• openAccess   Texas PanHandle Climate Change Interactive GIS Web Application 

      Modala, Naga Raghuveer AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      A geographic information system (GIS) web application was developed to show the temporal and spatial variability of bias corrected historic and future climate change across the Texas PanHandle region. Spatially downscaled ...
    • openAccess   The CartoCiudad gamble on Open Source and value-added services 

      González, Alicia; Rodríguez, Antonio; Sevilla, Celia; Villalón, Miguel AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      CartoCiudad is a seamless cartographic database all over Spain where all road network is topologically structured and connected. This database, built from data managed by public organizations, is the result of harmonization ...
    • openAccess   The effects of different verbal route instructions on spatial orientation 

      Li, Rui; Fuest, Stefan; Schwering, Angela AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      Providing cognitively effective wayfinding instructions is an ongoing research agenda. In addition to providing instructions that are easy to follow, work has started to address instructions that can potentially facilitate ...
    • openAccess   Towards initiating OpenLandMap founded on citizens’ science: The current status of land use features of OpenStreetMap in Europe 

      Arsanjani, Jamal Jokar; Vaz, Eric; Bakillah, Mohamed; Mooney, Peter AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      Land use inventories are important information sources for scholarly research, policy-makers, practitioners, and developers. A considerable amount of effort and monetary resources have been used to generate global/regional/local ...
    • openAccess   Towards spatio‐temporal data modeling of geo‐tagged shipping information 

      Mobasheri, Amin; Bakillah, Mohamed AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      Spatio-temporal data models deal with capturing information characterized by both spatial and temporal semantics. In this paper we review current approaches for spatio-temporal data modelling and present out initial results ...
    • openAccess   “Troy is ours – How on earth could Clytaemnestra know so fast?" 

      Tienaah, Titus; Stefanakis, Emmanuel AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      This paper introduces a web application developed to highlight Aeschylus’ perception on the transmission of a message from Troy to Mycenae through a series of beacons; a case study that investigates the veracity of an ...
    • openAccess   Usability Patterns for Geoportals 

      Henzen, Christin; Bernard, Lars AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      Current geoportals and metadata catalogues, as user interfaces for discovery and exploration for geodata do still suffer from lacking usability, regardless whether experts or non-expert users are considered. Design patterns ...
    • openAccess   Using Crop Phenology to Assess Changes in Cultivated Land after the Anfal Genocide in Iraqi Kurdistan 

      Eklund, Lina; Persson, Andreas; Tang, Jing; Selander, Mitch; Borg, Martin AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      The Anfal genocide campaign, carried out by the Iraqi government against the Kurdish population in 1988, has been reported to have severe consequences for agriculture and food security by causing large scale land ...
    • openAccess   Using Open Street Maps data and tools for indoor mapping in a Smart City scenario 

      Amat, Guillermo; Fernández, Javier; Arranz, Álvaro; Ramos, Ángel AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      This paper explains the experience of implementing a Smart City scenario using Open Street Maps tools and data. An indoor mapping system including not only a localization and navigation solution, but also a natural speaking ...
    • openAccess   Utilization of NoSQL database for disaster preparedness 

      Tampubolon, Winhard AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      Nowadays, in the age of big data, geodatabases become more critical with respect to geospatial data volume, variety and capacity. It is required that geodatabases must be capable enough to cope with high stakes of geospatial ...
    • openAccess   VGI Edit History Reveals Data Trustworthiness and User Reputation 

      D’Antonio, Fausto; Fogliaroni, Paolo; Kauppinen, Tomi AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) is an approach to crowdsource information about geospatial features around us. People around the world are engaged with typing in their observations about the world (like locations ...
    • openAccess   Visualization of uncertain catchment boundaries and its influence on decision making 

      Pyysalo, Ulla; Oksanen, Juha AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      In this poster, we introduce an on-going project where uncertainty-aware drainage divides were calculated, visualized, and tested as background data for the decision-making process.
    • openAccess   Workforce Demand Assessment to Shape Future GI-Education – First Results of a Survey 

      Hofer, Barbara; Wallentin, Gudrun; Traun, Christoph; Strobl, Josef AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)
      Geographic Information Science & Technology (GIS&T) is constantly evolving in scientific and technological terms. In 2006 the GIS&T Body of Knowledge (BoK) initiative has provided a domain inventory that serves as a ...