In GIS, understanding the layout of interior spaces has important applications in the analysis of energy efficiency, indoor navigation and atmospheric pollution. However, detailed models of building internals are usually held in engineering or architecture software, including Building Information Modelling (BIM) software such as Autodesk Revit, and are not easily understood by GIS in this forma...

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services in academic libraries tend to differ, based on availability of GIS data, software, hardware, and staff expertise. GIS services at the University of Kansas are closely aligned with support for government information, data, maps, and statistics. Thus, our responses to users’ needs are often naturally collaborative, optimizing the expertise of multiple...

Domestic waste water treatment using Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (OSTDS) (also known as septic systems) is a source of nitrogen contamination in groundwater and surface water. Estimating nutrient load from septic systems as a storm water source to surface water bodies is important to reduce nutrient load in support of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) programs. Software packages ...

Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) education and implementation is rapidly being adopted by universities in developing countries, such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Until recently, the use of GIS and RS in education in the UAE was hindered by the cost of hardware and the complexity of software. With the price/performance increase of desktop computer capabilities an...

Original scientific paper In recent years information technology has grown very rapidly. In the context of GIS, Free/Open source concept and also three-dimensional implementation have had more development too. The usage of these types of software is increasingly growing because of reasons such as security, open standards, vendor independence. In this regard, one of the most significant problems...

This study focuses on landslide susceptibility mapping in the Daunia area (Apulian Apennines, Italy) and achieves this by using a multivariate statistical method and data processing in a Geographical Information System (GIS). The Logistic Regression (hereafter LR) method was chosen to produce a susceptibility map over an area of 130 000 ha where small settlements are historically threatened by ...

ABSTRACT This paper describes the Active Response GIS (AR/GIS) for resource planning and land­ allocation deliberation. AR/GIS is an integrated system which combines GIS and electronic meeting software. This combination provides the voting, information organization, and brainstorming of an electronic meeting system, and supports interaction with geographic data sets. The AR/GIS system can impro...

The GIS software sector has developed rapidly over the last ten years. Open Source GIS applications are gaining relevant market shares in academia, business, and public administration. In this paper, we illustrate the history and features of a key Open Source GIS, the Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS). GRASS has been under development for more than 28 years, has strong ties...