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Street network created by proximity graphs: Its topological structure and travel efficiency
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)There exists a large body of basic research on street networks using proximity graphs from various viewpoints. In the present study, we employ proximity graphs based on β-skeletons which change in response to variations ... -
An algorithm for segmenting a feature set into equitable regions
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)A set of geographic features of the same class representing a geographic area is often required to be divided in to several subsets/regions so that the sum of a numeric attribute of the features in each subset/region ... -
Crowdsourced-based mapping of historical west-to-east routes from the textual accounts of European Travelers
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)Through the centuries, numerous travellers and orientalists visited Persia (Iran) and described the country and its inhabitants in their travel writings. These travel accounts comprise valuable historical information about ... -
How to visualize the geography of Swiss history
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)Efficient and effective access to and knowledge construction from massively growing spatial and non-spatial databases available online today have become major bottlenecks for the rapidly evolving information society at ... -
Improving equity of public transportation planning. The case of Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)Public transport planning requires consideration of equity in access of the population to the transport service. This paper presents a methodology for the analysis of public transport in the city of Palma and its evaluation ... -
Evaluation of subjective preferences regarding indoor maps: comparison of schematic maps and floor plans
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)In this study, we investigate subjective preferences regarding floor plans and schematic maps in the use of a map in an indoor environment. To achieve this, we performed a qualitative experiment with a random user sample; ... -
Fuzzy viewshed, probable viewshed, and their use in the analysis of prehistoric monuments placement in Western Slovakia
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)Viewshed analysis is used in many fields (e.g. landscape architecture, military, or archaeology) to determinate locations visible from one or more observation points in order to examine suitability of the placement of ... -
Data Scarcity or low Representativeness?: What hinders accuracy and precision of spatial interpolation of climate data?
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)Data scarcity is a major scientific challenge for accuracy and precision of spatial interpolation of climatic fields, especially in climatestressed developing countries. Methodologies have been suggested for coping up ... -
Enhancing the role of Citizen Sensors in Mapping: COST Action TD1202
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)This article introduces a strategic initiative, COST Action TD1202, focused on the role of citizen sensors in mapping. It outlines the Action’s scope, aims and current status. In particular, the article outlines the potential ... -
Noise map: professional versus crowdsourced data
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)The goal of the recent study is to evaluate the usability of the data measurement capability of an average smartphone and make a comparative study on available open source mobile applications potentially suitable to noise ... -
IDE-OTALEX C. The big challenge of the first Crossborder SDI between Spain and Portugal
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)The SDI implementation is an average difficult work. There should be an understanding between political and scientific interests, technological advances and it is also quite recommended to meet the needs of citizens. A ... -
Characteristics of Citizen-contributed Geographic Information
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)Current Internet applications have been increasingly incorporating citizen-contributed geographic information (CCGI) with much heterogeneous characteristics. Nevertheless, despite their differences, several terms are often ... -
GEOSUD SDI: accessing Earth Observation data collections with semantic-based services
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)Ecosystems and territories are complex systems involving multidisciplinary approaches on different time scales and different locations. Yet, mastering the spatial information on these systems is critical to lead a relevant ... -
The effects of different verbal route instructions on spatial orientation
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 ... -
Comparing Knowledge-Driven and Data-Driven Modeling methods for susceptibility mapping in spatial epidemiology: a case study in Visceral Leishmaniasis
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)The aim of this study is to compare knowledge-driven and data-driven methods for susceptibility mapping in spatial epidemiology. Our comparison focuses on one of the arguably most important requisites in such models, namely ... -
Using Crop Phenology to Assess Changes in Cultivated Land after the Anfal Genocide in Iraqi Kurdistan
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 ... -
Agile access to sensor network
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)The work in this paper aims at increasing the interoperability and improving accessibility of data provided by sensor networks. This way, this data can be employed by different devices and with diverse context requirements, ... -
Geographic Information Technologies for analysing the digital footprint of tourists
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)As part of a study on the use of the city by visitors, this paper discusses the technical solution adopted in order to analyse and exploit the geo-digital footprint generated by the said visitors using GPS devices. -
A comparative study on VGI and professional noise data
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)The ubiquitous nature of mobile devices and its growing presence in urban areas, turn them up into low cost environmental monitoring platforms. In this field, several authors made different efforts to provide alternatives ... -
Geo-Information Visualizations of Linked Data
AGILE Digital Editions (2014-06)Linked Data provides an ever-growing source of geographically referenced data for application development. In this paper, we analyse the workflow behind the development of such an application. Using two examples based ...