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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"GIS tool"”.
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Development of an automated GIS tool to identify and rank high pedestrian crash zones
… an automated Geographical Information Systems (GIS) based tool to identify and rank high pedestrian crash zones. The tool identifies spatial concentration patterns and high pedestrian crash zones, extracts the crash characteristics and population details of selected zones, computes crash rates, …
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GIS and Satellite Visibility: Viewsheds from Space
… has recently become the significant mapping tool for millions of customers worldwide, providing its users with accurate terrestrial positions almost instantaneously. The functionality of a GPS receiver depends on the number of satellites to which it can establish an unobstructed line of …
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A cost effectiveness analysis of preventative mitigation options for wildland urban interface homes threatened by wildfire
… residences from wildfire. No single modeling tool is currently capable of predicting wildfire ignition risk to WUI residences. This dissertation demonstrates the construction of an existing thirty-year wildfire hazard estimate at each house by pioneering a modeling system that combines results …
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A cost effectiveness analysis of preventative mitigation options for wildland urban interface homes threatened by wildfire
… residences from wildfire. No single modeling tool is currently capable of predicting wildfire ignition risk to WUI residences. This dissertation demonstrates the construction of an existing thirty-year wildfire hazard estimate at each house by pioneering a modeling system that combines results …
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GIS methods for screening potential environmental justice areas in New England
… market forces. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an important tool used to assist regulatory agencies in identifying these potentially vulnerable or "potential environmental justice" areas so that programmatic decision-making can incorporate EJ concerns. Yet, few studies have documented or …
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Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to aid in siting dredged material disposal areas
… of an interactive Geographic Information System (GIS) approach to site dredged material disposal areas is seen as a way of updating and improving current site selection methodologies. There were three specific goals of this project: 1. To develop a management approach to improve the identification …
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Economies of scale analysis and location studies for fuel ethanol refineries
… significance of siting criteria. In addition, a GIS tool was integrated with a grid analysis method and a mixed-integer programming model to determine the optimal plant locations. An engineering process model was built for the economies of scale analysis for cellulosic ethanol production. For …
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Developing a national mine closure risk and opportunities atlas in GIS for South Africa
… also depends on local scenarios. South African legislation recognises the need to plan for sustainable mine closure (Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, No. 28 of 2002, 2004), however there is limited tools and / or standard guidance to support this. This dissertation forms one aspect …
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Making Sense Out of Uncertainty in Geospatial Data
… literature on uncertainty in cartography, GIS, and geospatial data. The uncertainties exist and are difficult to understand because data are overlaid which have different scopes, times, classes, accuracies, and precisions. There is a need for a set of tools that can manage uncertainty and …
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Extreme Terres of Anthropocene
… of mapping. A scale of values is assigned using GIS-assisted multi-criteria evaluation. The proposed methodology is set and applied in the case of Val di Sole, Trentino, to spatialise the relationship between risk and resources in Italian Innerlands. Extreme Terres of Anthropocene In the world of …