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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Gis mapping"”.
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Recontextualizing Military Structures along the Stanegate and Hadrian’s Wall Utilizing Aerial Photography and GIS Mapping
… construction of a geographic information system (GIS) can prove a valuable tool in surveying the region, to extract data from forts, camps, and recently discovered land depressions. Measurements can be taken to determine if there is a similar building pattern which might reflect contemporaneous …
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An Analysis of National HIV/AIDS Education Efforts Among 15-39 Year Olds and Health Care Workers Applying the Health Belief Model (HBM) in Six Cities in Sonsonate, El Salvador
… El Salvador. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) was also utilized to display the results of this population study. The study population was composed of 15-39 year olds consisting of a total sample size of 1,500 (250 participants from each of the six cities). The basis of this study was to …
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The changing face of the Constantia Valley a temporal study of land use change in a heritage landscape
… the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping and a series of interviews, examines how and why the urban form of the Constantia Valley has changed. Finally, based on the findings the possible future urban form of Constantia will be considered.
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Assessing the Effects of Climate Change and Addressing Solutions at L. F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda
… occurrences and studies and depicted using GIS mapping data. Risk of storm surge to the L. F. Wade International Airport has become apparent, especially after Hurricane Fabian of 2003. The results of this study suggest that the risk of the airport being inundated by storm surge is very …
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In the Offing: The Effects of Future Sea Level Rise on Historic New Jersey Lighthouses
… planet. Using projected sea level rise data and GIS mapping tool, this thesis assessed which New Jersey lighthouses were most at risk. This study can be used as a preservation planning framework to realize and confront the effects of climate change on historic resources.
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Trigger Point Theory as Aesthetic Activism
… work with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping, that may propel a new transdiscourse and eventually make heuristic information scientifically useful. Insight from the Ghost Nets case study informed data collections and GIS mapping for the Southern Gulf of Maine. Those insights and …
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A study of infrastructural connectivity on a college campus: the case of the University of Alabama
… students at the University of Alabama. Through GIS mapping, relationships between these networks were identified, as well as gaps in these networks. Along with these graph theory metrics, a survey of student’s commuting patterns was performed to identify how students travel to campus and their …
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Participation: A Legacy In Motion (1971-1999)
… and region. Through the use of Historical GIS mapping, oral interviews, and archival records, this dissertation offers a history from creation to closure of this national agency and its place in Canada’s social history.
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A Study of Urban Development on Commercial Street, Springfield, Missouri
… development. To investigate these questions, GIS mapping was used followed by participant observation and interviews. I found that there are many different stakeholders on Commercial Street who are all affected by development differently. Relationships between stakeholders are defined by …
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Vending the city : mapping the policy, policing and positioning of street vending in New York City
… a mix of administrative data, mobile sensing, GIS mapping and qualitative methods to uncover informality's relationship with the state and the larger urban fabric in New York City. Through visualization and empirical analysis of the enforcement landscape vis-à-vis socioeconomic variables in New …
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A comparitive analysis of patterns of recent extinction in birds and mammals
… were collected from diverse sources. GIS mapping was used to determine spatial patterns of species extinctions. The body-mass distributions of extinct species were also compared with body-mass distributions of samples of extant species. Patterns of extinction were found to differ …
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Assessing the Spatial Distribution of Volcanic Risk for Tourists on the Island of Santorini
… a spatial survey of tourist accommodation, and GIS mapping of risks associated with an eruption. This study shows that the most popular tourist areas (for hotel accommodation or for visiting) are also those of highest risk. It also reveals that tourists have an inaccurate perception of volcanic …
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The Rural Settlements of Hellenistic and post-Hellenistic Central Asia: an Archaeology of Indigenous Life under Colonial Rule
… this involves: first, the systematic GIS mapping of nearly 1,250 known archaeological sites from the 4th c. BCE – 4th c. CE to determine where ancient indigenous populations lived; and second, a detailed appraisal of rural settlement architecture across these vast landscapes. This data …
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Terrain and Landcover Effects of the Southern Appalachian Mountains on the Low-Level Rotational Wind Fields of Supercell Thunderstorms
… elevation, land cover, slope, and aspect. Using GIS mapping techniques, the individual storm tracks were overlaid onto elevation, land cover, slope, and aspect layers; points along the storm tracks were measured to correlate storm intensities with the underlying terrain. Hypotheses predict that …
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A GIS Assessment of Urban Sprawl in Richmond, Virginia
… This thesis uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and land cover change analysis, neighborhood statistics, community surveying, key-informant interviews with planners and developers, and planning documents to measure sprawl. The study area includes the jurisdictions that comprise the …
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Household Organization in the Fur Trade Era: Socioeconomic and Spatial Organizations of Housepit 54
… HP 54’s floor plan, this analysis employs GIS mapping techniques to reveal different distributions and clusters of lithic, historic, and faunal data in relation to features. This thesis will examine the relationship between ethnographic and archaeological records as well as indigenous life …
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Household Organization in the Fur Trade Era: Socioeconomic and Spatial Organizations of Housepit 54
… HP 54’s floor plan, this analysis employs GIS mapping techniques to reveal different distributions and clusters of lithic, historic, and faunal data in relation to features. This thesis will examine the relationship between ethnographic and archaeological records as well as indigenous life …
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Rebuilding the Edge: The Case of the Sulmona–Carpinone Railway and the Town of Pettorano sul Gizio
… economists and engineers. This project applies GIS mapping and photogrammetric tools to register the rural realities along an abandoned rail line in Central Italy. It interprets available data at the territorial scale, and generates original data more granularly through the use of contemporary …
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Sustainable advancements in rural infrastructure: Enhancing gravel road performance, stabilization, and intelligent monitoring
… aggregate) with 89–94% accuracy. Integrated GIS mapping enables real-time condition assessment and prioritization. Challenges include model adaptability to seasonal changes, highlighting the need for adaptive training datasets. The final contribution synthesizes these advancements into a …
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Holding the line: assembling and mapping local and traditional knowledge of historic injustice and environmental change held by handline fishers in the Cape Agulhas region
… and human resource usage data through GIS mapping. To date, however, there remains insufficient policy and scholarship dedicated toward outlining methodology for how local and traditional knowledge should be meaningfully and equitably infused into evolving environmental governance …
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