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Image Enhancement and Feature Extraction Based on Low-Resolution Satellite Data

open access: yesIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2015
The purpose of this study is to investigate the sensitivity of contrast-based textural measurements and morphological characteristics that derive from high-resolution satellite imagery (three-band SPOT-5) when diverse image enhancements techniques are ...
Vasileios Syrris   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the Added-Value of Sentinel-2 for Detecting Built-up Areas

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2016
Monitoring of the human-induced changes and the availability of reliable and methodologically consistent urban area maps are essential to support sustainable urban development on a global scale.
Martino Pesaresi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robust Spectrum Sensing Demonstration Using a Low-Cost Front-End Receiver

open access: yesInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2015
Spectrum Sensing (SS) is an important function in Cognitive Radio (CR) to detect primary users. The design of SS algorithms is one of the most challenging tasks in CR and requires innovative hardware and software solutions to enhance detection ...
Daniele Borio   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the performance of fish stock parameters derived from VIT pseudo-cohort analysis

open access: yesScientia Marina, 2010
The comparison of VIT model results with those of the virtual population analysis assessment of the cod stock in the Skagerrak, North Sea and Eastern Channel established by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) reveal that ...
Hans-Joachim Rätz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stand-Alone and Hybrid Positioning Using Asynchronous Pseudolites

open access: yesSensors, 2014
global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receivers are usually unable to achieve satisfactory performance in difficult environments, such as open-pit mines, urban canyons and indoors. Pseudolites have the potential to extend GNSS usage and significantly
Ciro Gioia, Daniele Borio
doaj   +1 more source

A New Method for Earth Observation Data Analytics Based on Symbolic Machine Learning

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2016
This work introduces a new classification method in the remote sensing domain, suitably adapted to dealing with the challenges posed by the big data processing and analytics framework.
Martino Pesaresi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human security thinking in practice: ‘personal security’, ‘citizen security' and comprehensive mappings [PDF]

open access: yesContemporary Politics, 2015
This paper describes the introduction of an emphasis on ‘personal security’ in human security thinking and practice, as part of the ultimately unsuccessful attempt to compartmentalize the pursuit of security. It reviews the past 20 years of attention to ‘personal security’: both in compartments that consider organized physical violence or threats to ...
Gasper, Des, Gómez, OA
openaire   +1 more source

Genesis of citizens' rights and security

open access: yesRevista on line de Política e Gestão Educacional, 2022
This study reveals the problem of protecting the rights of migrant workers in the CIS countries. The authors conduct a comparative analysis of international law in the context of the protection of the rights of migrants. The study demonstrates the priority use of bilateral international cooperation agreements that provide the necessary level of ...
Tapakova Vilor   +4 more
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Generating citizen trust in e-government using a trust verification agent: A research note [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Generating Citizen Trust in e-Government using a Trust Verification AgentThis is an eGISE network paper. It is motivated by a concern about the extent to which trust issues inhibit a citizen’s take-up of online public sector services or engagement with ...
Elliman, T
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Specialised (in)security: violence against women, criminal courts, and the gendered presence of the state in Ecuador

open access: yesLatin American Law Review, 2021
This article asks what the reliance on criminal law and policy to address violence against women (VAW) reveals about the gendered interaction between law, development, and security.
Silvana Tapia Tapia, Kate Bedford
doaj   +1 more source

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