BACKGROUND A Community health assessment (CHA) involves the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in conjunction with other software to analyze health and population data and perform numerical-spatial problem solving. There has been little research on identifying how public health professionals integrate this software during typical problem solving scenarios. A better understanding of thi...

Now days, Geospatial Technology have become an important segment for evaluation and deployment of solar renewable energy systems, demanding close attention to issues of functionality, sustainability and usability. Whilst some research has begun to examine the functionality of Modelling & Assessment of systems but little attention has been paid. The work influences Solar Energy Modelling for Pho...

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are routinely used by public and private organisations and enterprises as well as lay persons. It is becoming an infrastructure and a preconditioning web implicitly embedded in our information society. Using a GIS is no longer a specialist endeavor. It is a daily activity of non-specialist, with or without being aware of it. This of courser changes the Wor...

A promising approach to environmental assessment and decision making analyses is based on integrating Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) and GIS tools. Integration of GIS and MCDA tools can be potentially achieved through interoperability, where these tools can exchange relevant information to tackle a particular environmental problem. However, the problem of semantic heterogeneity caused b...

Simulations of total runoff and fine sediment yield in Goodwin Creek watershed, which covers 21Ð3 km2 in Mississippi, were carried out using a hydrological model-GIS system. The system includes the recently released Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model version 2000 and AVSWAT version 1Ð0, the supporting interface with ArcView GIS. Among the required GIS input, some are commonly available...

This article provides an overview on the status of remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) applications in developing landscapelevel environmental indicators for estuarine ecosystem assessment. These broadscape indicators are related to near-shore water quality, submergent aquatic vegetation, coastal wetlands, as well as watershed landscape structure and pattern. Slightly diffe...

The aim of this contribution is to give an overview of recent developments in the use of Geographical Information Systems and Earth Observation which have been applied for improved landslide inventory mapping, landslide susceptibility and hazard assessment, elements at risk mapping, and finally landslide vulnerability and risk assessment. Geo-Information science and earth observation consists o...

Remote Sensing techniques with GIS were used to study the two sub-catchments of the upper catchment of Sukri River, Luni River basin. The measurement and analysis for the two sub-catchments were carried by using GIS for linear, areal and relief aspects. Both sub-catchments have low permeability, high surface run-off, and control of geologic structure. The morphometic analysis and measurements a...