Essays about: "geographic metadata"

Found 5 essays containing the words geographic metadata.

  1. 1. Comparison of geospatial support in RDF stores: Evaluation for ICOS Carbon Portal metadata

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Amir Raza; [2019]
    Keywords : Geography; Geographical Information Systems GIS ; GeoSPARQL; Geospatial query language; RDF stores; Java Programming; RDF4J; Jena; Virtuoso; Stardog; GraphDB; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The evolution of World Wide Web (WWW) into semantic web is happening with the aid of standards like Resource Description Framework (RDF), SPARQL and a few others from World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Over the years, semantic data management technologies have been introduced as software platforms commonly known as RDF stores. READ MORE

  3. 2. Closed To Open Sourve GIS : First Steps In Reverse Engineering ESRI's Layer Defintion File Format

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Ola Ardung; [2017]
    Keywords : GIS; .lyr; Reverse engineering; FOSS; Open Source;

    Abstract : Visualization of digital geographic data is often accomplished through custom symbology that is saved in a proprietary format called a layer file (.lyr). The sharing of free geographical information system (GIS) data can be limited as the symbology data is bound inthe .lyr file format. READ MORE

  4. 3. Creating an Environmental Geographic Information System for the City of Kumasi, Ghana

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Felix Engelhardt; [2012]
    Keywords : environmental information system; geographic information system; Ghana; Kumasi; environmental transparency; sustainable development;

    Abstract : The city of Kumasi in Ghana struggles with a number of environmental issues, including excessive road traffic, air and water pollution, flooding, and inadequate solid waste management. If there is a group that is directly affected by these issues, it certainly is the city’s population. READ MORE

  5. 4. Implementation and Evaluation of Image Retrieval Method Utilizing Geographic Location Metadata

    University essay from Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten

    Author : Magnus Lundstedt; [2009]
    Keywords : image retrieval; geographic metadata; histogram; texture; dbscan; vector quantization; color spaces; meda database;

    Abstract : Multimedia retrieval systems are very important today with millions of content creators all over the world generating huge multimedia archives. Recent developments allows for content based image and video retrieval. These methods are often quite slow, especially if applied on a library of millions of media items. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pixgis : An Application for Map-centric Management of Photographs with Embedded Spatial Metadata

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Erik Sjödin; [2006]
    Keywords : digital photography; photo management; geographical information systems GIS ; metadata; information visualization; geographic interfaces; user interfaces;

    Abstract : This thesis presents Pixgis; a novel application for map-centric management of photographs. In short Pixgis is an interactive environment in which photographs may be discovered, viewed and managed through maps. READ MORE