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Moving through Medieval Macedonia: Late Modern Cartography, Archive Material and Hydrographic Data Used for the Regressive Modelling of Transportation Networks [PDF]
, 2012 The aim of this article is to illustrate how the rich data which was gathered during the scholarly work on Macedonia, Southern Part (Tabula Imperii Byzantini, 11) as well as on Macedonia, Northern Part (Tabula Imperii Byzantini, 16) from 2002 until ...
Popović, Mihailo St.
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River Research and Applications, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Digital networks are virtual representations of freshwater systems that provide important inputs to, and mapping of, river classifications, simulation models, and quantitative data analyses for policy, planning, and management. Strahler order has often been used to characterize network configuration and as a proxy indicator of river channel ...
Doug Booker +3 more
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International Journal of Digital Earth, 2023 Blue colour-coated steel roofs (BCCSRs) offer a lightweight and economical option to concrete and other cladding in buildings, but they are also controversial for altering the surface energy budget and water cycle.
Chuanwu Zhao, Yaozhong Pan
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Mapping Disjuncture: Internationalism and Palestine
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This paper reflects on a ‘Map Conversation’ session at the 2024 RGS‐IBG Annual Conference, that explored maps of the League of Nations and Palestine. The authors contrast maps promoting global consciousness in the 1920s with those charting colonial encroachment in Palestine.
Zena Agha, Jake Hodder
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International Journal of Digital Earth, 2023 Land surface temperature (LST), especially day-night LST difference $\lpar {{\rm LS}{\rm T}_{\rm d}-{\rm LS}{\rm T}_{\rm n}} \rpar$, is a key variable for the stability of terrestrial ecosystems, affected by vegetation and climate change. Quantifying the
Jinlian Liu +8 more
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Pretty maps: evaluating GIS adoption of cartographic design standards and best practices in professional publications [PDF]
, 2016 The nature of GIS maps, as tools designed for visual communication, puts them in the realm of art that is in many ways unique among scientific tools. As a visual form of communication, maps are responsive to methods of visual design, affecting the map’s ...
Medeiros, David
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Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract In this introduction to the Special Section entitled ‘Map Room Conversations’ we explain the origins of the collection in a set of sessions co‐organised by the authors at the 2024 Annual International Conference of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). The co‐authored papers in this collection reflect on these conversations, and the
Stephen Legg, Katherine Parker
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Street network patterns for mitigating urban heat islands in arid climates
International Journal of Digital Earth, 2023 This study explores the impact of street pattern measurements on urban heat islands (UHI) in the arid climate of Mashhad, Iran. The Landsat-8 top-of-the-atmosphere (TOA) brightness images from 2013 to 2021, average values of normalized difference ...
Kimia Chenary +2 more
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Lecture III: There are maps and there are maps – motives, markets and users [PDF]
, 2008 This is the third 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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Reproducing National Distinction: How Cultural Capital Shapes Estonia's Russian School Field
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on nationalism has long emphasized the homogenizing role of education in producing shared language, history and identity, while studies in the sociology of education have examined how cultural capital and social class structure school hierarchies.
Léo Henry
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