Essays about: "GIS in safety"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 29 essays containing the words GIS in safety.

  1. 11. Fire Risk and Vulnerability in Urban Informal Settlements in Metro Manila

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Darlene Rini; [2018]
    Keywords : Urban fire risks; informal settlement fires; urban fire risk management; GIS; URDI; urban disasters; risk indexing; fire statistics; Metro Manila; Quezon City; Science General;

    Abstract : Urban fires, particularly in informal settlements in rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world, are an “everyday disaster” that oftentimes goes unnoticed or under-served in the face of disturbances of the more “lethal reputation”. These disturbances of normal existence are arguably the most debilitating to vulnerable communities and sustainable development, and yet get little attention in disaster literature or in practice. READ MORE

  3. 12. Rigid barrier or not? : Machine Learning for classifying Traffic Control Plans using geographical data

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

    Author : Cornelia Wallander; [2018]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Traffic Control Plan; roadwork; geographical data; GIS; FME; R; Maskininlärning; TA-plan; trafikanordningsplan; vägarbete; geografisk data; GIS; FME; R;

    Abstract : In this thesis, four different Machine Learning models and algorithms have been evaluated in the work of classifying Traffic Control Plans in the City of Helsingborg. Before a roadwork can start, a Traffic Control Plan must be created and submitted to the Traffic unit in the city. READ MORE

  4. 13. Deadly designs : the impact of road design on road crash patterns along Jamaica’s North Coast Highway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Lisa-Gaye Greene; [2017]
    Keywords : geographical information systems; GIS; geography; hot spot analysis; road design features; zero-inflated negative binomial; ZINB; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Jamaica has struggled to curb the number of road crash fatalities, having had on average 25 fatalities per month between 2010 and 2014, while many more persons have been injured. The causes of crashes are multidimensional, however this study focused on understanding one aspect of reducing crashes - safe road design. READ MORE

  5. 14. A Spatial Syntax for Perceived Safety in Urban Environments : for Application in Urban Planning

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Nore Ottenby; [2017]
    Keywords : GIS; space syntax; perceived safety; urban planning; axial map; viewshed; GIS; space syntax; trygghet; stadsplanering; axialkarta; viewshed;

    Abstract : Perceived safety is an important aspect of urban planning and is generally treated as an objective account of the personal sense of safety of each individual. The subject is inherently diffuse and therefore problematic to understand and evaluate in its entirety. READ MORE

  6. 15. Using geographical information systems in epidemiology : mapping & analyzing occurrence of diarrhea in urban–residential area of Islamabad, Pakistan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mirza Amir Liaquat Baig; [2017]
    Keywords : Islamabad; hotspots; GIS; geographic information system; disease; cluster; diarrhea; mapping; Pakistan; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Almost 2 million people are living in Islamabad, significant number of workforce commute from neighboring areas and other parts of the country. The city is facing restraint on natural resources due to increased urban migration coupled with rapid population growth. READ MORE