We present a GIS database of solar radiation and photovoltaic (PV) potential estimations of 10 European Union Candidate Countries created to support. The database was integrated with a web application to provide access also for a broad public. An application was developed to browse and query GIS maps and to do a simple calculation for any location in the region. The established web site provide...

The ability to visualize location and time information on satellite-generated maps using geographic information systems (GIS) such as Google Earth has enabled researchers with limited mapping expertise to use GIS for a wide range of applications. GIS holds special benefits for research in historical geography involving visualization of events and time-based changes in geographical information. ...

The paper describes environmental project ZmapujTo.cz which is intended to fight against illegal waste dumps in the Czech Republic with using geographic information systems (GISs). The smartphone/tablet GIS reporting application ZmapujTo has been developed. This free available mobile application enables to report illegal dumps and also overloaded containers of municipal waste. The project Zmapu...

SPreAD-GIS is a tool for modeling spatial patterns of anthropogenic noise propagation in natural ecosystems. SPreAD-GIS incorporates commonly available datasets on land cover, topography, and weather conditions to calculate noise propagation patterns and excess noise above ambient conditions for one-third octave frequency bands around one or multiple sound sources. User-specified noise source c...

This paper discusses the provision of GIS to non-GIS users. Intelligence plays a vital role in combating not only international terrorism but also domestic crimes. In order to explore the full potential of the intelligence materials available, GIS technology shall be made more accessible to non-GIS users, such as frontline police officers and other law enforcement agents. A standalone police/se...

Geographic information system (GIS) is a computer application system, which possesses the ability of manipulating spatial information and has been used in many fields related with the spatial information management. Many methods and models have been established for analyzing animal diseases distribution models and temporal-spatial transmission models. Great benefits have been gained from the ap...

Emergency management/Emergency service is a compelling domain for applying GIS Web Service. GIS Web Service expands the further development of GIS. A Web service is described using XML-standards like the WSDL (Web Service Description Language). Web Services, are different from Web applications, don’t require people to use; but software applications to call. Thus, the Web service does not have a...

Nowadays, the construction of a Geographical Information System on a commercial package takes up a great deal of time and resources. However, the distribution of such an application can be more expensive than the construction because of the need to distribute the commercial package with the application. Usually, commercial packages cover this lack by providing reduced versions from their powerf...

DOROTHY ALBRIGHT Fire Response GIS Application Geographic information system (GIS) support for the Incident Command System (ICS) has been evolving over the past several years. The U.S. Forest Service and Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies (FIRESCOPE) are spearheading an effort to create a standard approach to the problem. The result is an application design...

Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in construction disaster relief planning is presented. A case study of GIS developed for Fulton county in the state of Georgia is presented. The project identifies potential resource allocations and accessible roads network using TranCAD GIS computer program. This model could be used for a disaster relief project to identify the available reso...