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Finding the right title for your article: Advice for academic author. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
On reading the title of an article the reader can sometimes wonder what the author is trying to say, as the title seems so far removed from the research covered in the article.
Hundley, Vanora   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Geocoding Freeform Placenames: An Example of Deciphering the Czech National Immigration Database

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021
The growth of international migration and its societal and political impacts bring a greater need for accurate data to measure, understand and control migration flows.
Jan Šimbera   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the role of spatial externalities in the survival of Italian innovative startups

open access: yesRegional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The paper provides novel empirical evidence about the effects of spatial externalities on the survival of innovative startups in Italy. Using geocoded firm‐level data, we build micro‐geographic measures of specialization and diversity that are robust to the modifiable areal unit problem.
Diego Giuliani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smartphone-assisted spatial data collection improves geographic information quality: pilot study using a birth records dataset

open access: yesGeospatial Health, 2016
It is well known that the conventional, automated geocoding method based on self-reported residential addresses has many issues. We developed a smartphone-assisted aerial image-based method, which uses the Google Maps application programming interface as
Xiaohui Xu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficient and Reliable Geocoding of German Twitter Data to Enable Spatial Data Linkage to Official Statistics and Other Data Sources

open access: yesFrontiers in Sociology, 2022
More and more, social scientists are using (big) digital behavioral data for their research. In this context, the social network and microblogging platform Twitter is one of the most widely used data sources. In particular, geospatial analyses of Twitter
H. Long Nguyen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traffic-Related Air Pollution and All-Cause Mortality during Tuberculosis Treatment in California. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BackgroundAmbient air pollution and tuberculosis (TB) have an impact on public health worldwide, yet associations between the two remain uncertain.ObjectiveWe determined the impact of residential traffic on mortality during treatment of active TB ...
Brenda Jones   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Quality analysis of online geocoding services for Thai text addresses

open access: yesEngineering and Applied Science Research, 2019
Anumber of online geocoding services are now available enabling fast access to map-based geolocation. However, the quality of these services is uncertain, often being based on poor data, especially in developing countries such as Thailand.
Dueanpen Manoruang   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Area‐Based Geocoding: An Approach to Exposure Assessment Incorporating Positional Uncertainty

open access: yesGeoHealth, 2021
While the spatial resolution of exposure surfaces has greatly improved, our ability to locate people in space remains a limiting factor in accurate exposure assessment.
Laura K. Thompson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of an Algorithm to Evaluate the Quality of Geolocated Addresses in Urban Areas

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2023
The spatial and semantic data of geographic addresses are extremely important for citizens, governments, and companies. The addresses can georeference environmental, economic, security, health, and demographic parameters in urban areas.
Rafael Sierra Requena   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapmonkey: The University of Adelaide Geocoding Service

open access: yesInternational Journal of Population Data Science, 2020
Introduction Geocoding converts street addresses to latitudes and longitudes and can be used to link spatial information to existing databases. Geocoding services universally designed for multiple countries do not always produce optimal results for ...
Lan Kelly   +4 more
doaj  

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