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Developing A Gis-Based Spatial Decision Support System For Automated Tree Crop Management To Optimize Irrigation Inputs, Aviva Peeters, Alon Ben-Gal, Amots Hetzroni, Manuela Zude
Developing A Gis-Based Spatial Decision Support System For Automated Tree Crop Management To Optimize Irrigation Inputs, Aviva Peeters, Alon Ben-Gal, Amots Hetzroni, Manuela Zude
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In recent years there has been a growing interest in the application of geographic information systems (GIS) for the development of spatial decision support systems (SDSS). The current paper presents the development of a GIS-based SDSS for precision management of tree crops. The SDSS is being developed within the framework of the '3D-Mosaic' project which aims at optimizing water consumption in orchards by employing precision agriculture methods through the application of information and communication technology (ICT). Orchards in Turkey and in Germany are monitored for plant and fruit growth under different environmental conditions and irrigation regimes. An autonomous platform is …
A Gis-Based Data Analysis Platform For Analyzing The Time-Varying Quality Of Animal Feed And Its Impact On The Environment, A. Taliun, M. Bohlen, A. Bracher, F. Cafagna
A Gis-Based Data Analysis Platform For Analyzing The Time-Varying Quality Of Animal Feed And Its Impact On The Environment, A. Taliun, M. Bohlen, A. Bracher, F. Cafagna
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The Swiss Feed Data Warehouse is a public service for companies, farmersand research institutions that provides detailed and up-to-date information about the concentrationof nutrients in animal feed from all across Switzerland. The core of the SwissFeed Data Warehouse is a carefully curated data warehouse with more than 2 millionchemical analyses of 600 feed types and 400 nutrients. The nutrient measurements areenriched with geographical (as postal code and altitude), temporal (as harvesting andanalyses dates), biological (as variety and botanical composition) and technical information(as conservation and production methods). We propose a solution that offers tousers a fast, effective and intuitive approach to …
User Interface Design Considerations For A Time-Space Gis, Jiří Kadlec, Daniel P. Ames, Jim Nelson
User Interface Design Considerations For A Time-Space Gis, Jiří Kadlec, Daniel P. Ames, Jim Nelson
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This presentation summarizes the user requirements for analysis and visualization of hydrologic time series data in a GIS. Several designs for cartographically presenting time series data points and organizing the user interface have been tested by hydrology students with varying levels of GIS experience. Usability was evaluated using a survey where participants worked on the task of calculating total precipitation and calculating runoff coefficient of a watershed in the users‘ area of interest. Completing the tasks in the survey required filtering, overlay, interpolation or aggregation operations across the time and the space dimensions. The preliminary results of the survey including …
Hydrotam: 3d Model For Hydrodynamic And Transport Processes In Coastal Waters, Lale Balas, Aslı Numanoğlu Genç, Asu Inan
Hydrotam: 3d Model For Hydrodynamic And Transport Processes In Coastal Waters, Lale Balas, Aslı Numanoğlu Genç, Asu Inan
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HYDROTAM is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integrated three-dimensional baroclinic numerical model that has been developed to simulate the hydrodynamic and transport processes in coastal waters. The infrastructure of the program is based on cloud computing technology. GIS platform of HYDROTAM facilitates the time consuming task of preparation of data input and output. On the model interface, all functions of the MS Silverlight framework are available to the user with a menu driven graphical user interface (GUI). The numerical model consists of hydrodynamic, transport, turbulence and wave propagation model components. In the hydrodynamic model component, the 3D Navier–Stokes equations are …
Global Multiscale Hydrologic Web Services, Steve Kopp, Dean Djokic, Nawajish Noman
Global Multiscale Hydrologic Web Services, Steve Kopp, Dean Djokic, Nawajish Noman
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There are two problems slowing widespread adoption of spatially enabled hydrologic analysis, accessibility of data, and ease of use. This paper will describe and illustrate a system for sharing hydrologic analyses (geoprocessing) services and workflows that empowers GIS professionals, scientists, and citizens by making water data and its analysis accessible to a wide audience. The system leverages recent evolutions and standards in the information technology and GIS industries, particularly web services accessed through simple geospatial browser applications, cloud computing, and the increasing amount of elevation and hydrologic observations data. The GIS foundation of the system includes a high cartographic quality …
Automatic Modelling And Continuous Map Generation From Georeferenced Species Census Data In An Interoperable Gis Environment, Lluís Pesquer, Ester Prat, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, Joan Masó
Automatic Modelling And Continuous Map Generation From Georeferenced Species Census Data In An Interoperable Gis Environment, Lluís Pesquer, Ester Prat, Ricardo Díaz-Delgado, Joan Masó
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The Natural Processes Monitoring Team from the Doñana Biological Station (EBD), systematically acquires data on more than 100 indicators of ecological processes and the status of many fauna and flora species in Doñana National Park, one of the most important protected wetlands in Europe, covering 54000 Ha. This information is available on a website as tabular data and trend charts. A detailed analysis is necessary in order to interpret this information and provide decision-making criteria for the management of the natural area. The purpose of this paper is to improve public access to the information collected in the monitoring program …
Ict, Integral Models And New Methods Support Farmer´S And Forester´S Integration Into Environmental Caretaking And Risk-Management, H Mayer Di Walte
Ict, Integral Models And New Methods Support Farmer´S And Forester´S Integration Into Environmental Caretaking And Risk-Management, H Mayer Di Walte
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Farmers and foresters – in total worldwide more than 2 billion people - manage large parts of most of the countries, in some 90% or more. Rich, risk-exposure countries with beautiful nature like Austria or Switzerland due to mountains did a lot of excellent environmental caretaking because of intensive tourism and reduced with the help of government existing risks, supported by legislation, avalanche-, torrent- or river- departments, land consolidation units, Chambers of Agriculture, Ministerial departments etc. and were supported by farmers with a general concept: Managing a farm or forest correctly, manages also the environment well. EC´s GAP (Good Agricultural …
Species Distribution Modelling And Open Source Gis: Why Are They Still So Loosely Connected?, Anne Ghisla, Duccio Rocchini, Markus Neteler, Michael Forster, Birgit Kleinschmit
Species Distribution Modelling And Open Source Gis: Why Are They Still So Loosely Connected?, Anne Ghisla, Duccio Rocchini, Markus Neteler, Michael Forster, Birgit Kleinschmit
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Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are correlative models that use environmental and/or geographical information to explain patterns of species occurrences. Those models are being used in various fields including climate change, invasive species research, evolutionary biology and epidemiology. Thanks to the availability of increasing computational resources, new methods continue to be developed. However, software packages that include the SDM algorithms usually focus on one or few methods, and have different degrees of integration with other geographical and statistical software. Specifically, SDM implementations are often standalone programs developed by university laboratories, either as extensions to statistical software. In few cases they are …
Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Decentralized Energy Systems, L. Matejicek, Rudolf Pribil
Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Decentralized Energy Systems, L. Matejicek, Rudolf Pribil
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GIS can not only improve the way we produce and deliver energy, but can also change the way we view our earth’s resources. In order to provide sustainable energy supplies, humankind is exerting tremendous efforts to secure and cultivate renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass energy resources. Using local resources reduces disparity in rural and remote areas in terms of the reliability of supplies and promotes the generation of income. In this research, spatio-temporal analysis in GIS is employed to design decentralized energy systems using renewable energy resources. Spatio-temporal analysis entails estimation and visualization of renewable energy …
Particles In The Cloud – Running Gis-Based Particle Tracking Models For Fish Larval Dissemination In Traditional And Cloud Computing Architectures, Tiffany C. Vance, Kyle Wilcox
Particles In The Cloud – Running Gis-Based Particle Tracking Models For Fish Larval Dissemination In Traditional And Cloud Computing Architectures, Tiffany C. Vance, Kyle Wilcox
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Models provide a way to understand the complex interactions of biological and physical process. As an example, the movement of dust plumes generated on continents over the adjoining oceans can be modeled for both the physical process of particle transport and for the geochemical effects of the dust deposition on life in the oceans. Models can also describe and link two physical processes; a model can be used to simulate the complex 3-dimensional movement of ocean currents and these model results can be linked to models that predict the movement of many waterborne objects such as fish and larvae, oil …
Gis-Based Procedure For Evaluation Of Performances Of The Italian Atmospheric Modelling System Simulated Data Versus Observed Measurements, Antonio Piersanti, Gaia Righini, Giuseppe Cremona, Luisella Ciancarella, Irene Cionni, Massimo D’Isidoro, Mihaela Mircea, Lina Vitali
Gis-Based Procedure For Evaluation Of Performances Of The Italian Atmospheric Modelling System Simulated Data Versus Observed Measurements, Antonio Piersanti, Gaia Righini, Giuseppe Cremona, Luisella Ciancarella, Irene Cionni, Massimo D’Isidoro, Mihaela Mircea, Lina Vitali
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Air quality assessment and management is usually performed using atmospheric integrated modelling systems and comparisons with data observed by monitoring stations. In Italy, the Project MINNI (National Integrated Model in support to the International Negotiation on Air Pollution) has been supporting Italian Ministry of Environment for the last ten years within the international negotiation process on Air Pollution and assessing Air Quality policies at national/local level. In order to evaluate the performances of the MINNI atmospheric modelling system, a GIS approach was applied to compare simulated and observed concentrations of different atmospheric pollutants. The geoprocessing workflow integrates GIS tools with …
Ilms – A Software Platform For Integrated Environmental Management, Sven Kralisch, Bettina Böhm, Christoph Böhm, Carsten Busch, Manfred Fink, Christian Fischer, Christian Schwartze, Peter Selsam, Franziska Zander, Wolfgang-Albert Flügel
Ilms – A Software Platform For Integrated Environmental Management, Sven Kralisch, Bettina Böhm, Christoph Böhm, Carsten Busch, Manfred Fink, Christian Fischer, Christian Schwartze, Peter Selsam, Franziska Zander, Wolfgang-Albert Flügel
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Integrated environmental system assessment and planning requires the application of different methods and software tools in a systematic and consistent workflow, often involving spatial data management, remote sensing and environmental modelling. Moreover, flexible and powerful interfaces are needed to allow for a seamless integration of these tools while avoiding file format and other transfer conflicts. This paper presents the Integrated Land Management System (ILMS) – a modular software platform that is addressing the demands of users involved in land and water resources management. By joining state-of-the-art methods and interfaces mainly based on open-source software modules it covers different aspects of …
The Water And Energy Facilities Information System (Weirs), Torres J. Arévalo, Legaz B. Vidal, C. Carmona-Moreno, V. Fourcaudot, M. Giacomassi, P. Mainardi
The Water And Energy Facilities Information System (Weirs), Torres J. Arévalo, Legaz B. Vidal, C. Carmona-Moreno, V. Fourcaudot, M. Giacomassi, P. Mainardi
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The Water and Energy Facilities are programmes from the European Commission for funding projects in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Their main objective is to help achieving the Millennium Development Goals in this region through the improvement of water/energy supply and sanitation coverage. The increasing number of project proposals and historical data from the different projects calls requires information infrastructure for evaluating and analysing call-related data. This paper explains the technical architecture specifications for an information system that facilitates the management of the water and energy project proposals, the WEIRS database. The system, based on open source software, allows the …
Application Of Support Vector Machines In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment For The Hoa Binh Province (Vietnam) With Kernel Functions Analysis, Dieu Tien Bui, Biswajeet Pradhan, Owe Lofman, Inge Revhaug, Oystein B. Dick
Application Of Support Vector Machines In Landslide Susceptibility Assessment For The Hoa Binh Province (Vietnam) With Kernel Functions Analysis, Dieu Tien Bui, Biswajeet Pradhan, Owe Lofman, Inge Revhaug, Oystein B. Dick
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The main objective of this study is to investigate the potential application of support vector machines (SVM) with kernel functions analysis for spatial prediction of landslides in the Hoa Binh province, Vietnam. A landslide inventory map that accounts for landslides that occurred during the last ten years was constructed using data from various sources. The landslide inventory was randomly divided into a training dataset 70% for building the models and the remaining 30% for the validation of the models. Ten landslide conditioning factors, such as slope angle, aspect, relief amplitude, lithology, soil type, landuse, distance to roads, distance to rivers, …
Modelling Forest Fires Hydrological Impact Using Spatio-Temporal Geographical Data., Konstantinos Soulis, John Valiantzas, Nicholas Dercas
Modelling Forest Fires Hydrological Impact Using Spatio-Temporal Geographical Data., Konstantinos Soulis, John Valiantzas, Nicholas Dercas
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In recent years, forest fires frequency and intensity has increased, causing a new awareness about their impact not only on vegetation, but also on hydrological regime. Changes in vegetation influence the processes of interception and evapotranspiration, seriously affecting the hydrological cycle. Forest fires can also affect hydrological processes indirectly, altering the hydraulic properties of the soil. The period needed for the hydrological process recovery is greatly dependent on the rate of vegetation recovery. In dry areas, water shortages can seriously limit this rate. The interaction between hydrological processes and vegetation recovery makes harder the simulation of forest fires hydrological impacts …
Agrohydrologos: Development And Testing Of A Spatially Distributed Agro-Hydrological Model On The Basis Of Arcgis., Soulis Konstantinos, Nicholas Dercas
Agrohydrologos: Development And Testing Of A Spatially Distributed Agro-Hydrological Model On The Basis Of Arcgis., Soulis Konstantinos, Nicholas Dercas
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In this paper the development and testing of AgroHydroLogos is presented, which is a new spatially distributed, continuous hydrological model. The model was developed as an extension of the ESRI ArcGIS Geographical Information Systems’ software package. It calculates, on a daily basis, the main hydrological balance components, and other important parameters, including plants water stress and irrigation water needs. Its conceptual scheme was based on simplified but well established methods for the simulation of the various hydrological processes. The hydrological model is being developed using object oriented programming techniques, and its Graphical User Interface is very easy to use and …
Fuzzy Logic Based Iedsss For Environmental Risk Assessment And Management, A. Zabeo, Elena Semenzin, S. Torresan, Stefania Gottardo, L. Pizzol, J. Rizzi, S. Giove, A. Critto, Antonio Marcomini
Fuzzy Logic Based Iedsss For Environmental Risk Assessment And Management, A. Zabeo, Elena Semenzin, S. Torresan, Stefania Gottardo, L. Pizzol, J. Rizzi, S. Giove, A. Critto, Antonio Marcomini
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Environmental problems and the related adaptation strategies have grown in importance and complexity during the last years. The large amount of data and information that needs to be handled and integrated requires specific methodologies and tools. Several research and application activities are undergoing worldwide for the development of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) that allow management of multiple and different data in order to aid decision-making. In this paper the following DSSs using fuzzy models based Artificial Intelligence to address environmental problems will be presented. SYRIADE is a Spatial DSS for Regional Risk Assessment of degraded land supporting the inventory and …
Risk Assessment And Decision Support Tools For The Integrated Evaluation Of Climate Change Impacts On Coastal Zones, S. Torresan, A. Zabeo, J. Rizzi, A. Critto, L. Pizzol, S. Giove, Antonio Marcomini
Risk Assessment And Decision Support Tools For The Integrated Evaluation Of Climate Change Impacts On Coastal Zones, S. Torresan, A. Zabeo, J. Rizzi, A. Critto, L. Pizzol, S. Giove, Antonio Marcomini
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Nowadays there is new and stronger evidence that sea level rise, increased storminess and coastal erosion as a consequence of global warming are likely to have profound impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems. Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) is an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate and rank potential impacts, targets and areas at risk from climate change hazards. Within the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) a RRA methodology was developed to assess impacts of climate change at the regional scale and to assist coastal communities in planning adaptation measures. The proposed methodology integrates the output of downscaled climate, circulation, morphodynamic and …
Modelling Forest Fires Hydrological Impact Using Spatio-Temporal Geographical Data., Konstantinos Soulis, John Valiantzas, Nicholas Dercas
Modelling Forest Fires Hydrological Impact Using Spatio-Temporal Geographical Data., Konstantinos Soulis, John Valiantzas, Nicholas Dercas
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
In recent years, forest fires frequency and intensity has increased, causing a new awareness about their impact not only on vegetation, but also on hydrological regime. Changes in vegetation influence the processes of interception and evapotranspiration, seriously affecting the hydrological cycle. Forest fires can also affect hydrological processes indirectly, altering the hydraulic properties of the soil. The period needed for the hydrological process recovery is greatly dependent on the rate of vegetation recovery. In dry areas, water shortages can seriously limit this rate. The interaction between hydrological processes and vegetation recovery makes harder the simulation of forest fires hydrological impacts …
Agrohydrologos: Development And Testing Of A Spatially Distributed Agro-Hydrological Model On The Basis Of Arcgis., Soulis Konstantinos, Nicholas Dercas
Agrohydrologos: Development And Testing Of A Spatially Distributed Agro-Hydrological Model On The Basis Of Arcgis., Soulis Konstantinos, Nicholas Dercas
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
In this paper the development and testing of AgroHydroLogos is presented, which is a new spatially distributed, continuous hydrological model. The model was developed as an extension of the ESRI ArcGIS Geographical Information Systems’ software package. It calculates, on a daily basis, the main hydrological balance components, and other important parameters, including plants water stress and irrigation water needs. Its conceptual scheme was based on simplified but well established methods for the simulation of the various hydrological processes. The hydrological model is being developed using object oriented programming techniques, and its Graphical User Interface is very easy to use and …
Risk Assessment And Decision Support Tools For The Integrated Evaluation Of Climate Change Impacts On Coastal Zones, S. Torresan, A. Zabeo, J. Rizzi, A. Critto, L. Pizzol, S. Giove, Antonio Marcomini
Risk Assessment And Decision Support Tools For The Integrated Evaluation Of Climate Change Impacts On Coastal Zones, S. Torresan, A. Zabeo, J. Rizzi, A. Critto, L. Pizzol, S. Giove, Antonio Marcomini
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Nowadays there is new and stronger evidence that sea level rise, increased storminess and coastal erosion as a consequence of global warming are likely to have profound impacts on coastal communities and ecosystems. Regional Risk Assessment (RRA) is an interdisciplinary approach to evaluate and rank potential impacts, targets and areas at risk from climate change hazards. Within the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC) a RRA methodology was developed to assess impacts of climate change at the regional scale and to assist coastal communities in planning adaptation measures. The proposed methodology integrates the output of downscaled climate, circulation, morphodynamic and …
Fuzzy Logic Based Iedsss For Environmental Risk Assessment And Management, A. Zabeo, Elena Semenzin, S. Torresan, Stefania Gottardo, L. Pizzol, J. Rizzi, S. Giove, A. Critto, Antonio Marcomini
Fuzzy Logic Based Iedsss For Environmental Risk Assessment And Management, A. Zabeo, Elena Semenzin, S. Torresan, Stefania Gottardo, L. Pizzol, J. Rizzi, S. Giove, A. Critto, Antonio Marcomini
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Environmental problems and the related adaptation strategies have grown in importance and complexity during the last years. The large amount of data and information that needs to be handled and integrated requires specific methodologies and tools. Several research and application activities are undergoing worldwide for the development of Decision Support Systems (DSSs) that allow management of multiple and different data in order to aid decision-making. In this paper the following DSSs using fuzzy models based Artificial Intelligence to address environmental problems will be presented. SYRIADE is a Spatial DSS for Regional Risk Assessment of degraded land supporting the inventory and …
Sharing Emergency Information Between Emergency Control Centres: The Project React, U. Delprato, M. Cristaldi, A. Gambardella
Sharing Emergency Information Between Emergency Control Centres: The Project React, U. Delprato, M. Cristaldi, A. Gambardella
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Every year, thousands of emergency call-centres in the EU receive some 200million calls from citizens in distress. In response to them, Public Safety Answering Points(PSAPs) dispatch ambulances, fire-fighter teams or police squads to help the callers. InEurope, response to the calls and interaction between different agencies are oftenuncoordinated. This holds true also between different departments of the same: informationsharing between them is still typically based on faxes and phone calls. The EuropeanProject REACT (Reaction to Emergency Alerts using voice and Clustering Technologies)aims at creating a seamless way to allow Command and Control center of differentagencies (or of the same agency …
Simulation Of The Flow In The Koiliaris River Basin (Greece) Using A Combination Of Gis, The Hspf Model And A Karstic– Snow Melt Model, Nektarios N. Kourgialas, George P. Karatzas, Nikolaos N. Nikolaidis
Simulation Of The Flow In The Koiliaris River Basin (Greece) Using A Combination Of Gis, The Hspf Model And A Karstic– Snow Melt Model, Nektarios N. Kourgialas, George P. Karatzas, Nikolaos N. Nikolaidis
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The purpose of this study was to model the Koiliaris River flow where flood phenomena appear from time to time. The Koiliaris River basin is located east of the City of Chania, Crete, (Greece). The basin is extended from the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) to the coastline. The geology of the basin is mainly constituted by carbonate (Karstic area), quaternary-neogenic deposits and flysch formation. The main volume of water is discharged from the karstic system of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) through springs and temporary rivers. In order to calculate the flow from the springs the Maillet Karstic model is …
Research Activities In Renewable Energy Sources Integration With Gis At Ciemat, J. Domínguez, I. Pinedo, J. A. Gonzalez
Research Activities In Renewable Energy Sources Integration With Gis At Ciemat, J. Domínguez, I. Pinedo, J. A. Gonzalez
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Since 1994, CIEMAT has been involved in several research activities regardingthe integration of renewable energy sources (RES) as well as resource assessment based onGeographic Information Technologies. One of the first projects was SOLARGIS whichaimed to demonstrate the viability of applying GIS to the RES integration in ruralelectrification programs. This research line has been improved since then, through thepermanent actualization and update of the methodology. In this sense, the collaborationwith UPM (Polytechnic University of Madrid) has been decisive. Nowadays, CIEMAT GISteam is applying this methodology to Latin America countries like Cuba or Colombia, inthe general framework of Renewable Energy Integration GIS …
Gis Modelling Of Forest Wood Residues Potential For Energy Use Based On Forest Inventory Data: Methodological Approach And Case Study Application, L. Panichelli, E. Gnansounou
Gis Modelling Of Forest Wood Residues Potential For Energy Use Based On Forest Inventory Data: Methodological Approach And Case Study Application, L. Panichelli, E. Gnansounou
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
This paper presents an approach to perform geo-referenced estimations of forest wood residues availability for energy use based on forest inventory data integration into a GIS. Three different estimation methods are described. The first one evaluates biomass availability based on the application of biomass expansion factors to stem volume data of the forest inventories. The method accounts for forest dynamics and assigns management treatments in function of forest properties. The second method estimates available forest wood residues applying biomass production by tree, derived from field studies, to the inventoried tree species. The third method links inventory data with national statistics …
Estimating The Pollution Risks To Urban Groundwater From Industry And Sewers, D. N. Lerner, B. N. Chisala, N. G. Tait
Estimating The Pollution Risks To Urban Groundwater From Industry And Sewers, D. N. Lerner, B. N. Chisala, N. G. Tait
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Urban groundwater continues to be at risk of pollution by organic chemicals and microbiological contaminants despite its potential economic and ecological value. Assessing these risks is hampered by the large number of potential sources and the general lack of detailed site data, and so there is a likelihood of poor decisions being made which would spoil the overall quality of life. However, we have shown that it is possible to build a GIS-based risk analysis tool. The tool, called the Borehole Optimisation System or BOS, has been validated against a variety of field datasets, and has been shown to make …
Implementation Of A Geodatabase To Administrate Global Energy Resources, M. Biberacher, S. Gadocha, S. Gluhak, N. Dorfinger, D. Zocher
Implementation Of A Geodatabase To Administrate Global Energy Resources, M. Biberacher, S. Gadocha, S. Gluhak, N. Dorfinger, D. Zocher
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
The future development of our energy system is still unclear. This uncertainty isbased on numerous aspects. In addition to the currently most relevant climate debate thiswill also be a question of available technologies as well as of available resources. Hencethe global energy resources and their distribution will be one of the most influencingfactors in the design of our future energy system. To model and administrate global energypotentials a geographical (GEO) database has been implemented. The intention toimplement such a global GEO database is based on the fact that numerous aspectsdescribing our energy system rely on spatial characteristics. Particularly renewable energyresources …
Integration Of Environmental Models Based On Fluid Mechanics In Gis, L. Matejicek, Z. Janour, L. Benes
Integration Of Environmental Models Based On Fluid Mechanics In Gis, L. Matejicek, Z. Janour, L. Benes
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An exploration of dust dispersion over the surface of coal mines requires morecomplex modelling tools in order to estimate dust emission and dust transport. Thus, spatialdata and data originating from a numerical simulation are integrated into a GISenvironment. The Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible flowswith turbulent algebraic extensions are used for dispersion modelling of the wind flows anddust transport. In addition to spatial data management, the GIS is used for the creation of adigital terrain model originating from surface laser scanning, GPS measurements, ageodetic survey and existing data sources. This more precise mapping of the surface isrequired in order …
A Spatial Decision Support System For The Optimal Environmental Reclamation Of Open-Pit Coal Mines In Greece, F. Pavloudakis, M. Galetakis, Ch Roumpos
A Spatial Decision Support System For The Optimal Environmental Reclamation Of Open-Pit Coal Mines In Greece, F. Pavloudakis, M. Galetakis, Ch Roumpos
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Mine reclamation is an integral part of the mineral development process. The selection of land uses after the mine closure is a difficult decision, which is complicated further due to the variety of parameters that must be taken into account trying to provide the local community with a viable development plan. Conventional methods used for reclamation planning are characterised by the lack of data integration and by time-consuming analysis. In this study we propose a spatial decision-support system (SDSS) that minimizes these problems, as data integration and analysis are offered within one computerized environment. A geographical information system and multi-criteria …