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A Spatial Analysis Of The Foreign-Born Population In Douglas Sarpy County, Nebraska – 2000, Leigh Anne L. Opitz
A Spatial Analysis Of The Foreign-Born Population In Douglas Sarpy County, Nebraska – 2000, Leigh Anne L. Opitz
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For a city that was initially settled mostly by Europeans, the recent immigrants largely from non-European countries, arriving in a changed urban and societal setting, have altered the settlement geography of Omaha, Nebraska. Due to the economic attainment of many newcomers to the country, many immigrant groups are able to settle in more prosperous areas than previous immigrants, and therefore live further away from the inner city. The transportation infrastructure throughout the city has also improved since the beginning of the century, so immigrants are able widen their geographic mobility. The resulting settlement pattern of these new immigrants is therefore …
Interactive Topographic Web Mapping Using Scalable Vector Graphics, Peter Pavlicko
Interactive Topographic Web Mapping Using Scalable Vector Graphics, Peter Pavlicko
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Large scale topographic maps portray detailed information about the landscape. They are used for a wide variety o f purposes. USGS large scale topographic maps at 1:24,000 have been traditionally distributed in paper form. With the advent of the Internet, these maps can now be distributed electronically. Instead of common raster format presentation, the solution presented here is based on a vector approach. The vector format provides many advantages compared to the use of a raster-based presentation. This research shows that Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a promising technology for delivering high quality interactive topographic maps via the Internet, both …
Acculturation And Geographic Mobility: The Sudanese Refugees In Omaha, Nebraska, Shelby Lynn Sack
Acculturation And Geographic Mobility: The Sudanese Refugees In Omaha, Nebraska, Shelby Lynn Sack
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Geographic mobility, defined simply as an individual’s ability to move from point A to point B, is a significant element in an individual’s process of adaptation - possibly affecting an individual’s social mobility. With more than 2,000 Sudanese refugees who have settled in Omaha, Nebraska, in the last few years, this study set out to identify the dominant cultural and situational factors that affect the mobility of this population. This thesis research incorporated both qualitative and quantitative techniques into the methodological design. Semistructured interviews were conducted to collect the data, which was then utilized to create activity space maps. Though …
Anisotropic-Reflectance Correction Of Multispectral Satellite Imagery In Complex Mountain Terrain, Stephen B. Cacioppo
Anisotropic-Reflectance Correction Of Multispectral Satellite Imagery In Complex Mountain Terrain, Stephen B. Cacioppo
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The utilization of satellite imagery acquired over rugged terrain is problematic because of anisotropic reflectance. A variety of environmental factors, such as the atmosphere and the topography, cause significant variation in the irradiant and radiant flux. Consequently, satellite imagery must be radiometric ally corrected to account for these variations which influence the at-satellite spectral response. In mountain terrain, the topographic effect is very pronounced, and satellite imagery must be normalized utilizing various techniques. The purpose of this research was to evaluate various implementations of the Minnaert correction technique which were designed to account for the influence of topography and land …
The Geography And Geomorphic Development Of Gifford Point Near Bellevue, Nebraska, Constance L. Watson
The Geography And Geomorphic Development Of Gifford Point Near Bellevue, Nebraska, Constance L. Watson
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Anthropogenic influences frequently produce more lasting effects on the landscape than natural forces (Hook, 1994). Many areas of the world have been altered to accommodate human needs. Throughout history, rivers have been diverted or dammed in attempts to provide safe travel routes, irrigation, or energy. Gifford Point is as much a product of human forces - the need for a stable, navigable waterway - as it is of the Missouri River from which it was originally formed. This study explores the factors contributing to geomorphic changes to the point during the past 100 years with emphasis on anthropogenic changes resulting …
The Improvement Of Digital Image Classification Over An Urban Area: A Probabilistic Relaxation Approach, Yafei Lu
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Digital image classification is a technique to extract land cover information from imagery using certain classification schemes. Additional information, either in a map, digital or verbal format, from multi-sources other than satellite imagery can be integrated into a classification scheme to improve its performance. The research in this field is essential because data interpretation has long been a weak link between the functions of two powerful systems: data acquisition by the remote sensing system and data storage, renewal and retrieval by the geographic information system - that has been more and more involved in the geographical research with the development …
An Improved Method Of Assigning Spatial Characteristics In A Raster Environment, Richard A. Benack
An Improved Method Of Assigning Spatial Characteristics In A Raster Environment, Richard A. Benack
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This thesis will attempt to develop an improved method of handling spatial characteristics in a raster GIS environment. The possibility of assigning multiple variables to a single location in a raster map will be explored. This will be done by developing a non-traditional Geographic Information System (GIS) called the Advanced Raster Analysis Subsystem (ARASS). ARASS will constitute one stop in the continuing evolution of GIS.
The Affect Of Geographic Setting On Community Growth, Development And Redevelopment Planning At Waldport, Oregon, David R. Perry
The Affect Of Geographic Setting On Community Growth, Development And Redevelopment Planning At Waldport, Oregon, David R. Perry
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Geographical site and situation play an important role in community growth and in making planning recommendations. Geology, topography, climate and soils strongly influence early growth and development, determining the shape of the community and providing parameters affecting economic activities. The human situation in terms of ethnic groups, technology and the spatial relationship of the community site to regional population centers, explains the long-range evolution of the settlement. The physical landscape normally places certain constraints on human activities that require an expenditure of time, money and effort ot overcome. Additionally, human geography determines the social, economic and political needs and potentials …
The Feasibility Of Using A Geographic Information System To Monitor Change In A Portion Of The Rural-Urban Fringe In Omaha, Nebraska, John Ross
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Geographers and cartographers have long been interested in using new methods that make it possible to investigate and depict different aspects of the physical and human/cultural environment. In recent years, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have proven to be useful in studying spatial relationships and may be useful in monitoring certain types of change in the environment. A GIS is most often a computerized system designed to store, manipulate, analyze, and display large volumes of spatial data. The various applications of geographic information system have yet to be explored.
Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Camping: A Spatial Analysis, Dennis E. Bussom
Great Plains-Rocky Mountain Camping: A Spatial Analysis, Dennis E. Bussom
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As our society becomes increasingly leisure-oriented with the growth of disposable personal income and shorter work periods, the need for recreation facilities continues to rise. Government agencies have attempted to meet this demand by the expansion of public facilities within the total outdoor rcreation resource complex. Similarly, commerical entrepreneurs have recognized the profit potential fo specific recreation elements with a resulting increase in facilities such as commerical campgrounds. Because of the difficulties in obtaining data, economic demand and supply studies have been limited mostly to the public sector. An early study stated that variables affecting public and commerical recreation facilities …
Geomorphic Mapping And Topographic Analysis Of The Barker Reservoir Area, Utah, William Clement Putnam
Geomorphic Mapping And Topographic Analysis Of The Barker Reservoir Area, Utah, William Clement Putnam
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A wide variety of geomorphic processes have interacted to produce a complex landscape in the High Plateaus of Utah. This study centers on the high southern slopes of the Aquarius Plateau in the drainage basin of North Creek where the landscape is primarily the result of mass-wasting processes and the subsequent modification of the mass-wasting deposits by fluvial action. The High Plateaus are composed of essentially flat-lying sedimentary strata overlain in places by volcanic rocks and separated by the scarps of highangle normal faults with the downthrow primarily on the west side. The climate and vegetation associations of the High …