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Methodology of Mosaicking and Georeferencing for Multi-Sheet Early Maps with Irregular Cuts Using the Example of the Topographic Chart of the Kingdom of Poland

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
The Topographic Chart of the Kingdom of Poland (pol. Topograficzna Karta Królestwa Polskiego, commonly referred to as ‘the Quartermaster’s Map’, hereinafter: TKKP) is the first Polish modern topographic map of Poland (1:126,000, 1843).
Jakub Kuna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trapped in mirror-images: The rhetoric of maps in Israel/Palestine [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The map of Israel/Palestine has long been used by both Israelis and Palestinians, from their unequal power positions, as a celebrated national symbol. It is virtually the same map, depicting a sliver-shaped land between River Jordan and the Mediterranean,
Wallach, Yair
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Brief historical review of the geological cartography in Ecuador.

open access: yesCiencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar, 2023
Since 1892, seven versions of the national geological map of the Republic of the Ecuador have been published. In 1892, Dr. Theodor Wolf, of the German Scientific Mission, published the 1st map which included a preliminary geomorphological description. Later, Dr.
Christian Romero-Cóndor   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

Sidelining Mitigation: Climate Delay Discourses Among Municipal Legislators in Southeastern Brazil

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how municipal legislators frame climate mitigation and how these framings shift responsibility, narrow the perceived scope of municipal authority, and reduce the urgency or feasibility of local action. We analyzed 31 interviews with city councilors serving on Permanent Environmental Committees across municipalities in ...
Tainá Yumi Patriani
wiley   +1 more source

3D and 4D Simulations for Landscape Reconstruction and Damage Scenarios. GIS Pilot Applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The project 3D and 4D Simulations for Landscape Reconstruction and Damage Scenarios: GIS Pilot Applications has been devised with the intention to deal with the demand for research, innovation and applicative methodology on the part of the ...
Pavia, Davide   +2 more
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A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence‐based decision‐making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
wiley   +1 more source

Rescaling the Past through Mosaic Historical Cartography [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Maps, 2010
Abstract Please click here to download the map associated with this article. Researchers of our past have long used historical maps to place events and to uncover the physical form of an area. A series of maps may be employed to understand a region beyond the extent of a single map.
Lafreniere, Donald, Rivet, Douglas
openaire   +3 more sources

One Hundred Years of the German Soil Science Society (DBG) 1926–2026: Origins, Facts, and Background of an Eventful History

open access: yesJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On its 100th anniversary in 2026, the German Soil Science Society (DBG) is looking back not only on an eventful history with traditions and impressive achievements but also with painful interruptions and ruptures. One curious fact is that the DBG was initially founded as the national section of the International Soil Science Society (ISSS ...
Karl‐Heinz Feger
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping Research in Teacher Education on Diversities and Inequalities: Opening Possibilities Through Social Cartography

open access: yesJournal of Contemporary Issues in Education, 2020
This article considers the potential of the methodology of social cartography to open generative possibilities in research on diversities and inequalities in teacher education in the international context.
Jeannie Kerr, Vanessa Andreotti
doaj   +1 more source

Lecture II: Geography is better than divinity. The practitioners' story [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This is the second of three lectures given on 5,6 and 8 March 2007 as the Sandars lectures for that year at Cambridge University Library. The text is as read at the time, but includes some later revisions and citations to works used within the text.
Tyacke, Sarah
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