Essays about: "Geographic Distance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 84 essays containing the words Geographic Distance.
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1. Hunting the hunters - Evaluating a new method of Geographic Profiling
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Geographic Profiling (GP) may be used when searching for an unknown offender by applying mathematical algorithms to geographical information. This thesis aimed to contribute to improvement of the efficiacy of GP’s produced by law enforcement by evaluating a the new Spaulding/Morris Centrographic (SMC)-method of GP that claims to counteract two of the main difficulties when constructing a GP in a real world investigation: 1. READ MORE
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2. Station-level demand prediction in bike-sharing systems through machine learning and deep learning methods
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Public Bike-Sharing systems have been employed in many cities around the globe. Shared bikes are an efficient and convenient means of transportation in advanced societies. Nonetheless, station planning and local bike-sharing network effectiveness can be challenging. READ MORE
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3. The accuracy of road distances in the Antonine itinerary
University essay from Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällslivAbstract : The Antonine itinerary was compiled in the early fourth century CE and is a key source to our know¬¬ledge about ancient geography and the Roman road system. However, the major research work dates more than 100 years back in time and few studies have been focussed on its overall reliability. READ MORE
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4. The Role of Education in Shaping Migration Decisions: An Analysis of the Higher Education Reform of 1977 in Sweden
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, NationalekonomiAbstract : This study examines whether or not Sweden’s education reform in 1977, which established new university colleges in selected urban municipalities, had a spillover effect on people’s migration decisions toward rural municipalities and, if so, how that effect varied across demographic groups. To test this, a difference-in-differences method with a fixed effect setting is used in combination with Coarsened Exact Matching to create the best-matched control group. READ MORE
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5. THE POSSIBLE OPTIMIZATION OF SWEDISH AGRIVOLTAIC ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION : An analysis of optimization electricity production in agrivoltaic system
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknikAbstract : In order to meet future electricity demand, Sweden needs to increase its electricity production, particularly through renewable energy sources. By the end of 2022, solar power production reached 2 TWh, an increase of 75 percent over 2021. READ MORE