In the research project called !fA Guide map for Finnish Rural Areas" we have developed an entirely new map production process as well as the map output. The goal was to develop a map for different distribution purposes, for emergency vehicle use as well as for general transportation. The source information was gathered as follows: land use information was interpreted from Landsat satellite ima...

Monitoring of chemical processes is becoming increasingly difficult as a result of growing complexity and larger scale of operation. In this paper, Kohonen self-organizing map s (SOM) is used to monitor the operation of a lab-scale distillation column and to identify process states. SOM projects high -dimensional data to a lower two dimensional grid maps while preserving the metric relations of...

This paper evaluates a number of tools for the redesign of processes through the use of two case studies based in the UK Police Service. There is a particular emphasis on the use of Business Process Simulation in conjunction with Activity Based Costing and Activity Based Budgeting within the context of a Business Process Reengineering approach. The use of a balanced scorecard and marking guide ...

Self-localization is the process of identifying one’s current position on a map, and it is a crucial part of any wayfinding process. During self-localization the wayfinder matches visually perceptible features of the environment, such as landmarks, with map symbols to constrain potential locations on the map. The success of this visual matching process constitutes an important factor for the su...