Managing distribution of national examinations using geospatial technologies: A case study of Pumwani and Central divisions

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ndegwa Kuria
Keyword(s):  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
National Examinations

scholarly journals Documenting Spatial and Temporal Information for Heritage Preservation: A Case Study of Sri Lanka

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiranthi Wijesundara ◽  
Shigeo Sugimoto ◽  
Bhuva Narayan
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Metadata Standard ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Recent Developments

Cultural Heritage Properties (CHPs) around the world have been altered or destroyed due to various unforeseen factors, both natural and human-made. Consequently, as a preparedness approach around such disasters, documenting the CHPs are crucial to any efforts to repair, rebuild or relocate them. With advancements in digital technologies, integrating them into our documentation to improve heritage preservation has become a common approach. Here the main concern is on Spatial and Temporal (ST) information and the paper proposes that with recent developments in the field of Geospatial technologies, heritage preservation can be enhanced and improved by documenting ST information parallel to the other information resources. The study area of this research is the CHPs in Sri Lanka. The paper investigates the present condition of the ST information in the heritage arena and the challenges associated with the same. Finally, the paper suggests a metadata standard to acquire primary level ST information as the initial ST documentation strategy. This can be extended further as a complete standard of good practice for CHP documentation in Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Geospatial Technologies in Waste Management: A Case Study of Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA)

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Robinson Tombari Sibe ◽  
Ian Abraham Gobo
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Growing Population

Waste Management can be quite challenging, especially in the developing world. The challenge becomes even more complex with the growing population. City planners and decision makers are turning to technology to improve the efficiency of the waste management process. Geospatial technologies have offered a range of solutions, which have been deployed with success in waste management. This paper highlights the challenges of waste management in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and how the Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) deployed the use of GIS in solving most of the challenges of identification, planning, evacuation, and transportation of wastes within the Port Harcourt metropolis. This paper looked at how this solution was deployed to solve key challenges as well as stimulate citizen participation in the waste management process. The paper concludes with a set of recommendations for expanding the potentials of its application.

scholarly journals Geospatial modeling approach to monument construction using Michigan from A.D. 1000–1600 as a case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (27) ◽  
pp. 7443-7448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan C. L. Howey ◽  
Michael W. Palace ◽  
Crystal H. McMichael
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Archaeological Site ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Geospatial Modeling ◽  
Maximum Entropy Modeling ◽  
Inland Lakes ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
Variable Contribution ◽  
Input Variables

Building monuments was one way that past societies reconfigured their landscapes in response to shifting social and ecological factors. Understanding the connections between those factors and monument construction is critical, especially when multiple types of monuments were constructed across the same landscape. Geospatial technologies enable past cultural activities and environmental variables to be examined together at large scales. Many geospatial modeling approaches, however, are not designed for presence-only (occurrence) data, which can be limiting given that many archaeological site records are presence only. We use maximum entropy modeling (MaxEnt), which works with presence-only data, to predict the distribution of monuments across large landscapes, and we analyze MaxEnt output to quantify the contributions of spatioenvironmental variables to predicted distributions. We apply our approach to co-occurring Late Precontact (ca. A.D. 1000–1600) monuments in Michigan: (i) mounds and (ii) earthwork enclosures. Many of these features have been destroyed by modern development, and therefore, we conducted archival research to develop our monument occurrence database. We modeled each monument type separately using the same input variables. Analyzing variable contribution to MaxEnt output, we show that mound and enclosure landscape suitability was driven by contrasting variables. Proximity to inland lakes was key to mound placement, and proximity to rivers was key to sacred enclosures. This juxtaposition suggests that mounds met local needs for resource procurement success, whereas enclosures filled broader regional needs for intergroup exchange and shared ritual. Our study shows how MaxEnt can be used to develop sophisticated models of past cultural processes, including monument building, with imperfect, limited, presence-only data.

The Use of Geospatial Technologies in Flood Hazard Mapping and Assessment: Case Study from River Evros

2016 ◽  
Vol 174 (2) ◽  
pp. 679-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeliki Mentzafou ◽  
Vasiliki Markogianni ◽  
Elias Dimitriou
Keyword(s):  
Flood Hazard ◽  
Hazard Mapping ◽  
Geospatial Technologies

scholarly journals Workforce and its Impact on the Development of Geospatial Technologies to Support the Delivery Management of Urban Infrastructure: Current Status and Future Needs- A Case Study of Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3405-3414
Author(s):  
Mohammed Alqarni ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Geospatial Technologies ◽  
Riyadh City ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Geospatial Tools ◽  
Information And Communication

Geospatial technologies have created new opportunities for handling spatial information and are becoming more frequently used in many fields. As with other information and communication technologies, receiving growing attention in many disciplines where exerted efforts have been made to take full advantage of their rapid developments. Today, geospatial tools are employed in various fields related to urban management and planning, where they have become important tools in improving decision making. This, in turn, has led to a substantial demand for a qualified workforce able to harness the potential of these technologies. This study focuses on geospatial technology workforces working in the agencies responsible for service delivery in residential neighbourhoods in the city of Riyadh. The Delphi technique was used to understand the needs of the workforce and to highlight the aspects that can support users of these technologies to improve related activities. The study found that there is a shortage of qualified professionals who can bring about the desired outcomes regarding the potential offered by the use of these technologies. Issues of awareness, capacity-building and retention of qualified employees, along with lack of incentives, pose similar problems preventing the development of relevant activities. The results provide a number of strategies that may contribute to positive changes that can be implemented to overcome the challenges.

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