A GIS Analysis of Intra-Site Spatial Patterning at the Early Paleoindian Mt. Albion West Site (AhGw-131)

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-252
Author(s):  
Amelia K. Pilon ◽  
Christopher M. Watts
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Spatial Patterning ◽  
Spatial Relationships ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Settlement System ◽  
Niagara Escarpment ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
Activity Areas

The Mt. Albion West (AhGw-131) Early Paleoindian site is one of only a handful of Late Pleistocene sites in Ontario. Excavated by Archaeological Services Inc. (ASI) between 1998 and 2004, the site is situated adjacent to the Red Hill valley on the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton, Ontario. The project yielded detailed analyses concerning the tools and debitage recovered from the four discrete artifact concentration areas at this site in addition to a brief assessment of potentially significant intra-site patterning within one locus. In this paper, the four activity areas from Mt. Albion West are analyzed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to investigate these spatial relationships with an eye toward interpreting the duration and frequency of the site’s occupation(s) as well as its function(s) within the broader Gainey settlement system.

scholarly journals “To Sartaba, From Sartaba” A New Proposal to Identify the Location of the Second Station on the Beacon Line from Jerusalem to Babylon

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-255
Author(s):  
Mitia Frumin
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Second Temple ◽  
Technical Solution ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Second Temple Period ◽  
The Earth ◽  
New Moon ◽  
The Moment

Abstract The Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar. Its months are based on the revolution of the moon about the Earth, as it is said: This is the burnt offering of every new moon throughout the months of the year1 (Num. 28:14) At the present time the moment of the true new moon is approximated mathematically. However during the Second Temple period, the beginning of the new lunar month had to be observed and certified by witnesses. Then the Sanhedrin Court was to make a public proclamation on the first day of the lunar month (ראש חודש). In Mishnah, Tractate Rosh Hashana, Chapter 2 describes the process of communicating the information about the beginning of new month through the chain of beacon fires: “From the Mount of Olives to Sartaba, and from Sartaba to Grofina, and from Grofina to Hauran, and from Hauran to Bet Biltin. From Bet Biltin they did not move, but rather waved back and forth and up and down until he saw the whole of the diaspora before him lit up like one bonfire.”2 Questioning of reliability of the quoted above description, its completeness and exclusiveness of the delineated in the Mishnah route is beyond the scope of the presented research. In this article we’ll apply methods of the geographic information systems (GIS) analysis in order to examine the existed theories regarding localization of Sartaba - the second mentioned station in the chain of beacon fires, reveal their discrepancies and propose an innovative, albeit rather technical, solution for long-known problem.

scholarly journals Analysis and Visualisation of Lake Disappearance Process in Iława Lakeland Landscape Park

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-124
Author(s):  
Weronika Cecylia Marynowska
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Attribute Data ◽  
Gis Technologies ◽  
Interactive Map

Abstract Lake disappearance as a natural stage of evolution of lakes is an extremely important issue in the landscape and ecosystem research context. Studies of the changes that occur in the lake landscape, characteristic in the northern part of Poland, are aimed at defining the cause and forecasting the results. The possibilities of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) were used in this paper to analyse and visualise the process of lake disappearance in the Iława Lakeland Landscape Park. GIS technologies which primarily are used for gathering, storing, processing and presenting spatial data have been used to interpret changes in lakes coverage over a period of 100 years. The analysis were based on data bases and cartographic former maps such as hydrographic maps, attribute data and bathymetric plans. The data was gathered by transfer from different geoportals, next vectorised, and then preprocessed. Former maps were rectified. The lake disappearance process was presented in several forms: lake cards, animations and interactive map. Basing on the GIS analysis about lake disappearance in Iława Lakeland Landscape Park it was possible to state that lakes are disappearing in rate of 3.99 ha a−1.

APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF REFORMING THE HEALTHCARE OF UKRAINE AND MEDICAL SUPPORT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
O. Fedchenko ◽  
N. Lytvynenko ◽  
O. Pinchuk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Health Care Reform ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Care System

The possibilities of geographic information systems (GIS) application in the context of reforming the health care system of Ukraine and medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been studied. GIS helps to provide timely medical care in emergencies – natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, military conflicts, riots, when decisions must be rapid. GIS-analysis increases the efficiency of both routine tasks and planning at all levels of the government. The experience of using GIS at different stages of health care reform and development in the world's leading countries shows that the widespread use of geospatial technologies can significantly improve the management of data, material and human resources, understanding of factors and impacts on health care. The modern challenges require the health care system of our country and medical support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to use advanced information technologies for the collection, management, analysis, visualization and dissemination of data that can largely provide the geographical information systems. Without GIS, it would be difficult to imagine effective work in crises, emergencies or in the context of military conflict, the successful operation of that depends on people's lives and health. The article studies the possibilities of using geographic information systems (GIS) in the context of health care reform in Ukraine. The experience of using GIS at different stages of health care reform and development in the world's leading countries shows that the widespread use of geospatial technologies can significantly improve the management of data, material and human resources, understanding of factors and impacts on health care. GIS analysis increases the efficiency of both routine tasks and planning at all levels of management. It would be difficult to imagine effective work in crises, emergencies or during military conflicts of many organizations, on the successful performance of which people's lives and health depend, without using GIS. Today's challenges require our country's healthcare system to use advanced information technology to collect, manage, analyze, visualize, and share data that geographic information systems can provide to a large extent. The article considers examples of problems and tasks that can be solved by certain GIS tools. The challenge staysin working with data that is often provided on paper or in formats that are hard to process and store. This organizational and financial problem will continue until health facilities are equipped with necessary hardware, software and staff training. Regarding data that has a spatial component, this issue can be solved with the help of server GIS and geoportal technology, which are able to organize the work with data, sharing for large number of people, data collection, and availability of geospatial services for use in any time and place. Equally promising in the field of health care is the use of GIS-analysis tools that allow to obtain the data needed to make informed decisions, forecast and plan further activities in the short and long term. Ukraine is on the way to strengthening the informatization of the health care system. GIS should play an important role in this process as the main tool for working with spatial information.

The Application of Geographic Information Systems to Paleobiogeography: Implications for the Study of Invasions and Mass Extinctions

2005 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 77-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alycia L. Stigall Rode
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Mass Extinctions ◽  
Geographic Ranges ◽  
Biodiversity Crisis ◽  
Extinction Rates ◽  
Occurrence Data

Mapping geographic ranges of species and higher taxa using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) produces quantitative data on spatial and temporal changes in geographic ranges. The primary advantage of GIS analysis is that it has the capacity to utilize large amounts of occurrence data of species to produce quantitatively constrained geographic range reconstructions that are amenable to statistical analysis. The basic steps in GIS range reconstruction are database assembly (including taxonomic, geographic, and stratigraphic information for each specimen), mapping of localities of species on modern continental configuration, rotation of occurrence data of species onto paleocontinental reconstructions, and reconstructions of geographic ranges. GIS analysis of ranges of species has been used to assess faunal dynamics of the Late Devonian Biodiversity Crisis, and three case studies are presented here. In these case studies, GIS-derived ranges of species are used to assess the relationship of biogeography with sea level, speciation and extinction rates, mass extinction survival, speciation mode, and invasive history of taxa. These case studies represent a subset of the potential for GIS analyses to examine paleontological patterns and contribute to improving understanding of the interaction between paleobiogeography, paleoecology, and evolution in the fossil record.

84 Pediatric Scald Burns: Using Geographic Information Systems to Identify High Risk Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S58-S59
Author(s):  
Jeanne Lee ◽  
Sara Higginson ◽  
Eli Strait ◽  
Jarrett E Santorelli ◽  
Alan Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Census Tract ◽  
Burn Injury ◽  
Gis Analysis ◽  
Census Tracts ◽  
Scald Injury ◽  
Lower Educational Attainment

Abstract Introduction Identifying modifiable risk factors for pediatric scald burn injury prevention efforts is an important function for burn registries. Geographic information systems (GIS) analysis can provide additional census tract data about patient home and injury location. We hypothesize that (GIS) analysis of burn registry data using census tract data could identify geographic areas and additional risk factors for pediatric scald burn injury prevention efforts. Methods The burn registry of a U.S. regional burn center was used retrospectively to identify burn admissions, ages 0–17, within the county from 1/1/2018 to 7/31/2020. Data collected included demographics, vitals, burn type and body surface area burned (BSA%), hospital charges, length of stay, complications, and mortality. GIS geocoding of patient home addresses with census tract data including poverty level, languages spoken at home and highest educational level was performed. Burn incident hot spot analysis to identify statistically significant burn incident clusters was done using the Getis Ord Gi* statistic. Results There were 1057 burn initial admissions during the study period, 152 (14.3%) patients were children 17 and younger with scald injury who were county residents. The average age was 4.0 ± 4.0 years, and 59.9% were male. Mean scald injury BSA was 4.9% ± 5.7, 14/152 admissions (9.2%) had a burn ≥10% BSA. There were no in-hospital deaths. 120/728 county census tracts were identified as high risk with higher rates of child scald injury admissions than the countywide mean of 1.27 cases/1000 children. Regression analysis of high-risk census tracts were more likely to have increased poverty levels (O.R. 3.30, 95% C.I.: 1.1–9.7, p< 0.031) and lower educational attainment (O.R. 1.10, 95% C.I.: 1.0–1.18, p< 0.047). Non-white race, unemployment level, living with grandparents and speaking Spanish at home were non-significant risk factors. GIS analysis identified geographic hot spots for child scald injury admissions (p< 0.001). Conclusions GIS analysis of county burn registry data identified census tracts with increased poverty and lower educational attainment levels to have an increased risk of pediatric scald injury admission. Burn prevention efforts should be focused on these high-risk areas.

scholarly journals Geographic information systems (GIS) analysis of the distribution of the redback spider Latrodectus hasseltii (Araneae: Theridiadae) in Osaka, Japan

2003 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoko NIHEI ◽  
Masahiro YOSHIDA ◽  
Mutsuo KOBAYASHI ◽  
Hiroyuki KANETA ◽  
Ryota SHIMAMURA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Gis Analysis
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