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Hezekiah, Adebayo Oluwasegun. "GIS Analysis of Flood Vulnerable Areas In Benin- Owena River Basin, Nigeria." Indonesian Journal of Geography 49, no. 1 (July 28, 2017): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/ijg.12777.

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The frequency and intensity of flood disasters have become serious issues in the national development process of Nigeria as flood disasters have caused serious environmental damages, loss of human lives and other heavy economic losses; putting the issue of disaster reduction and risk management higher on the policy agenda of affected governments, multilateral agencies and NGOs. The starting point of concrete flood disaster mitigation efforts is to identify the areas with higher risk levels and fashion out appropriate preventive and response mechanisms. This research paper explored the potentials of Geographic Information System (GIS) in data capture, processing and analysis in identifying flood-prone areas for the purpose of planning for disaster mitigation and preparedness, using Benin-Owena river basin of Nigeria as a unit of analysis. The data used in this study were obtained from FORMECU and were entered and use to develop a flood risk information system. Analysis and capability of the developed system was illustrated and shown graphically. The research showed that over one thousand settlements harbouring over ten million people located in the study area are at grave risk of flooding. Key words: Flood, Risk, Vulnerability, Geographical Information System (GIS), River -Basin
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Sufiyan, Ibrahim, Umar Musa U, Muhammad K.D, Maryam A.A, and Dayyabu Babangida. "THE USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM TO ANALYSE PREVALENCE OF MALARIA PARASITE IN MINJIBIR, KANO STATE NIGERIA." INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER SCIENCE 4, no. 1 (January 2, 2021): 06–09. http://dx.doi.org/10.26480/imcs.01.2021.06.09.

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Malaria is one of the tropical diseases popularly known all over Africa. It is caused by the female Anopheles mosquitoes which transmit Plasmodium falciparum into human blood and result in high fever or sudden death. Based on this study, people from the less developed region have poor hygiene and sanitation that contributed to the spread of the vector causing malaria. In this study, geospatial techniques were applied to collect the samples, about 125 samples were collected. The GPS capture was employed using the satellite image to georeference the area study. The data obtained are of four types; the National Health Management Information System (NHMIS, National Malaria Elimination Programme; Malaria Health Product-Daily Consumption Register, Minjibir General Hospital (Federal Ministry of Health), Sample Field Survey (Questionnaire) and Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA). The results indicated that over 26.4% of children are vulnerable to malaria, 24.8% of infants and 24% of adults. The overall analysis of the 5 villages including minjibir Gari surveyed have 84% of people tested positive with plasmodium falciparum in their blood and a few over 16% were tested with a negative reaction.
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Ayeni, Bola. "Geospatial Information Science as a Paradigm Shift." Journal of Geospatial Science and Technology 1, no. 1 (November 1, 2014): 121–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.54222/afrigist/jgst/v1i1.8.

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This paper demonstrates that the advent of GIS has led to situations in the processes of scientific investigation that are indicative of a paradigm shift in both research focus and efforts in the environmental and social sciences, delivery of health facilities and services, and in numerous areas of urban and regional planning. It is argued that the deep involvement of Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS&T) in various national development activities has also led to a greater understanding of socio-political systems. It is demonstrated that GIS&T possesses the potentials to change how we abstract the world, how we reason about the world, and also how we organize and communicate with one another, thus opening new research frontiers. Furthermore, it is argued that as it is already changing the way people work in advanced countries, it could also change the way we work and interact in Nigeria. While recognizing the yawning gaps in the current level of awareness and usage of GIScience and Technologies in the Nigerian development process, some modest efforts of research addressing the needs of the technology were discussed. Of course, GIS offers geography as a science to develop a new microscope with which to view the world and possibly revive its glory as of the king or queen of the sciences. Ce papier demontre que l'avenement du Systeme d'Information Geographique (SIG) a conduit a des situations clans Jes processus d'investigation scientifique, qui soot indicatives d'un changement de paradigme tant dans Jes objectifs que Jes efforts dans Jes sciences environnementales et sociales, la fourniture des installations et des services de sante et dans beaucoup d'autres domaines d'amenagement urbain et regional. II est discute que !'implication profonde de la Science et de la Technologie de !'Information Geographique (GIS*T) dans Jes diverses activites de developpement national a aussi mene a une comprehension plus grande des systemes sociopolitiques. II est demontre que GIS*T possede des potentiels pour changer notre maniere d'entrevoir le monde, notre maniere de raisonner au sujet du monde et notre maniere d'organiser et de communiquer entre nous, ouvrant ainsi de nouvelles frontieres de recherche. En outre, ii est discute que comme ii est entrain de changer deja Ja fayOO dont Jes gens travaillent dans Jes pays avances, ii pourrait aussi changer la fayon dont nous travaillons et interagissons au Nigeria. En reconnaissant Jes ecarts baillants clans le niveau actuel de conscience et !'utilisation des Sciences et Technologies de !'Information Geographique dans le processus de developpement du Nigeria, quelques efforts modestes de la recherche abordant Jes besoins de la technologie ont ete discutes. Bien sur, Jes SIG presentent la geographie comme une science pour developper un nouveau macroscope avec lequel voir le monde et si possible ranimer sa gloire comme le roi ou la reine des sciences.
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Ologunorisa, Temi Emmanuel, Adebayo Oluwole Eludoyin, and Bola Lateef. "An Evaluation of Flood Fatalities in Nigeria." Weather, Climate, and Society 14, no. 3 (July 2022): 709–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-21-0168.1.

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Abstract Flood-induced fatalities are among the more poorly reported effects of flood disasters in many developing countries because of poor data inventory and management. Specific objectives of this study are to assess the spatial and temporal variations in flood fatalities in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa. The study explored available datasets from the National (Nigerian) Meteorological and Emergency Management Agencies as well as those from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory (DFO) at the University of Colorado Boulder and complemented those with scattered reports from Nigerian newspapers to achieve the stated objectives. Using a mix of statistical and geographical information analysis approaches, the study showed that most of Nigeria is vulnerable to flood, given the nature of the dominant climate that often results in “medium” to “high” rainfall intensity (i.e., rainfall = 38.1–50.1 mm or > 50.1 mm in 24 h, respectively), inadequate settlement planning/land-use and land-cover management, and dam failure. Analysis of the frequency of the flood–fatality relationship indicates an increase in flood fatalities by 4.7% relative to flood cases between 1985 and 2017. The study complemented the results with information from newspapers and some other non-peer-reviewed documents (especially reports from relevant agencies) and revealed the need for a better flood information management system in the country, especially since the national database and DFO records were not the same. The study concluded that flood fatalities are on the increase but are poorly reported. It thus recommends improved information systems for flood and other disasters and their fatalities in the country. Significance Statement The purpose of this study is to reveal the state of information on flood disasters in a typical sub-Saharan African country. This is important because information about the distribution and trend of fatalities associated with flood disasters is required for sustainable mitigation planning globally. Our results provide a guide to understanding the distribution and associated factors of flood disasters as well as the contributions of informal (newspaper) sources to the inventory of relevant records.
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Nwaerema P, Fred-Nwagwu WF, Jiya SN, Liman HM, Dangana K, Adama, CK, and Olubadewo-Joshua O. "Characterization of vehicular noise pollution and established health standards in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria." Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences 4, no. 1 (September 30, 2022): 072–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.53022/oarjls.2022.4.1.0067.

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This study investigated the characterization of vehicular noise pollution and established health standards in Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State, Nigeria. There were four types of data collected for this study: vehicular noise data were collected across the junctions and roundabouts using the Noise Level Meter (NLM); vehicular traffic data were generated by observation and counting vehicles that passed each junction and roundabout; vehicular traffic map was developed using the Global Positioning System (GPS) device analyzed in the Geographic Information System (GIS) environment and vehicular noise levels were matched with national and international standards respectively. The result indicated that Port Harcourt metropolis has exceeded both the national and international vehicular traffic noise standard of 70dB which has triggered physiological and psychological health challenges to residential areas and the general road users as well as the public. This study recommended that there should be improved road network across the city, especially the southern and western segments in order to ameliorate vehicular noise pollution. Effective road-safety management framework should be developed and implemented. Finally, state and national laws on noise pollution offenders should be implemented in order to reduce vehicular noise pollution and provide a safe as well as livable environment for Port Harcourt city dwellers.
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Swafiyudeen, Bawa, Usman Ibrahim Sa'i, Bala Adamu, Abubakar Aliyu Zailani, Adamu Abubakar Musa, and Shehu Nura. "Modelling Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV) Over Nigeria from Ground-Based GNSS." Geoplanning: Journal of Geomatics and Planning 8, no. 1 (May 20, 2021): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/geoplanning.8.1.41-50.

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Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) over the past and present time has shown a great potential in the retrieval of the distribution of water vapour in the atmosphere. Taking the advantage of the effect of the atmosphere on GNSS signal as they travel from the constellation of satellite to ground-based GNSS receivers such that information (water vapour content) about the atmosphere (mostly from the troposphere) can be derived is referred to as GNSS meteorology. This paper presents the spatiotemporal variability of Precipitable Water Vapour (PWV) retrieved from ground–based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) stations over Nigeria for the years 2012 to 2013. In this paper, the GNSS data were processed using GAMIT (ver. 10.70). The GNSS PWV were grouped into daily and monthly averages; the variability of the daily and monthly GNSS PWV were compared and validated with the daily and monthly PWV from National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and monthly Rainfall data for the study years respectively. The results revealed that the spatiotemporal variability of PWV across Nigeria is a function of geographic location and seasons. The result shows that there is temporal correlation between GNSS PWV, NCEP PWV and rainfall events. The research also affirms that GNSS PWV could be used to improve weather forecasting/monitoring as well as climate monitoring.
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Chineke, T. C., J. O. Ozuomba, M. C. Anumaka, J. C. Ojiaka, and O. C. Akwuegbu. "BOOSTING THE HARVESTING OF NIGERIA’S ABUNDANT RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIALS AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS." MATTER: International Journal of Science and Technology 8, no. 2 (July 19, 2022): 18–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.20319/mijst.2022.82.1833.

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Renewable energy has been highlighted not only as a means of satisfying the energy needs of Nigerians but also as a tool for the country's growth, thereby improving the income of the citizens who have more energy to work with, serving as the energy source for domestic and office use, in addition to reducing the carbon footprint from the conventional fossil fuels. From data obtained from the Photovoltaic Geographic Information System (PVGIS), the solar electricity potential at some selected cities in Southern Nigeria that ranges from 4.5 to 6.5 kWh/m2 has been presented as a tool, which when properly harnessed, can be used to mitigate avoidable energy-related “national disasters” such as unemployment and youth-restiveness, thereby accelerating Nigeria’s development. There is the urgent need to revise and effectively implement helpful laws and policies that support the addition of renewable energy sources for electricity generation. Lack of a coherent legal framework with incentives for the utilization of renewable energy is among the key factors causing poor utilization of renewable energy in Nigeria. Governmental and stakeholder collaboration is highly necessary for developing countries to robustly track renewable electricity adoption via laws aimed at boosting its adoption.
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Yisa, J., Oluwaseun Olubadewo-Joshua, and Oboh Satur Okosun. "Utilization of GIS Techniques as Decision Support System for Location of Filling Stations in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria." Geosfera Indonesia 4, no. 3 (November 25, 2019): 247. http://dx.doi.org/10.19184/geosi.v4i3.9713.

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The study demonstrated that spatial analysis with relevant socio-economic sources and physical parameter from different sources can be evaluated for the filling station sites planning. This has demonstrated the importance of Geographic Information System (GIS) application in predicting and determining of site criteria for filling stations facilities development, most especially in areas where there is land uses competition which requires consumer accessibility, sustainability, environmental safety, environmentally sensitive development solutions, etc. A stratified sampling technique was used to select the sample size and administration of the questionnaire. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, bar chart, pie chart and percentage and maps showing the sampled existing filling stations in the study area. The result shows the distribution of filling stations located across the study area. This study shows that GIS and multi-criteria analysis are essential tools to assist in correct siting to national planners and decision-makers in deciding the most appropriate filling stations location pattern to apply in Minna and its environs. Keywords: GIS, filling stations, spatial distribution, location, distance. References Aklilu, A., & Necha, T. (2018). Analysis of the spatial accessibility of addis Ababa’s light rail transit: The case of East–West corridor. Urban Rail Transit, 4(1), 35-48. doi:10.1007/s40864-018-0076-6 Dhiman, R., Kalbar, P., & Inamdar, A. B. (2019). Spatial planning of coastal urban areas in india: Current practice versus quantitative approach. Ocean and Coastal Management, 182 doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104929 Tah, D.S (2017). GIS-based locational analysis of Petrol filling stations in Kaduna metropolis: Science World Journal, Vol 12(2): 8-12. Emakoji, M.A., and Otah K.N (2018). Managing Filling Stations Spatial Database using an innovative GIS tool- a case study of Afipko City in Nigeria: Asian Journal of Geographical Research, 1(2):1-9, 2018 Jahangiri, M., Ghaderi, R., Haghani, A., & Nematollahi, O. (2016). Finding the best locations for establishment of solar-wind power stations in middle-east using GIS: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 66, 38-52. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.069 Jelokhani-Niaraki, M., Hajiloo, F., & Samany, N. N. (2019). A web-based public participation GIS for assessing the age-friendliness of cities: A case study in tehran, iran. Cities, 95 doi:10.1016/j.cities.2019.102471 Loidl, M., Witzmann-Müller, U., & Zagel, B. (2019). A spatial framework for planning station-based bike sharing systems. European Transport Research Review, 11(1) doi:10.1186/s12544-019-0347-7 Ma, Y., & Gopal, S. (2018). Geographicallyweighted regression models in estimating median home prices in towns of massachusetts based on an urban sustainability framework. Sustainability (Switzerland), 10(4) doi:10.3390/su10041026 Maanan, M., Maanan, M., Rueff, H., Adouk, N., Zourarah, B., & Rhinane, H. (2018). Assess the human and environmental vulnerability for coastal hazard by using a multi-criteria decision analysis. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 24(6), 1642-1658. doi:10.1080/10807039.2017.1421452 Khahro, S. H., Matori, A. N., Chandio, I. A., & Talpur, M. A. H. (2014). Land Suitability Analysis for Installing New Petrol Filling Stations Using GIS. Procedia Engineering, 77, 28–36. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2014.07.024 Mustapha, O.O (2016). Assessment of filling stations in Illorin, Kwara State, Nigeria using Geospatial technologies, IJSRCSEIT vol 1(2) 69-73, 2016 Naboureh, A., Feizizadeh, B., Naboureh, A., Bian, J., Blaschke, T., Ghorbanzadeh, O., & Moharrami, M. (2019). Traffic accident spatial simulation modeling for planning of road emergency services. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 8(9) doi:10.3390/ijgi8090371 Peprah (2018). Suitability analysis of siting oil and gas filling station using multi-criteria decision analysis and GIS approach- a case study of Tarkwa and environs- Ghana: Journal of Geomatics, vol 12(2): 158-166, 2018 Sacramento Gutierres, F., Torrente, A. O., & Torrent-Moreno, M. (2019). Responsive geographical information systems for spatio-temporal analysis of mobile networks in barcelona. Architecture, City and Environment, 14(40), 163-192. doi:10.5821/ace.14.40.5349 Vaz, E., Lee, K., Moonilal, V., & Pereira, K. (2018). Potential of geographic information systems for refugee crisis: Syrian refugee relocation in urban habitats. Habitat International, 72, 39-47. doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2017.02.001 Copyright (c) 2019 Geosfera Indonesia Journal and Department of Geography Education, University of Jember This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share A like 4.0 International License
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Ajide, Oyinloye M., and Olamiju I. Oluwadare. "Mapping Crime Hotspots in Akure, Nigeria: A GIS Perspective." Urban Studies and Public Administration 1, no. 1 (May 29, 2018): 135. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/uspa.v1n1p135.

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<p><em>African countries in recent times have witnessed an unprecedented level of insecurity. This has made national security threat to be a major issue for the government and has prompted huge allocation of the national budget to security. The objective of this paper is to mark out crime hotspot areas in the central area of Akure metropolis; and examine the rate at which crimes are committed, the surveillance method used and its effectiveness. The research made use of Google Earth imagery and Geographical Information System (GIS) technology to delineate crime hotspots in Akure. A 100m buffer was created around the identified crime hotspots to select houses that are susceptible to the impacts of crime activities in the study area. A structured questionnaire was also used to elicit information on crime, surveillance method, and effect of crime on the people and level of occurrence in the city among others. Findings identified six major crimes in eight hotspot areas; noise, loss of property and threat to life were some of the effects of hotspots on residents. The paper recommends construction/repair of roads in the core residential areas for effective surveillance of hotspots. The use of satellite images to combat crime in the city is also canvassed.</em><em></em></p>
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Onovo, Amobi, Abiye Kalaiwo, Moses Katbi, Otse Ogorry, Antoine Jaquet, and Olivia Keiser. "Geographical Disparities in HIV Seroprevalence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and People Who Inject Drugs in Nigeria: Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis." JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 7, no. 5 (May 24, 2021): e19587. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19587.

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Background The assessment of geographical heterogeneity of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID) can usefully inform targeted HIV prevention and care strategies. Objective We aimed to measure HIV seroprevalence and identify hotspots of HIV infection among MSM and PWID in Nigeria. Methods We included all MSM and PWID accessing HIV testing services across 7 prioritized states (Lagos, Nasarawa, Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Rivers, Benue, and the Federal Capital Territory) in 3 geographic regions (North Central, South South, and South West) between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017. We extracted data from national testing registers, georeferenced all HIV test results aggregated at the local government area level, and calculated HIV seroprevalence. We calculated and compared HIV seroprevalence from our study to the 2014 integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey and used global spatial autocorrelation and hotspot analysis to highlight patterns of HIV infection and identify areas of significant clustering of HIV cases. Results MSM and PWID had HIV seroprevalence rates of 12.14% (3209/26,423) and 11.88% (1126/9474), respectively. Global spatial autocorrelation Moran I statistics revealed a clustered distribution of HIV infection among MSM and PWID with a <5% and <1% likelihood that this clustered pattern could be due to chance, respectively. Significant clusters of HIV infection (Getis-Ord-Gi* statistics) confined to the North Central and South South regions were identified among MSM and PWID. Compared to the 2014 integrated biological and behavioural surveillance survey, our results suggest an increased HIV seroprevalence among PWID and a substantial decrease among MSM. Conclusions This study identified geographical areas to prioritize for control of HIV infection among MSM and PWID, thus demonstrating that geographical information system technology is a useful tool to inform public health planning for interventions targeting epidemic control of HIV infection.
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Epperson, Ann E. "Internet GIS as a Historic Place-Making Tool for Mammoth Cave National Park." TopSCHOLAR®, 2010. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/227.

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This project laid the groundwork for an Internet-delivered Public Participation Geographic Information System to facilitate exploration and discovery of the past communities of the Mammoth Cave Park area. The emergence of Internet Web 2.0 design along with distributed GIS services allows for anyone to interact with and add to the information found on central Internet sites. Historical geography often relies upon public participation from individuals outside the academic world to provide narrative descriptions, photographs and manuscripts of past places and events to augment information held by institutions and academia. A public-participation website for the Mammoth Cave Historic GIS (MCHGIS) created a central Internet location for dispersed and disparate data related to pre-park communities to be presented with a geographic context. The MCHGIS project allowed for visualization of the pre-park communities in unique ways and contributed new understandings of this pre-park area.
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Kepoglu, Volkan Osman. "The Contribution Of Geographic Information System To The Urban Planning Process In Turkey." Master's thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1043066/index.pdf.

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This thesis attempts to show the contribution of Geographic Information System to urban planning process in Turkey. GIS can enhance the planning system by providing an access to accurate, reliable and update geographical information, producing alternatives according to the scenario and ensuring participation in the evaluation of the alternatives. This is the high level contribution of GIS for the enhancement of planning. The contribution can occur
if certain conditions are sustained such as establishment of geographical data provision system among public institutions. Obviously, these are connected with available technical and social infrastructure. Although, there is not a digital infrastructure system among the public institutions, several general directorates have started to provide some geographical information in their works. These efforts should be increased in quality and quantity. From the planning point of view, we argue that these are not even at satisfying level to work with the GIS in the plan-making processes. To prove our argument, the use of GIS and technology in the Bank of Provinces and private planning offices are inquired. The results of the thesis study show that the Bank of Provinces is in the transition period for the use of GIS. Private planning offices are in the initial stage and some of them seem unable to adopt themselves if the plan-making process becomes digital, because of the extra costs for them. Therefore, geographical data provision policies among public planning institutions will determine the future development of GIS in the planning process.
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Skordinski, Karen R. (Karen Renee). "Ecological Association Between the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker and Southern Pine Beetle in the Homochitto National Forest: a Geographic Information System Approach." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279384/.

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Since the introduction of management practices by the Forest Service to stabilize red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) populations, the number of cavity trees killed by southern pine beetles (SPB) has increased. A model of the landscape ecology of RCW and SPB in the Homochitto National Forest was created using data collected from the Forest Service and Global Atmospherics. The conclusions of the study were that the RCW and SPB utilize the same type of habitat and the stand hazard maps are an accurate means of determining the locations of SPB infestations. The functional heterogeneity maps created for the SPB and RCW would be useful predictors of future occurrences of either species if complete data were obtained.
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Adejumo, Adedapo. "An assessment of data quality in routine health information systems in Oyo State, Nigeria." University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5497.

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Ensuring that routine health information systems provide good quality information for informed decision making and planning in health systems remain a major priority in several countries and health systems. The lack of use of health information or use of poor quality data in health care and systems results in inadequate assessments and evaluation of health care and result in weak and poorly functioning health systems. The Nigerian health system like in many developing countries has challenges with the building blocks of the health system with a weak Health Information System. Although the quality of data in the Nigerian routine health information system has been deemed poor in some reports and studies, there is little research based evidence of the current state of data quality in the country as well as factors that may influence data quality in routine health information systems. This study explored the data quality of routine health information generated from health facilities in Oyo State, Nigeria, providing the state of data quality of the routine health information. This study was a cross sectional descriptive study taking a retrospective look at paper based and electronic data records in the National Health Management Information System in Nigeria. A mixed methodology approaches with quantitative to assess the quality of data within the health information system and qualitative methods to identify factors influencing the quality of health information at the health facilities in the district. Assessment of the quality of information was done using a structured evaluation tool looking at completeness, accuracy and consistency of routine health statistics generated at these health facilities. A multistage sampling method was used in the quantitative component of the research. For the qualitative component of the research, purposive sampling was done to select respondents from each health facility to describe the factors influencing data quality. The study found incomplete and inaccurate data in facility paper summaries as well as in the electronic databases storing aggregate information from the facility data.
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Abdalla, Jacob Dzarma. "The evaluation of satellite imagery in a geographic information system (GIS) for monitoring land cover changes in a semi-arid area of north-eastern Nigeria." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410441.

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Steenkamp, Pieter Johannes. "Ecological suitability modelling for anthrax in the Kruger National Park, South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23358.

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Bacillus anthracis is the causal agent of anthrax which primarily affects ungulates, occasionally carnivores and less frequently humans. The endospores of this soil-borne bacterium are highly resistant to extreme conditions, and under ideal conditions, anthrax spores can survive for many years in the soil. The bacterium is generally found in soil at sites where infected animals have died. When these spores are exposed, they have the potential to be ingested by a mammalian species which could lead to an anthrax outbreak. Anthrax is almost never transmitted directly from host to host, but is rather ingested by herbivores while drinking, grazing or browsing in a contaminated environment, with the exception of scavengers and carnivores consuming infected prey. Anthrax is known to be endemic in the northern part of Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa (SA), with occasional epidemics spreading southward into the non-endemic areas. The aim of this study is to identify and map areas that are ecologically suitable for the harbouring of B. anthracis spores within the KNP. Anthrax surveillance data and selected environmental variables were used as inputs to the maximum entropy (Maxent) species distribution modelling method. Five-hundred and ninety-seven anthrax occurrence records, dating from the year 1988 to 2011, were extracted from the Skukuza State Veterinary Office’s database. A total of 40 environmental variables were used and their relative contribution to predicting suitability for anthrax occurrence was evaluated using Maxent software (version 3.3.3k). Variables showing the highest gain were then used for subsequent, refined model iterations until the final model parameters were established. The environmental variables that contributed the most to the occurrence of anthrax were soil type, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), land type and precipitation. A map was created using a geographic information system (GIS) that illustrates the sites where anthrax spores are most likely to occur throughout the Park. This included the known endemic Pafuri region as well as the low lying soils along the Shingwedzi-Phugwane-Bubube rivers and the Letaba-Olifants river drainage area. The outputs of this study could guide future targeted surveillance efforts to focus on areas predicted to be highly suitable for anthrax, especially since the KNP uses passive surveillance to detect anthrax outbreaks. Knowing where to look can improve sampling efficiency and lead to increased understanding of the ecology of anthrax within the KNP.
Dissertation (MMedVet)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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Sebake, Malete Daniel. "Assessing the motivators and barriers of interorganizational GIS data sharing for address data in South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24514.

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Address data within geographic information systems (GIS) is used as reference data to link personal and administrative information, thus making it possible to locate and deliver goods and services to eligible persons. Preferably, every country must develop and maintain a single national address database (NAD) to eliminate data redundancy and provide a common point of reference across the board. In South Africa, the challenge is that there are separate address databases, which are developed and maintained by various public and private organizations – with little or no cooperation on data sharing. Currently, the establishment of a Committee for Spatial Information (CSI) which is tasked with the implementation of the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI) and the publication of the South African Address Standard (SANS 1883) offer organizations an opportunity to collaborate towards the creation of a single address dataset. This research posits that the implementation of a successful data sharing initiative depends on the understanding of motivators and barriers of organizations participating in it. The research applied the case study method – with a semi-structured questionnaire – to assess the issues that motivate or obstruct GIS data sharing among three address organizations in South Africa. The results identified significant motivators that underlie the data sharing activities, e.g. reduced cost of data collection, improved data quality; and equally identified significant barriers that make organizations reluctant to enter into a data sharing initiative, e.g. data copyright and ownership, high staff-turnover, and lack of financial and technical resources. Although the case studies focused on address data in South Africa, the research findings can equally apply to other spatial datasets and are relevant for the successful implementation of the South African Spatial Data Infrastructure (SASDI).
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Börjesson, Alexandra. "Automatic Generation of Levels of Detail : A Study on the Swedish National Road Database." Thesis, KTH, Geodesi och satellitpositionering, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-254835.

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When creating a map, the amount of data and which geographical information chosen to bepresented are decided based on the purpose of the map. Trafikverket is responsible for theNational Road Database that is a reference road network with a large amount of dataconnected to it. The database is built at a carriageway level where several links can be usedto represent a single road. In this thesis the database has been studied as well as thepossibilities to create an automatic workflow that creates a generalisation to road level. Someapplications and analyses that use this database are requesting input data of a higher level ofdetail. It is also found important from a cartographic point of view. Possibilities to create alinear referencing for the data between the different levels was studied as well, to make theupdates between the levels easier and not having the need to maintain two differentdatabases. It would make it possible to inherit attributes and the generic features connectedto the network.The first fully automated workflow for a generalisation of an entire map was developed in theNetherlands in 2014. Several other agencies in Sweden and Norway are currently working ongeneralisations as well and using different approaches. Statens Vegvesen, which is theNational Road Agency in Norway, has already implemented the different levels of detail intheir road database. Lantmäteriet currently has a project where their goal is to create a fullyautomated map to easily change to a larger scale.After studying the programs used in other generalisations and which programs Trafikverketnormally use, FME and ArcGIS were chosen to be used in this thesis. A small study area waschosen, and the proper data was collected from the National Road Database. The study wasconducted by a set of experiments and trying different parameter values in order to obtain asatisfactory result.Three different areas where studied, where the goal was to find a sequence of functions thatsuccessfully generalised all the areas. The areas were parallel roads, complex intersectionsand roundabouts. The result consists of a suggested workflow, but alterations hade to bemade manually since it was not possible to find a fully automated generalisation for the areachosen. Therefore, a set of functions and tools that could be developed were collected as wellin the end to make a more automated workflow possible.The result found in this thesis show that if the cartographic generalisations are more studiedand examined it should be possible to get a more automated workflow to create ageneralisation between the different level of detail. However, it might be difficult to get theworkflow fully automated due to the complexity of the intersections.
När en karta skapas baseras mängden data och vilken geografisk information som skaförmedlas beroende på syftet med kartan. Trafikverket ansvarar för den NationellaVägdatabasen som är ett referensvägnät med en stor mäng data kopplad till vägnätet.Referensvägnätet är byggt på en körbanenivå. I det här arbetet har databasen studerats ochvilka möjligheter som finns för att skapa en automatisk generalisering till vägnivå. Det finnsett behov att representera data på en annan detaljnivå för vissa applikationer och analysersom använder sig av vägdatabasen. Det är även viktigt utifrån ett kartografiskt synsätt.Möjligheterna att skapa en linjär referering mellan de olika detaljnivåerna har undersökts, föratt förenkla uppdateringar mellan nivåerna samt att inte behöva ajourhålla två olikadatabaser. Det skulle även göra det möjligt att attribut och företeelser kan ärvas mellan deolika nivåerna.Det fösta helt automatiserade arbetsflödet för en generalisering av en karta utformades 2014i Nederländerna. Flera andra myndigheter i Sverige och Norge arbetar just nu med den härtypen av generaliseringar och har använt sig av olika tillvägagångssätt. Statens Vegvesen,vilket är den statliga myndighet som ansvarar för vägar i Norge, har redan implementerat olikadetaljnivåer i deras vägdatabas. Lantmäteriet har ett projekt med målet att skapa en fulltautomatisk generalisering för olika skalor.Efter att ha studerat de olika program som vanligtvis används vid generaliseringar samt vilkaprogram som Trafikverket använder sig av så valdes FME och ArcGIS i det här arbetet. Ettmindre studieområde valdes ut och relevant data hämtades från den NationellaVägdatabasen. Studien bestod av olika experiment och tester av olika parametervärden föratt få ett acceptabelt resultat.Tre olika områden studerades, där målet var att hitta en följd operationer som skapade enlämplig generalisering för alla områden. De tre olika områdena var parallella vägar,trafikplatser och cirkulationsplatser. Resultatet består av förslag på ett arbetsflöde, men delarhar behövt göras manuellt då det inte var möjligt att hitta en helt automatiseradgeneralisering för det valda området. Förslag på olika funktioner och verktyg som kanutvecklas har sammanställts, för att kunna utvecklade ett mer automatiserat arbetssätt.Resultatet av det här arbetet visar att om kartografiska generaliseringar studeras och testasmer skulle det kunna vara möjligt att skapa ett mer automatiserat arbetssätt med syfte attmöjliggöra generaliseringar mellan olika detaljnivåer. Det kan däremot vara svårt att få dettahelt automatiserat på grund av de olika komplexa trafikplatserna.
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Whalen, Kevin Christopher. "A map system to disseminate national science on forests for the creation of regional tree planting prioritization plans." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1510664712622379.

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Ferraz, Ronnie Anderson Gauna. "GEOMOB - CONTRIBUIÇÕES PARA A MOBILIZAÇÃO NACIONAL." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2013. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/9591.

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This study addresses the contributions of a geographic information system developed since the days of peace, for the planning and execution of a national mobilization to our country if faced with an international conflict. In this context, emphasis was given to Rio Grande do Sul, geographic area of responsibility of the 3rd Military Region (3rd MR), in which software is being deployed GeoMob. The emphasis of the study is given on this GIS software developed specifically to mobilize, through an agreement established between the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) with the 3rd RM. It presents tools and potential as a solution to the integration of information, processes, methods and techniques for the production of knowledge and advice tool in decision making. Brazil presents the potential targets of greed of other nations, proving the likelihood of Brazil suffer any interference from abroad. Explicitly provided for in the National Defense Policy (NDP) and the National Defense Strategy (EDN), documents Mobilization activity directors in the country, noting also the National Mobilization System (SINAMOB) Military, Mobilization System (SISMOMIL) and the Army Mobilization System (SIMOBE). The concept of Geographic Information System (GIS) and database, highlighting its features, capabilities, efficiency and convenience in favor of a mobilization, approaching from the possibilities of increasing the control of materials to dynamic control of logistics.
O presente estudo aborda as contribuições de um sistema de informações geográficas desenvolvido desde os dias de paz, destinado ao planejamento e execução de uma mobilização nacional, para no caso de nosso país deparar-se com um conflito internacional. Neste contexto, foi dada ênfase ao Rio Grande do Sul, área geográfica de responsabilidade da 3ª Região Militar (3ª RM), no qual o software GeoMob está sendo implantado. A ênfase do estudo se dá acerca deste software de SIG desenvolvido especificamente para mobilização, por intermédio de um convênio estabelecido entre a Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) com a 3ª RM. Apresenta suas ferramentas e potenciais, como solução para a integração de informações, processos, métodos e técnicas destinadas a produção de conhecimento e ferramenta de assessoramento na tomada de decisões. Apresenta os potenciais do Brasil, alvos de cobiça de outras nações, comprovando a probabilidade do Brasil sofrer alguma interferência de outros países. Explicita o previsto na Política de Defesa Nacional (PDN) e na Estratégia de Defesa Nacional (EDN), documentos diretores da atividade de Mobilização no país, apontando, ainda, o Sistema de Nacional Mobilização (SINAMOB), o Sistema de Mobilização Militar (SISMOMIL) e o Sistema de Mobilização do Exército (SIMOBE). Conceitua Sistema de Informações Geográficas (SIG) e Banco de dados, ressaltando suas características, potencialidades, eficiência e praticidade em prol de uma mobilização, abordando desde as possibilidades de incremento no controle de materiais até a dinamização no controle da logística.
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United States. Forest Service. Information Systems. National GIS plan: Geographic information system. Washington, D.C: U.S. Dept. of State, Forest Service, Information Systems, 1988.

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Aditya, Trias. The national atlas as a metaphor for improved use of a national geospatial data infrastructure. Enschede: International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, 2007.

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Aditya, Trias. The national atlas as a metaphor for improved use of a national geospatial data infrastructure. Enschede: International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, 2007.

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Kim, Chae-yŏng. Kukka chiri chŏngbo chʻegye kuchʻuk pangan yŏnʼgu =: Preliminary study on national geographic information system. Kyŏnggi-do Anyang-si: Kuktʻo Kaebal Yŏnʼguwŏn, 1995.

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Harrison, Howard E. Verification of a national water data base using a geographic information system. Portland, Or: U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.

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Geological Survey (U.S.), ed. Verification of a national water data base using a geographic information system. Portland, Or: U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.

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Munson, A. Steven. A geographic information system improves aerial sketch mapping for the spruce budworm. Fort Collins, Colo: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Pest Management, Methods Application Group, 1985.

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Scott, J. C. Computer software for converting ground-water and water-quality data from the National Water Information System for use in a geographic information system. Oklahoma City, Okla: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1991.

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National system for geospatial intelligence: Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) basic doctrine. [Bethesda, MD]: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, 2006.

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Nigeria. Federal Office of Statistics. Statistical master plan for strengthening the National Statistical System in Nigeria: 2004/05 - 2008/09. [Abuja?]: Federal Office of Statistics, 2004.

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Mukherjee, Amit. "Geographic Information System (GIS) for National Security." In India Studies in Business and Economics, 249–65. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7593-5_17.

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Lee, Po-Chang, Yu-Chuan Liu, Yu-Hsuan Chang, Joyce Tsung-Hsi Wang, Shu-Ching Chiang, and Hsueh-Yung Mary Tai. "Pursuing Health Equity." In Digital Health Care in Taiwan, 85–110. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05160-9_5.

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AbstractThis chapter explains why National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) decoupled the premium payment and right to health care to safeguard the medical right of the financially disadvantaged. Furthermore, various programs have been carried out to improve the accessibility and comprehensiveness of medical care for residents of remote and offshore islands. The National Health Insurance (NHI) has also progressively covered orphan drugs to meet the medical needs of patients with rare diseases.In addition to eliminating geographic and economic health disparity, the NHIA strives to improve health literacy and knowledge of the health insurance system of the public. “My Health Bank” was launched to enable its users to query personal medical and health information in real time to encourage self-health management and enhance the safety and quality of medical care. The NHI was introduced to elementary school pupils to acquaint the younger generation with its concept and have a more profound influence.
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Huntley, David, Peter Bobrowsky, Roger MacLeod, Drew Rotheram-Clarke, Robert Cocking, Jamel Joseph, Jessica Holmes, et al. "IPL Project 202: Landslide Monitoring Best Practices for Climate-Resilient Railway Transportation Corridors in Southwestern British Columbia, Canada." In Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 1 Issue 1, 2022, 249–65. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16898-7_18.

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AbstractThe paper outlines landslide mapping and change-detection monitoring protocols based on the successes of ICL-IPL Project 202 in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. In this region, ice sheets, glaciers, permafrost, rivers and oceans, high relief, and biogeoclimatic characteristics contribute to produce distinctive landslide assemblages. Bedrock and drift-covered slopes along the transportation corridors are prone to mass-wasting when favourable conditions exist. In high-relief mountainous areas, rapidly moving landslides include rock and debris avalanches, rock and debris falls, debris flows and torrents, and lahars. In areas with moderate to low relief, rapid to slow mass movements include rockslides and slumps, debris or earth slides and slumps, and earth flows. Slow-moving landslides include rock glaciers, rock and soil creep, solifluction, and lateral spreads in bedrock and surficial deposits. Research in the Thompson River Valley aims to gain a better understanding of how geological conditions, extreme weather events and climate change influence landslide activity along the national railway corridor. Remote sensing datasets, consolidated in a geographic information system, capture the spatial relationships between landslide distribution and specific terrain features, at-risk infrastructure, and the environmental conditions expected to correlate with landslide incidence and magnitude. Reliable real-time monitoring solutions for critical railway infrastructure (e.g., ballast, tracks, retaining walls, tunnels and bridges) able to withstand the harsh environmental conditions of Canada are highlighted. The provision of fundamental geoscience and baseline geospatial monitoring allows stakeholders to develop robust risk tolerance, remediation, and mitigation strategies to maintain the resilience and accessibility of critical transportation infrastructure, while also protecting the natural environment, community stakeholders, and the Canadian economy. We conclude by proposing a best-practice solution involving three levels of investigation to describe the form and function of the wide range of rapid and slow-moving landslides occurring across Canada, which is also applicable elsewhere.
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Opeyemi, Zubair A., and J. O. Akinyede. "Harnessing Nigeria’s Investment in Satellite Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security." In Geographic Information Systems, 1515–24. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2038-4.ch091.

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This paper examines the relevance of satellite technology in promoting and sustaining agricultural development and food security in Africa and Nigeria in particular. Some of the common problems facing agricultural development in Nigeria and Africa as a whole are discussed. The authors justify the relevance of Nigeria’s investment in satellite technology for improving agricultural production in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. The paper also presents selected applications of NigeriaSat-1 in sustainable agriculture and food security as embarked on by the government of Nigeria through the National Space Research and Development Agency. Policy recommendations were made to further boost agricultural production and food security in Africa and particularly Nigeria.
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Min, Tae-jung, and Heung-muk Cho. "Korea National Geographic Information System Metadata: Interim Standard." In World Spatial Metadata Standards, 375–92. Elsevier, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-008043949-5/50023-1.

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Alabi, Tunrayo, Kai Sonder, Olusoji Oduwole, and Christopher Okafor. "A Multi-Criteria GIS Site Selection for Sustainable Cocoa Development in West Africa." In Geographic Information Systems, 912–25. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2038-4.ch056.

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Cocoa occupies 6 million hectares in humid coastal West Africa where 70% of the world supply is grown, 90% of which is produced on 2 million family farms of 2 hectares or less. Here, at least 16 million people depend on cocoa but earn only $100/person/year from the crop. There is need to optimize the farming system, minimize the environmental impact of technologies, and improve socio-economic dynamics. This study identifies areas with potential for intensified cocoa farming and where maximum impact to household income could be achieved without deforestation. The selection involves defining suitability criteria, preparing an inventory of available data, determining suitability based on identified criteria, and combining suitability into hierarchical preferences based on weights proposed by local experts. GIS and Multi-Criteria land Evaluation technique using biophysical, socioeconomic, and demographic variables were employed in selection. Nineteen administrative units were selected in Nigeria where the intervention project could be implemented.
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da Câmara, António Sousa, António Silva Castro, and Rui Gonçalves Henriques. "Super Microcomputer Networks for a National Geographic Information System." In Cutting Edge Technologies and Microcomputer Applications for Developing Countries, 259–63. Routledge, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429042522-22.

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Chen, Yenming J. "GIS, Grid Computing and RFID in Healthcare Information Supply Chain." In Geographic Information Systems, 81–90. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2038-4.ch008.

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Several healthcare disasters have occurred in the past decade, and their occurrence has become more frequent recently due to one natural catastrophe after another. The medical application requirement for such a disaster management system includes effective, reliable, and coordinated responses to disease and injury, accurate surveillance of area hospitals, and efficient management of clinical and research information. Based on the application requirements, this case study describes a grid-based system in a health information supply chain that monitors and detects national infectious events using geographical information system (GIS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), and grid computing technology. This system is fault-tolerant, highly secure, flexible, and extensible, thus making it capable of operation in case of a national catastrophe. It has a low cost of deployment and is designed for large-scale and quick responses. Owing to the grid-based nature of the network, no central server or data centre needs to be built. To reinforce the responsiveness of the national health information supply chain, this case study proposes a practical, tracking-based, spatially-aware, steady, and flexible architecture, based on GIS and RFID, for developing successful infectious disaster management plans to tackle technical issues. The architecture achieves a common understanding of spatial data and processes. Therefore, the system can efficiently and effectively share, compare, and federate—yet integrate—most local health information providers and results in more informed planning and better outcome.
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McGuire, Steven. "Technology and the Multipolar Global Economy." In Geographic Information Systems, 108–21. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2038-4.ch010.

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The European Union has engaged in several attempts to increase the level of innovation in member states – largely without success. This chapter argues that a combination of global and regional issues explain this failure. What was once a process dominated by Europe and America, innovation is “going global,” with many countries now developing national innovation systems. European firms are conducting more of their research in emerging markets, and in Europe, firms seem unable to raise their share of overall research and development spending. The Commission, for its part, lacks the necessary regulatory and legislative powers to forge a new regional innovation system and is instead reliant on a policy mix of overarching objectives, some directed funding, and comparative analysis of member state policies.
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Dobson, Jerome E. “Jerry.” "Geography's Second Twilight." In Environmental Information Systems, 149–68. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7033-2.ch008.

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Jerome E. Dobson, professor emeritus, University of Kansas; president of the American Geographical Society; and recipient of the 2014 James R. Anderson Medal of Honor in Applied Geography, discusses his career in the context of America's academic purge of geography. Highlights include his time as a Jefferson Science Fellow with the National Academies and U. S. Department of State. Dobson has been recognized with two lifetime achievement awards for his pioneering work in geographic information systems (GIS) and as Alumnus of 2013 at Reinhardt University. His contributions include the paradigm of automated geography, his instrumental role in originating the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, and his leadership of the LandScan Global Population Database, the de facto world standard for estimating populations at risk. His recent research includes testing a new system for mapping minefields; designing and promulgating the current world standard for cartographic representation of landmines, minefields, and mine actions; and leading six AGS Bowman Expeditions.
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Conference papers on the topic "National Geographic Information System (Nigeria)"

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Lin, L. Yu, Tracy James, and Lee Fletcher. "Irrigation Pipe Network Design Using Geographic Information System." In National Conference on Environmental and Pipeline Engineering. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/40507(282)58.

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Eludoyin, A. O., O. M. Akinbode, and Ediang Okuku Archibong. "Combating Flood Crisis with Geographic Information System (GIS): An Example From Akure, Southwest Nigeria." In INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RAINFALL RATE AND RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION (ISRR '07). AIP, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2767046.

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Zhang, Han, and Jianhong Ma. "The Application Of Service-Oriented Information Sharing Program in Geographic Information System." In 2015 4th National Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering. Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/nceece-15.2016.117.

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Jiao, Jizong, Yaowen Xie, and Liang Shi. "Design and implementation of GIS by ComGIS: A case study in National Earthen Site Geographic Information System." In 2010 18th International Conference on Geoinformatics. IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/geoinformatics.2010.5567725.

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Todd, Alexandra, and Lindsay Ivey-Burden. "A Method of Mapping Sinkhole Susceptibility Using a Geographic Information System: A Case Study for Interstates in the Karst Counties of Virginia." In National Cave and Karst Research Institute Symposium 5. University of South Florida Tampa Library, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/9780991000951.1048.

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Wijayanie, Akira, Yudi Setiawan, Agus Hikmat, Pairah, Wardi Septiana, Mochamad Erlan, and Yoesri Hilmy. "Characterization of vegetation structure in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park corridor with drone technology and Geographic Information System (GIS)." In Sixth International Symposium on LAPAN-IPB Satellite, edited by Tien Dat Pham, Kasturi D. Kanniah, Kohei Arai, Gay Jane P. Perez, Yudi Setiawan, Lilik B. Prasetyo, and Yuji Murayama. SPIE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2539337.

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Iqbal Pranatio, Muhammad, Ari Yanuar Ridwan, and Mohammad Deni Akbar. "Design of Rice Logistic Geographic Information Systems Using SCOR, FMEA, and AHP Method to Support National Food Security Risk Mitigation System." In 2022 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Wireless and Mobile (APWiMob). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/apwimob56856.2022.10014212.

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Assis, Elvis, Emmanuel Tavares, Demóstenes Rodríguez, and Renata Rosa. "Information System for the Improvement of Telecommunication Service Quality." In XIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Sistemas de Informação. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/sbsi.2017.6095.

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This work describes an information system regarding to the telecommunication service with the goal to inform to the telephony service users about the operators signal quality and the users’ opinion about the telecommunication operators. The system contains information of cellular base station locations and the results are crossed with sentiment analyses of sentences extracted from a social network, which are related to the telecommunication services. The study aims to detect complaints and dissatisfaction of users about a determined service, helping to make a relation between the users’ complains extracted from social network with the number of base stations in the same geographic area of the user's social network. Therefore, the proposed information system can be used by the National Telecommunications Agency of each country for monitoring the quality-of-service of cellular network operators.
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Ejimuda, Chinonyelum, and Kingsley Okoli. "Design and Development of a Solar-Powered Pump System with Liquid Level Sensor and Controller Using Internet of Things Iot Technology." In SPE Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/207188-ms.

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Abstract Renewable energy in our world today has greatly helped the ecosystem by reducing the amount of carbon content in the atmosphere. Recent studies have shown that the dependence on the National grid and fossil fuels for generating power for pumps is becoming alarming and as such, an alternative source for energy generation to power the pump system necessitated this research. The research relies on solar-generated power for driving pumps as opposed to fossil fuels. A submersible centrifugal pump was used because of its wide usage in various industries such as Oil and Energy, Pharmaceutical, Breweries, Production industries, Water corporations, Domestic and Commercial buildings, etc. We designed and constructed an automatic solar-powered pump system, integrated, and programmed the sensors using Arduino microcontroller and C++ programming language, respectively. We analyzed the telemetry data from the sensors and predicted the illuminance of light on the solar panel and sent the information via a web server using a GSM module. The solar-based pumping system consists of a submersible centrifugal pump, solar panel, solar charge controller, battery, remote controller, GSM module, photo sensor and a liquid level sensor. The photo sensor returns values ranging from 0 to 1023. The higher values: 700 – 1023 indicate that the sensor is in darker surroundings. The lower values: 0 - 650 indicate lighter surroundings when there is sufficient light on the sensor or its surroundings on the web server which display the plotted values in real-time. The system has been found to be viable and economical in the long run compared to the conventional system which uses fossil fuels. The solar energy received from the sun is converted to electrical energy by the solar panel. A proportion of the energy is used during the day while some is stored in the battery to be used at night or when the weather is cloudy. The controller regulates the liquid level in storage with the aid of liquid level sensor and affords the user the opportunity to control the system remotely. This system can be used for small and remote applications.
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Parseliunas, Eimuntas, and Saulius Urbanas. "Features of Flexible E-Learning Modules Within Geographical Information Science for Vocational Training." In ASME 2008 9th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/esda2008-59093.

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The main features and general structures of two distant learning modules within geographical information science for vocational training are presented in this paper. “European Level Developments of Flexible Learning Models within Geographical Information Science (GIS) for Vocational Training (E-GIS)” was a pilot project under the Leonardo de Vinci Community action Programme on vocational training, within Geographical Information Science (GIS), to be implemented over a three year period, 2002–05. The project will be continued in 2008–2009 under the abbreviation eGIS+. The main objectives of the project is to establish co-operation between European Universities and GIS user organisations and to develop modularised courses intended for Internet based learning, establish links of communications between the partners in the project in order to disseminate and share “best practices” in different teaching situations and for different types of students. The course modules to be developed, all together, will constitute a one-year programme within GIS. This project mainly targets full time students, private and civil service employees within the European Union, but also similar categories in non-EU countries. The outcomes of the project is high level content, new net-based pedagogic method suited for accessing target groups of great diversity as regards pedagogic traditions, access to computers and bandwidth. Cooperation between the institutions will, certainly, give higher level courses than the individual institutions could possibly themselves. “Training of Lithuanian Geographic Information Infrastructure managers” is a project supported by European Union Structural Funds and National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of Lithuania Republic. The main objective of the proposed geographic information e-training system is to develop and provide the modularised Spatial Information Infrastructure courses intended for on-line based learning. This mainly will target employees of civil service and private business in Lithuania and European Union. Proposed curriculum is a set of modular courses adding up to 1.5-year part-time studies in the field of Geographic Information Science and Geographic Information Infrastructure.
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Reports on the topic "National Geographic Information System (Nigeria)"

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Timothy R. Carr. National Carbon Sequestration Database and Geographic Information System (NatCarb). Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/901088.

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Timothy R. Carr. National Carbon Sequestration Database and Geographic Information System (NatCarb). Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), February 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/881977.

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Kenneth Nelson and Timothy Carr. National Carbon Sequestration Database and Geographic Information System (NatCarb). Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/973556.

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Timothy R. Carr. NATional CARBon Sequestration Database and Geographic Information System (NATCARB). Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), January 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/875459.

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Baxter, S. L., M. L. Daum, and A. Scott. Assessment of needs and requirements for a geographic information system for Brookhaven National Laboratory. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), November 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10138788.

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Baxter, S. L., M. L. Daum, and A. Scott. Assessment of needs and requirements for a geographic information system for Brookhaven National Laboratory. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), November 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/6568572.

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Timothy R. Carr. NATIONAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION DATABASE AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (NATCARB) FORMER TITLE-MIDCONTINENT INTERACTIVE DIGITAL CARBON ATLAS AND RELATIONAL DATABASE (MIDCARB). Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), July 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/826358.

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Henderson, Tim, Vincent Santucci, Tim Connors, and Justin Tweet. National Park Service geologic type section inventory: Klamath Inventory & Monitoring Network. National Park Service, July 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2286915.

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A fundamental responsibility of the National Park Service (NPS) is to ensure that park resources are preserved, protected, and managed in consideration of the resources themselves and for the benefit and enjoyment by the public. Through the inventory, monitoring, and study of park resources, we gain a greater understanding of the scope, significance, distribution, and management issues associated with these resources and their use. This baseline of natural resource information is available to inform park managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public about the conditions of these resources and the factors or activities which may threaten or influence their stability. There are several different categories of geologic or stratigraphic units (supergroup, group, formation, member, bed) which represent a hierarchical system of classification. The mapping of stratigraphic units involves the evaluation of lithologies, bedding properties, thickness, geographic distribution, and other factors. If a new mappable geologic unit is identified, it may be described and named through a rigorously defined process that is standardized and codified by the professional geologic community (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature 2005). In most instances when a new geologic unit such as a formation is described and named in the scientific literature, a specific and well-exposed section of the unit is designated as the type section or type locality (see Definitions). The type section is an important reference section for a named geologic unit which presents a relatively complete and representative profile. The type or reference section is important both historically and scientifically, and should be protected and conserved for researchers to study and evaluate in the future. Therefore, this inventory of geologic type sections in NPS areas is an important effort in documenting these locations in order that NPS staff recognize and protect these areas for future studies. The documentation of all geologic type sections throughout the 423 units of the NPS is an ambitious undertaking. The strategy for this project is to select a subset of parks to begin research for the occurrence of geologic type sections within particular parks. The focus adopted for completing the baseline inventories throughout the NPS was centered on the 32 inventory and monitoring networks (I&M) established during the late 1990s. The I&M networks are clusters of parks within a defined geographic area based on the ecoregions of North America (Fenneman 1946; Bailey 1976; Omernik 1987). These networks share similar physical resources (geology, hydrology, climate), biological resources (flora, fauna), and ecological characteristics. Specialists familiar with the resources and ecological parameters of the network, and associated parks, work with park staff to support network level activities (inventory, monitoring, research, data management). Adopting a network-based approach to inventories worked well when the NPS undertook paleontological resource inventories for the 32 I&M networks. The network approach is also being applied to the inventory for the geologic type sections in the NPS. The planning team from the NPS Geologic Resources Division who proposed and designed this inventory selected the Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network (GRYN) as the pilot network for initiating this project. Through the research undertaken to identify the geologic type sections within the parks of the GRYN methodologies for data mining and reporting on these resources were established. Methodologies and reporting adopted for the GRYN have been used in the development of this type section inventory for the Klamath Inventory & Monitoring Network. The goal of this project is to consolidate information pertaining to geologic type sections which occur within NPS-administered areas, in order that this information is available throughout the NPS to inform park managers...
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Henderson, Tim, Mincent Santucci, Tim Connors, and Justin Tweet. National Park Service geologic type section inventory: Chihuahuan Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network. National Park Service, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2285306.

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A fundamental responsibility of the National Park Service is to ensure that park resources are preserved, protected, and managed in consideration of the resources themselves and for the benefit and enjoyment by the public. Through the inventory, monitoring, and study of park resources, we gain a greater understanding of the scope, significance, distribution, and management issues associated with these resources and their use. This baseline of natural resource information is available to inform park managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public about the conditions of these resources and the factors or activities which may threaten or influence their stability. There are several different categories of geologic or stratigraphic units (supergroup, group, formation, member, bed) which represent a hierarchical system of classification. The mapping of stratigraphic units involves the evaluation of lithologies, bedding properties, thickness, geographic distribution, and other factors. If a new mappable geologic unit is identified, it may be described and named through a rigorously defined process that is standardized and codified by the professional geologic community (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature 2005). In most instances when a new geologic unit such as a formation is described and named in the scientific literature, a specific and well-exposed section of the unit is designated as the type section or type locality (see Definitions). The type section is an important reference section for a named geologic unit which presents a relatively complete and representative profile for this unit. The type or reference section is important both historically and scientifically, and should be recorded such that other researchers may evaluate it in the future. Therefore, this inventory of geologic type sections in NPS areas is an important effort in documenting these locations in order that NPS staff recognize and protect these areas for future studies. The documentation of all geologic type sections throughout the 423 units of the NPS is an ambitious undertaking. The strategy for this project is to select a subset of parks to begin research for the occurrence of geologic type sections within particular parks. The focus adopted for completing the baseline inventories throughout the NPS was centered on the 32 inventory and monitoring networks (I&M) established during the late 1990s. The I&M networks are clusters of parks within a defined geographic area based on the ecoregions of North America (Fenneman 1946; Bailey 1976; Omernik 1987). These networks share similar physical resources (geology, hydrology, climate), biological resources (flora, fauna), and ecological characteristics. Specialists familiar with the resources and ecological parameters of the network, and associated parks, work with park staff to support network level activities (inventory, monitoring, research, data management). Adopting a network-based approach to inventories worked well when the NPS undertook paleontological resource inventories for the 32 I&M networks. The network approach is also being applied to the inventory for the geologic type sections in the NPS. The planning team from the NPS Geologic Resources Division who proposed and designed this inventory selected the Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network (GRYN) as the pilot network for initiating this project. Through the research undertaken to identify the geologic type sections within the parks of the GRYN, methodologies for data mining and reporting on these resources was established. Methodologies and reporting adopted for the GRYN have been used in the development of this type section inventory for the Chihuahuan Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network. The goal of this project is to consolidate information pertaining to geologic type sections which occur within NPS-administered areas, in order that this information is available throughout the NPS...
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Henderson, Tim, Vincent Santucci, Tim Connors, and Justin Tweet. National Park Service geologic type section inventory: Mojave Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network. National Park Service, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36967/nrr-2289952.

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A fundamental responsibility of the National Park Service (NPS) is to ensure that park resources are preserved, protected, and managed in consideration of the resources themselves and for the benefit and enjoyment by the public. Through the inventory, monitoring, and study of park resources, we gain a greater understanding of the scope, significance, distribution, and management issues associated with these resources and their use. This baseline of natural resource information is available to inform park managers, scientists, stakeholders, and the public about the conditions of these resources and the factors or activities that may threaten or influence their stability and preservation. There are several different categories of geologic or stratigraphic units (supergroup, group, formation, member, bed) that represent a hierarchical system of classification. The mapping of stratigraphic units involves the evaluation of lithologies, bedding properties, thickness, geographic distribution, and other factors. Mappable geologic units may be described and named through a rigorously defined process that is standardized and codified by the professional geologic community (North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature 2005). In most instances when a new geologic unit such as a formation is described and named in the scientific literature, a specific and well-exposed section or exposure area of the unit is designated as the type section or other category of stratotype (see “Definitions” below). The type section is an important reference exposure for a named geologic unit which presents a relatively complete and representative example for this unit. Geologic stratotypes are important both historically and scientifically, and should be available for other researchers to evaluate in the future.. The inventory of all geologic stratotypes throughout the 423 units of the NPS is an important effort in documenting these locations in order that NPS staff recognize and protect these areas for future studies. The focus adopted for completing the baseline inventories throughout the NPS was centered on the 32 inventory and monitoring networks (I&M) established during the late 1990s. The I&M networks are clusters of parks within a defined geographic area based on the ecoregions of North America (Fenneman 1946; Bailey 1976; Omernik 1987). These networks share similar physical resources (e.g., geology, hydrology, climate), biological resources (e.g., flora, fauna), and ecological characteristics. Specialists familiar with the resources and ecological parameters of the network, and associated parks, work with park staff to support network-level activities such as inventory, monitoring, research, and data management. Adopting a network-based approach to inventories worked well when the NPS undertook paleontological resource inventories for the 32 I&M networks. The planning team from the NPS Geologic Resources Division who proposed and designed this inventory selected the Greater Yellowstone Inventory & Monitoring Network (GRYN) as the pilot network for initiating this project. Through the research undertaken to identify the geologic stratotypes within the parks of the GRYN methodologies for data mining and reporting on these resources were established. Methodologies and reporting adopted for the GRYN have been used in the development of this report for the Mojave Desert Inventory & Monitoring Network (MOJN). The goal of this project is to consolidate information pertaining to geologic type sections that occur within NPS-administered areas, in order that this information is available throughout the NPS to inform park managers and to promote the preservation and protection of these important geologic landmarks and geologic heritage resources. The review of stratotype occurrences for the MOJN shows there are currently no designated stratotypes for Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR) or Manzanar National Historic Site (MANZ); Death Valley...
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