Light pollution mapping in Pécs city with the help of SQM-L and VIIRS DNB: The effect of public luminaire replacements on the sky background of the urban sky [PDF]
Recently light pollution has been one of the most dynamically increasing form of environmental pollution. Light, if it arrives at the wrong place, time, quantity and quality, is harmful to human health and the physical environment-not to mention that it ...
Gyenizse Péter +8 more
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UPDATING THE STATISTICAL REGISTER OF HOUSING IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA USING OPEN-SOURCE GIS TECHNOLOGIES [PDF]
This article describes the possibilities of promoting and implementing open-source geoinformation technologies in the field of statistical activity in the Republic of Moldova, which will simplify and streamline the process of analysis, collection ...
SPATARU, Mihail +3 more
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QGIS-enabled culvert locations: A case study in Wadi Ahin, Oman [PDF]
The main purpose of culvert construction is to allow the rainfall and flash floodwater to flow smoothly to not get traffic hindered. In addition, culverts are one of the common structures used to protect roads against flood hazards. Wadi Ahin is selected
Ibrahim Osama, Afandy Mohammed
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Modelagem do macrossistema de coleta de esgotos de Fortaleza-CE [PDF]
Estudos de campo e simulações computacionais do sistema de macro coleta de esgoto de Fortaleza-CE, integrando-se o SWMM ao QGIS, foram realizados com o intuito de investigar o comportamento hidrológico-hidráulico do Interceptor Leste (IL), sob diversas ...
Silvano Porto Pereira +3 more
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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARES AS A TOOL FOR CREATING INTERACTIVE WEB MAPS [PDF]
Modern requirements for spatial information greatly exceed the capabilities of classic analog maps, which is why there was a need to adapt cartography itself to these requirements.
Azra Šehić, Adis Hamzić
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APPLICATION OF GIS IN NATURAL DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT [PDF]
The subject of this work is geospatial analysis in the function of natural disaster risk management. GIS analysis can be applied in predicting the consequences of possible natural disasters, as well as in the case of eliminating damage caused by natural ...
Ivan Cimbaljević +4 more
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Tanzania Craton, Serengeti Plain and Eastern Rift Valley: mapping of geospatial data by scripting techniques [PDF]
Cartographic visualization is a key means for the analysis of the Earthâs environmental processes. In view of the rapidly increasing multi-source data, cartographic approaches are updated accordingly.
Polina Lemenkova
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CityScapeLab Berlin: A Research Platform for Untangling Urbanization Effects on Biodiversity [PDF]
Urban biodiversity conservation requires an understanding of how urbanization modulates biodiversity patterns and the associated ecosystem services. While important advances have been made in the conceptual development of urban biodiversity research over
Buchholz, Sascha +4 more
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Modeling macroalgal forest distribution at Mediterranean scale : present status, drivers of changes and insights for conservation and management [PDF]
Macroalgal forests are one of the most productive and valuable marine ecosystems, but yet strongly exposed to fragmentation and loss. Detailed large-scale information on their distribution is largely lacking, hindering conservation initiatives.
Ballesteros, Enric +23 more
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USING GIS TOOL FOR PRESENTING SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF DROUGHT
By using GIS tools, it is possible to improve the preview of hydrological processes such as evapotranspiration, precipitation, flood and drought. In order to quantify drought, different type of drought indicators have been developed such as Standardized ...
Milan Gocić +3 more
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