Essays about: "Digital geography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words Digital geography.

  1. 1. THE DEMOCRATIC CHAIN. Blockchain in the Context of Swedish Electoral Pro-cesses: Applying a Need-Solution Pairing approach with a lens of Legitimacy.

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Juan Gonzalez; Mikael Tuncay; [2023-11-20]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Elections; Digitalization; Need-solution pairing; Legitimacy; E-voting; Fraud; Agile;

    Abstract : Blockchain has been studied extensively in the literature regarding its plausible application on a series of fields. In the same line, the application of Blockchain for public electoral processes has begun to be a matter of study in recent years. READ MORE

  3. 2. Automatic icon placement approach for improved association & walkability on city wayfinding maps

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Sofia Apostolidou; [2023]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Cartography; Icon placement; High density; City wayfinding maps; Quality metrics; Association; Disturbance; Legibility; Cartographic guidelines; Grid algorithm; Evaluation; Multi-objective optimization; NSGA-II; Pareto front; Walkability; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : With the evolution of cartography from hand-drawn to digital maps, the task of icon placement has become increasingly complex. Nowadays there is a need to automate this process to produce high quality results in less time. READ MORE

  4. 3. Looking for shrubs in an alvar: Investigating classification of orthophotos as a way of mapping shrub species Juniperus communis and Dasiphora fruticose on Stora Alvaret, Öland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Lantmäteri (CI)

    Author : Jorun Westman; [2022]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Orthophoto; Stora Alvaret; Shrub; Monitoring; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Loss of biodiversity is an immediate threat to the planet and if no actions are taken it is expected to accelerate. The highest species richness on smaller scale is found in semi-natural temperate grasslands, with one of the documented records from Stora Alvaret on Öland, Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Geometric comparison of 3D city models for daylight simulations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Johannes Lande Nyborg; [2022]
    Keywords : Geography; Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; 3D city model; 3D building models; daylight access; daylight simulations; obstruction angle; free and open-source software; sustainable urban development; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : As cities keep densifying, essential resources such as daylight access become increasingly restricted. Therefore, prioritizing energy efficiency and enhancing the energy performance of our buildings is required for obtaining a sustainable urban environment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Where life happens. Proximity, everyday life strategies, and gender in the dense city

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Louise Brundin; [2021-12-07]
    Keywords : Densification; gender as seriality; gender contract; gendered mobility; proximity; time geography; strategy of the near; strategy of the near through digital options; strategy of the not-so-near;

    Abstract : This thesis is about the everyday life in the dense city, and gendered aspects of the everyday. Drawing on the fact that many cities densify in order to increase sustainability, and that gender differences in terms of mobility exist, this thesis takes an interest in how the everyday is achieved while living in the dense city applying theories of gender and time geography. READ MORE