Environmental Monitoring and Control at National Archives and Libraries in Eastern and Southern Africa

Libri ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (2-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Ngulube
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Eastern And Southern Africa ◽  
And Control

Managing Audio-Visual Resources in Selected Developed and Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
pp. 126-149
Author(s):  
Ruth Mpatawuwa Abankwah
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Integrated Curriculum ◽  
International Council ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Region Data ◽  
Regional Branch ◽  
Eastern And Southern Africa ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

This chapter emphasises that audio-visual (AV) resources are very fragile and need to be stored in ideal conditions to preserve them for posterity. It describes different types of AV materials and the conditions under which they should be kept. It is based on a study that was conducted in the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA) region. Data were gathered using quantitative and qualitative methods. The results revealed lack of equipment to monitor environmental conditions, absence of policies to govern the acquisition, appraisal, access, preservation, retention, digitisation and disposal of AV materials, and failure to apply the records life cycle (or any model) to AV records. The results point to a need for national archives to develop guidelines that apply to AV materials particularly in Africa. Particular attention should be given to training AV archivists in the region using an integrated curriculum.

scholarly journals Use of geoinformation systems in environmental monitoring

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 01002
Author(s):  
Оlena Pomortseva ◽  
Sergiy Kobzan ◽  
Andrey Yevdokimov ◽  
Maksym Kukhar
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Urban Pollution ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Geoinformation Systems ◽  
Continuous Form ◽  
Mathematical Formulas ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
And Control

The purpose of the study, the materials of which are outlined in this article, is to uncover current trends in the development of environmental monitoring and the tracking of anthropogenic environmental impacts. To achieve this goal, it is proposed to use geoinformation systems to perform environmental monitoring and control, using appropriate software. For this purpose ArcGis software was used which allows monitoring the state of the atmosphere, its pollution and other deviations from the norm. The research was conducted exemplified by nine districts of Kharkiv. As a result of computer geospatial analysis, models and maps of urban pollution have been developed. In general, the intellectual analysis of geostatic models of emission distribution in the city allowed identifying and classifying zones of high concentrations of pollution and comparing them with air quality data. Methods of geostatistics transformed the data from a discrete to a continuous form of representation. Further studies in this area may be related to the improvement of geostatistical data analysis and pollution distribution prediction methods. As an example, mathematical formulas were presented to determine the atmospheric pollution index and the true or predicted pollution index, which can be determined on the basis of the data obtained and represented by elements of the ArcGis software package in a discrete and continuous form.

scholarly journals Design and deployment of a new wireless sensor node platform for building environmental monitoring and control

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (10–12) ◽  
pp. e3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Essa Jafer ◽  
Rostislav Spinar ◽  
Paul Stack ◽  
Cian O’Mathuna ◽  
Dirk Pesch
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Wireless Sensor Node ◽  
And Control
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