Stanislav Martinát ◽  
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Abstract In this paper the authors attempt to answer the question of which location and site-specific factors have a decisive influence on the successful regeneration of brownfields. Using data from the South Moravian Region (Czech Republic), we analyze the spatial and functional distribution of brownfields, and test the correlation between the development potential of municipalities and the distribution of the brownfields that have already been regenerated. We then compare the structure and characteristics of existing and regenerated brownfields to identify significant drivers and barriers in the regeneration process. The findings indicate that regenerated brownfields are more likely located in municipalities with a higher local development potential (represented by the rate of local business activities, spatial peripherality - proximity to the regional centre and the main road network, and the quality of local infrastructure). It is also demonstrated that the large size of brownfields, their previous industrial use and the existence of contamination are not determinative barriers for regeneration if the brownfields are located in attractive areas and their ownership relations are not complicated.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Erdal Akyol ◽  
Mutlu Alkan ◽  
Ali Kaya ◽  
Suat Tasdelen ◽  
Ali Aydin

In recent years, life quality of the urban areas is a growing interest of civil engineering. Environmental quality is essential to display the position of sustainable development and asserts the corresponding countermeasures to the protection of environment. Urban environmental quality involves multidisciplinary parameters and difficulties to be analyzed. The problem is not only complex but also involves many uncertainties, and decision-making on these issues is a challenging problem which contains many parameters and alternatives inherently. Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a very prepotent technique to solve that sort of problems, and it guides the users confidence by synthesizing that information. Environmental concerns frequently contain spatial information. Spatial multicriteria decision analysis (SMCDA) that includes Geographic Information System (GIS) is efficient to tackle that type of problems. This study has employed some geographic and urbanization parameters to assess the environmental urbanization quality used by those methods. The study area has been described in five categories: very favorable, favorable, moderate, unfavorable, and very unfavorable. The results are momentous to see the current situation, and they could help to mitigate the related concerns. The study proves that the SMCDA descriptions match the environmental quality perception in the city.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 3350-3366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilona WM Verburg ◽  
Rebecca Holman ◽  
Niels Peek ◽  
Ameen Abu-Hanna ◽  
Nicolette F de Keizer

Funnel plots are graphical tools to assess and compare clinical performance of a group of care professionals or care institutions on a quality indicator against a benchmark. Incorrect construction of funnel plots may lead to erroneous assessment and incorrect decisions potentially with severe consequences. We provide workflow-based guidance for data analysts on constructing funnel plots for the evaluation of binary quality indicators, expressed as proportions, risk-adjusted rates or standardised rates. Our guidelines assume the following steps: (1) defining policy level input; (2) checking the quality of models used for case-mix correction; (3) examining whether the number of observations per hospital is sufficient; (4) testing for overdispersion of the values of the quality indicator; (5) testing whether the values of quality indicators are associated with institutional characteristics; and (6) specifying how the funnel plot should be constructed. We illustrate our guidelines using data from the Dutch National Intensive Care Evaluation registry. We expect that our guidelines will be useful to data analysts preparing funnel plots and to registries, or other organisations publishing quality indicators. This is particularly true if these people and organisations wish to use standard operating procedures when constructing funnel plots, perhaps to comply with the demands of certification.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
I Dewa Gede Darma Permana

<p><em>The 'Baiq Nuril' case is a case involving a former honorary teacher at SMAN 7 Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), named Baiq Nuril Maknun with his superior, Mr. Muslim, who is the principal of SMAN 7 Mataram. In this regard, this study is interested in examining the case to find out the reflection of its learning in order to improve the quality of educational professional ethics. In this study, several problems were also formulated, namely related to the complete chronology of the 'Baiq Nuril' case, regarding the ethics of the educational profession related to the 'Baiq Nuril' case, along with the reflection of learning from the case as an increase in the quality of educational professional ethics. This study uses a case study research type, with data collection methods using library research techniques and using data analysis from Miles and Huberman. The results of this study indicate that there are several educational professional ethics that were violated in the 'Baiq Nuril' case, especially those concerning the personal competence of education personnel. Through this research, it is hoped that it can provide a reflection of learning so that similar cases do not happen again in the future, and are useful in improving the ethics of the educational profession.</em></p>


2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Rizki Nurislaminingsih ◽  
Roro Isyawati Permata Ganggi

Rumah Baca Apung located in Tambak Lorok Village is a valuable asset belonging to the community that can be used as meeting hall and village library. In fact Rumah Baca Apung has not been utilized optimally in accordance with the function and purpose of building a library. Based on preliminary observations of the researchers, can be knew that the location is more often used as a place for discussion by the local people.Therefore, this study aims to further study the utilization of Rumah Baca Apung and the reasons behind the utilization. This research uses qualitative approach of case study with using data collection technique through interview, documentation study, and observation. The results of this study show that the use of Rumah Baca Apung has not been based on the function of education, research and preservation function of a library. Rumah Baca Apung also has not been used as a place to increase reading habit. Rumah Baca Apung is now used as a place of recreation, a place to discuss, socialize and counsel for the local people. The utilization of Rumah Baca Apung which has not yet represented the function of the village library is due to the limited quantity and quality of the collection books, the lack of educative games equipment, and the absence of learning companion teacher as a volunteer for the coastal children of Tambak Lorok.


Author(s):  
Ahmad Luky Ramdani ◽  
Raidah Hanifah ◽  
Okta Pilopa

Improving the quality of learning is one of the things that must be achieved in the college academic process. To achieve this, monitoring and evaluation of the results of the learning process is needed, namely by looking at student performance. Based on this, the research aims to develop a university data warehouse with student performance objects that will be used by the board application for the monitoring process. The application was successfully developed with several main features, namely: a) displaying the number of students based on year, region and the entrance to college, b) displaying a comparison of the number of students in each academic year based on student status , d) display student performance every academic year and e) KPI values based on needs analysis. These features have been tested using the blackbox approach and the test results show that the features work properly and produce outputs in corresponding to the test scenario.


2018 ◽  
Vol 477 (1) ◽  
pp. 497-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo León ◽  
Juan Carlos García-Davalillo ◽  
David Casas ◽  
Carmen Julia Giménez-Moreno

AbstractThis paper presents a Geographic Information System catalogue of the submarine landslides of the Spanish continental margin and describes the problems associated with harmonizing the catalogue with its onshore homologue. The data model structure is described to explain how to apply the rules and specifications following the Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE). Because of the singularities of the marine environment compared with those of land, integrating the submarine landslide catalogues into INSPIRE specifications requires the following procedures: (1) simplification of the list of values of state of activity into three categories: active, dormant and relict; and (2) inclusion of debris avalanches and turbidites as new typologies of landslides. This paper discusses the problems associated with harmonizing different data types and units from different sources, such as the thickness (metres and seismic two travel time) or the age of the event, and a numeric code for the geological timescale is proposed to harmonize these data. We establish whether an item is required based on the reliability of the landslide event, which is categorized by three levels (high–middle–low) depending on the precision of the data source, methodology used and quality of the publication where the data are obtained.


At-Taqaddum ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Etik Kurniawati

<p>The quality of education in Islamic educational institutions today is encouraged unmediately by the various strategies and approaches. It is underpinned based on a strong desire to build a more dignified education. A strong desire is unfortunately not based on good management so that some Islamic educational institutions should decline. Eventually some Islamic educational institutions today are often considered as an institution that has not been able to manage and produce out put that satisfy customers. The focus of this research is: (1) How is the formulation strategy Islamic educational institutions in improving the quality of education in MA NU Gondang Sragen? (2) How is the implementation strategy of Islamic educational institutions in improving the quality of education in MA NU Gondang Sragen? (3) How is the evaluation strategy of Islamic educational institutions in improving the quality of education in MA NU Gondang Sragen?. In this study, researchers used a qualitative approach with case study design. The data collection conducted by interview, observation and documentation. Data were analyzed by using data reduction techniques, followed by a presentation of data, and drawing conclusions. Results of this research are: (1) Formulation of strategies in MA NU Gondang Sragen done by first formulating the vision and mission of taking into account the internal and external environment, followed by setting goals and targets and continued by the determining strategies. (2) Implementation of the strategy at MA NU Gondang Sragen done by outlining strategies have been formulated in the form of activities. Technical implementation is submitted to the coordinator of activities in coordination with the principal. System monitoring is done by applying an intensive communication and routine control to the coordinator of activities. (3) Evaluation strategies in MA NU Gondang Sragen done through formal and informal meetings. Formal meetings are routinely performed both at the internal level and overall field. By this meeting, then formulated corrective measures forward.</p>


2000 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Darling-Hammond

Using data from a 50-state survey of policies, state case study analyses, the 1993-94 Schools and Staffing Surveys (SASS), and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), this study examines the ways in which teacher qualifications and other school inputs are related to student achievement across states. The findings of both the qualitative and quantitative analyses suggest that policy investments in the quality of teachers may be related to improvements in student performance. Quantitative analyses indicate that measures of teacher preparation and certification are by far the strongest correlates of student achievement in reading and mathematics, both before and after controlling for student poverty and language status. State policy surveys and case study data are used to evaluate policies that influence the overall level of teacher qualifications within and across states. This analysis suggests that policies adopted by states regarding teacher education, licensing, hiring, and professional development may make an important difference in the qualifications and capacities that teachers bring to their work. The implications for state efforts to enhance quality and equity in public education are discussed.


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