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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"GIS analysis"”.
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Developing GIS analysis techniques for the measurement of safe drinking water access
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have provided effective and useful methods that are widely used to measure spatial access to services and to inform the planning of public facilities and infrastructures. The development of innovative GIS tools has informed approaches for researching demographic …
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A GIS Analysis of the Environmental Variables Related to Rift Valley Fever Outbreaks
… and South Africa. Datasets employed in the analysis are several including a long term dataset (1982-2004), short term datasets (1999-2005; 1999-2007) and datasets covering the Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Kenya (2006, 2007), Madagascar (2008, 2009), and South Africa (2008, 2009). …
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GIS analysis of the pre and post-diversion water balances in Owens Valley, California
… develops a geographical information systems (GIS) based model of Owens Valley to (1) estimate post-diversion mountain block recharge for southern Owens Valley to test the assumption of equilibrium between recharge and observed playa discharge, and (2) estimate equilibrium extent of …
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GIS analysis of the mid-nineteenth century emigration of the Old Lutherans from Prussia
<p>The Old Lutherans constituted fewer than 20% of the Germans who emigrated from Prussia between 1835 and 1854. In this study, more than 483 cities and villages of origin of 6,911 Old Lutherans were mapped. These origins were in the central provinces of Brandenburg, Pomerania, Posen, Saxony, and …
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EXPLORING STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION, GIS ANALYSIS AND MAPPING OF HERBIVORE BEHAVIOURS USING ACCELEROMETERS AND HIGH ACCURACY GPS
… method was used to analyse and map data in a GIS and investigate if sheep show a preference for areas with higher fructan levels in grass. Three sheep were fitted with two accelerometers each. One attached to a head halter and one centrally located across the withers by means of a dog harness. …
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GIS Analysis of Channel Changes Due to a Small Dam on the James River, Sw Missouri
The Ozark Plateaus is a unique ecosystem, however, few studies have focused on the effects of small dams on the morphology and hydrology of Ozark-type streams. Ozark-type streams usually occupy winding steep-sided valleys with high bluffs that have incised meanders with bedrock and gravel beds, …
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Modeling Cle Elum Reservoir Shoreline Erosion: GIS Analysis to Support Cultural and Environmental Resource Management, Yakima Basin, Washington
… cliff erosion. A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) model used these factors to predict relatively limited areas highly susceptible to future erosion, with near-term erosion risk mainly on the eastern and southwestern lakeshore while the southeastern and northwestern shoreline are most …
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A Global GIS Analysis of Primate Diversity and Biogeography: Assessing Trends in Habitat Loss and Extinction Risk to Inform Primate Conservation
… increased by 20% between 2014 and 2022. The analysis shows substantial range contractions over a relatively short period and identifies species and families facing greater extinction risk. A central contribution of this dissertation is the development of a richness-risk index (RR-Index), …
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Increasing morbidity of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea cases in San Joaquin County, California : locating high risk areas through GIS analysis of cases from 1997-2006
… and therefore is the primary focus of this analysis. Rates were determined by dividing the number of infections per census tract by the census 2000 population of each tract. Maps were made first for incidence (cumulative and annual), then for repeat infections, and then coinfections. Census …
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An historical examination of water-powered mill sites and markets using geographic information system analysis: Augusta County, Virginia, 1880-1885
… allowed a geographic information system (GIS) database to be formed so that spatial patterns could be verified and identified in the Riverheads district of the county. Service areas of 21 mills were identified by using a GIS to calculate the shortest road distance to surrounding farms. It …
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Geoarchaeology of the Orontes River Floodplain Surrounding Tell Qarqur, Syria
… combines geoarchaeological soil description and GIS analysis of archaeological site distribution to investigate the history of marsh formation in the northern Ghab Basin, located within the Orontes River Valley of western Syria. Tell Qarqur, the archaeological site around which this project is …
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Abortion access in the US: is it a fading reality? a mixed methods approach
… the roles of geographic barriers and legislative barriers on women’s access to abortion at the state and local levels. Women’s access to abortion is determined by legal restrictions that vary across states as well as by the geographic availability of abortion clinics. The past five years …
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Beaver moderated fire resistance in the North Cascades and potential for climate change adaptation
… were compared using field moisture surveys, GIS analysis of burn severity, and remote sensing of plant water stress via drone. Soil and fuel moisture samples were collected at repeated times throughout the fire season, above, within and below ten beaver impounded streams and ten non-impounded …
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Methods for Evaluating Agricultural Enterprises in the Framework of Uncertainty Facing Tobacco Producing Regions of Virginia
… in the ArcView Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with Linear Programming (LP). Part of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, served as a case study example. A GIS database including soils and climatic conditions of the study area was created. Soils belonging to land capability classes 1 to 4 were …
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Parental choice in secondary education : socio-spatial dynamics and motivation
… analysed in a Geographical Information System (GIS). One hundred and sixty two parents of children about to transfer to secondary school were interviewed with the objective of revealing the contextual factors underlying the patterns and trends of pupil movements identified in the course of the …
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The Imperfect Question of Stadium Development: A Typology of Contemporary Development and Strategies for a Sustainable Future
… Community Survey estimates, this project uses GIS analysis to develop a typology of contemporary NFL stadium developments. Using illustrative case studies informed by this analysis, site visits, and pre-existing literature, the thesis evaluates the tradeoffs presented by various approaches to …
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The Effects of Acculturation, Health, Socioeconomic Status, and Perceived Respect on Older Adult Depression: Analysis of Korean American Older Adults in Chicago
… from 4 focus groups, 2 in-depth interviews and GIS (Geographic Information Systems). In the survey, Suinn-Lew Asian Stress-Identity Acculturation Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale-30, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue, Health Perception Questionnaire-36, 13-item questions …
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Enhancing Dengue Fever Modeling Through a Multi-scale Analysis Framework – A Case Study in the Central Valley of Costa Rica
… influencing the rates of dengue fever. While GIS and statistical analysis have been used in research studies, agent-based modeling has not been applied to the study of dengue. This study emphasizes how traditional macro level GIS analysis and the implementation of a micro-level dengue fever …
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