Essays about: "GIS and emergency services"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words GIS and emergency services.

1. 6. Development of methods for flood analysis and response in a Web-GIS for disaster management

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Ludvig Forslund; [2016]
   Keywords : fluvial flood analysis; dynamic street network analysis; physical geography; Web-GIS; flood disaster response; geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In this thesis, two methods were developed for a web-based GIS to make the spatial perspective of flood disaster risk reduction and response accessible. Flood disaster can cause major disruption to the street network, which further affects the emergency services and evacuation work in finding the safest and fastest routes. READ MORE

3. 7. Using multi-criteria evaluation and GIS for chronic food and nutrition insecurity indicators analysis in Ethiopia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Mathewos Tamiru Amato; [2016]
   Keywords : multi-criteria evaluation; food and nutrition insecurity indicators; food security dimensions; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; GIS; districts; Ethiopia; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The actual concept of food security focuses on four food security dimensions: food availability, food access, food utilization and food stability of which eight indicators were identified for this study. The study aims to evaluate vulnerability to chronic food and nutrition insecurity, one of the food stability types, in Ethiopia; and examines the relationship between four food security dimensions and stunting of children under age five. READ MORE

4. 8. Prompt Pediatric Care Pediatric patients’ estimated travel times to surgically-equipped hospitals in Sweden’s Scania County

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Chloe Näslund; [2016]
   Keywords : health planning; hospitals; shortest route; GIS; pediatric surgery; network analysis; accessibility; healthcare; travel time; Scania; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Health and emergency services aim to provide patients with urgent care according to an accessibility policy that is characterized by “proper service at the proper time and place” (Jordan et al. 2004; Murad 2007). READ MORE

5. 9. Web-based public participation GIS application : a case study on flood emergency management

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Peng Wang; [2013]
   Keywords : WebGIS; public participation GIS; flood emergency; physical geography and ecosystem analysis; emergency management; standardized web services; location-allocation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Scientific summary The increasing prevalence of natural disasters is driving people to pay more and more attention to emergency management. Progress in catastrophe analysis capabilities based on Geographical Information System (GIS) may allow the needs of public participation to be considered. READ MORE

6. 10. Best living neighbourhood in the city : a GIS based multi criteria evaluation of ArRiyadh City

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Qaisar Nadeem; [2012]
   Keywords : physical geography; geography; GIS; accessibility; network analysis; MCE; ArRiyadh; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : ArRiyadh city is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It hosts almost five million people from different parts of the world and different parts of the country. The city is facing heavy migration pressure therefore the living conditions in the different parts of the city are different. READ MORE