This paper demonstrates the possibilities of a Geographical Information System (GIS) for investigating and explicating spatial variation short-range viewshed aesthetic appeal in World Heritage coastal dune forest area. The study pursues following objectives: (1) develop trial GIS-based algorithm computing Aesthetic Appeal Index Short-Range Viewshed (?); (2) deliver an output map showing compute...

Image retrieval of landscape photographs requires accurate annotation using multi-faceted descriptions relating to the subject and content of the photograph. The subject of such photographs is dominantly the terrain and spatial objects visible from the photographer’s viewpoint. While some spatial objects in the background may be obscured by foreground vegetation, other visible spatial objects b...

In archaeological research, visibility analysis is usually based on binary viewshed maps. However, Digital Elevation Models inherently contain errors due to inaccuracies in the original topographic data and the data structure used. Therefore the binary classification will be subject to an unknown amount of error. It would be more appropriate to use a method for visibility calculation which allo...

Background: Little kinematic or kinetic information is available to understand risks associated with water skier falls. The present study assessed accelerations during low-speed falls and then contrasted these data against information obtained from automotive crash tests to better delineate risk of injury. The goal was to establish baseline impact information for low-speed falls during water sk...

We present an approach to determine the credibility of content provided within a visual VGI source such as Flickr. We propose analysing the variability of selected user and photo metadata of geotagged Flickr photos with the location correctness of these images, which is our reference quality measure. These observed user and photo metadata can help to infer the credibility of contributors.

background & aim: fear of fall is well-known risk factor for falls among senior citizens. however, the mechanism by which fear of falls can facilitate falls is not clear. this study hypothesized that falls self-efficacy can play a role in relationship between fear of falls and falls. there has been rapidly growing literature on falls among senior citizens, and however, the role of falls selfeff...