Peter Burrough: A Research Appreciation

Principles of Geographical Information Systems

Propagation of errors in spatial modelling with GIS

One of the most powerful capabilities of GIS, particularly for the earth and environmental sciences, is that it permits the derivation of new attributes from attributes already held in the GIS database. For example, elevation data in the form of a digital elevation model (DEM) can be used to derive maps of gradient and aspect (Hutchinson and Gallant, Chapter 9); or digital maps of soil type and...

20 Years of AGILE

Preceded by a ‘personal word’ from the authors, the focus of this paper is on a number of facts and activities that together describe how AGILE developed from an idea in the garden of the late Peter Burrough in Wageningen in July 1997 to a mature and well known organization nowadays. After a short description of those very first years where the reason for existence was discussed that resulted i...

Dynamic GIS

Most GIS are an epitome of static, which is why to many people the word ‘dynamic GIS’ is an oxymoron. GIS usually is about data and to a much lesser degree about what can be done with the data. As such, GIS can be compared to early 20 century geography – an Aristotelian description of ‘where is what’ and ‘what is where’ (Barnes 1984). Process, and the notion of change, are acknowledged on the s...

The Structural Relationships Model of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion with Body Shame through Body Appreciation in Cancer Patients

Introduction: Cancer disease can cause body shame in patients by causing physical changes, which needs to be researched. Therefore, the present study was done aimed to investigate the structural relationship model of mindfulness and self-compassion with body shame through body appreciation in cancer patients. Methods: The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical popul...