Essays about: "Gis and mobile"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 essays containing the words Gis and mobile.

  1. 6. Development of an iOS, Augmented Reality for disaster management

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Nikolaos Barmpas Zachariadis; [2020]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Accuracy; Augmented Reality; App; Geolocation; Mobile; iOS; iPhone; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Disaster management is a field, where any kind of information is essential for planning and rescue operations. The availability of real-time data on a portable device, such as a smartphone, can be very useful for emergency workers, during rescue operations and citizens as well. READ MORE

  2. 7. A method to evaluate database management systems for Big Data : focus on spatial data

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Datavetenskap

    Author : Saleh Kanani; [2019]
    Keywords : Big Data; spatial database; DBMS; GIS; selection method;

    Abstract : Big data of type spatial is growing exponentially with the highest rate due to extensive growth in usage of sensors, IoT and mobile devices’ spatial data generation, therefore maintaining, processing and using such data efficiently, effectively with high performance has become one of the top priorities for Database management system providers, hence spatial database features and datatypes have become serious criteria in evaluating database management systems that are supposed to work as the back-end for spatial applications and services. With exponential growth of data and introducing of new types of data, “Big Data” has become strongly focused area that has gained the attention of different sectors e. READ MORE

  3. 8. Understanding and Improving the Utilization of Web and Mobile GIS Solutions for Outdoor Environment Management

    University essay from KTH/Geoinformatik

    Author : Lea Zuna; [2019]
    Keywords : GIS; web- and mobile GIS; outdoor environment management; contextual design; user-centered design;

    Abstract : Trees, plants, water,playgrounds, green areas and benches are just a few out of many components thatforms a pleasant outdoor environment. Not only are management and maintenancenecessary to keep the environment clean and nice for everybodys well-being, butalso documentation and records of geographic data representing the outdoorenvironment. READ MORE

  4. 9. HOP!: a PGIS and citizen science approach to monitoring the condition of upland paths

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Niamh Harty; [2018]
    Keywords : geography; GIS; Participatory GIS; Citizen Science; path surveys; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This research project was inspired by the increase in popularity of hillwalking and the problem of the lack of monitoring and maintenance of upland paths which may lead to serious deterioration of those paths. Wicklow Mountains National Park (WMNP), just south of Dublin City in Ireland, has a large network of mostly informal upland paths. READ MORE

  5. 10. Catchment influences on mercury methylation in a peatland chronosequence

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Robin Hagblom; [2017]
    Keywords : methyl mercury; GIS; northern peatland; mire; watershed; elevation;

    Abstract : Since the beginning of industrialization, emissions of mercury (Hg) from human activities in excess of natural levels have increased depo-sition rates to ecosystems, storage in soils and loading to aquatic envi-ronments. Toxicity to animals, subject to this accumulation, as well as to humans consuming them, are the major concerns driving research on this subject. READ MORE