GIS mapping Articles

Although two years have already passed after the East Japan Great Earthquake in 2011, outstanding topics such as having a resilient network for disasters still remain. The rural areas are considered more likely isolated from others because of limited transportation and network resources compared with the urban areas. In this paper, we introduce the resilient network with cognitive wireless ...

May 26, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

The US Consequence Management (CM) response element uses specific methodologies for dealing with the release of nuclear/radioactive material into the environment and has identified the potential impacts to the public and the environment. This paper will describe the history of how CM evolved, an overview of the current methods and response structure and include technical sections describing the ...

Jul. 1, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

The presence of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), particularly estrogenic compounds, in the environment has drawn public attention across the globe, yet we currently lack a clear understanding of the extent and distribution of estrogenic EDCs in surface waters and their relationship to potential sources. The objective of our study was to identify and examine the potential input of ...

Nov. 4, 2014

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

ABSTRACTManager’s decision capabilities can be improved through a better understanding of a system’s inter-dependability. Communication and planning during non-emergency periods enable managers and engineers to review the impacts that would be expected during several scenarios, and what system improvements could be made to minimize those impacts. The plan that DC WASA developed helped managers ...

Oct. 21, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

The conventional uses of geographic information systems (GIS) in environmental management have been criticized for being undemocratic and avoiding the social dimension of these issues. To address these criticisms, new participatory approaches are being developed by the GIS community. These new techniques involve the integration of conventional spatial data and mental maps showing communities' (or ...

Jan. 25, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Accelerated soil erosion is an undesirable process that adversely affects the conservation of water and soil. This paper used a procedure linking the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) and geographic information system (GIS) to map the soil erosion level from 1990 to 2010 caused by land-cover change in the Dongjiang River basin, China. Results indicate that the significant land-cover ...

Dec. 6, 2015

By IWA Publishing

In recent years, contamination of water in water distribution systems (WDS) has been recognized as a major cause of waterborne diseases. Owing to old and deteriorated pipes, and the presence of pollution sources in contact with the supply line, water boards often decide to replace the network in the interests of public health. This being a cost-intensive and time-consuming programme, decision ...

Dec. 31, 2009

By IWA Publishing

Introduction In the last few decades the ecological awareness has risen to a whole new level. Today investments and actions are made to improve the waste management which were previously unthinkable. One of the major steps in the waste management process is locating and estimating the amount and condition of the waste in the disposal areas. GPR surveys are irreplaceable and very ...

May 21, 2012

By Geoscanners AB

The transition to sustainability requires not only an understanding of the risks that society is facing but the development of pathways that will enable the shift towards sustainability. Such risks include not only resources and global warming but also established economic models and social ethics and values. This paper identifies how the risks facing global societies are being addressed, and ...

Sep. 29, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

Diagnosing the causes of impaired ecosystems in the marine environment is critical for effective management action. When ecological impairment is based on toxicological or biological criteria (i.e. degraded benthic community composition or toxicity test results), managers are faced with the additional problem of diagnosing the cause of impairment before plans can be initiated to reduce the ...

Mar. 21, 2012

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The 2002 Defense Authorization Act, requires a comprehensive assessment of unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents located at current and former defense sites. To support this requirement, the Army National Guard (ARNG) is conducting a assessment of the environmental vulnerabilities at its Training Centers. The goals of the assessment include providing ...

Dec. 31, 2002

By Weston Solutions, Inc

Mining industry is a global marketplace where any project in any place could attract investors and create new ventures. Such opportunities have been introduced for Turkish and foreign investors via “Bulletin of Mining Concessions and Projects”, which has been published as a free supplement of Madencilik Türkiye Magazine since 2010. In its latest issue of the Bulletin (October ...

Oct. 10, 2019

By MAYEB Basın Yayın İnsan Kaynakları Ltd. Şti.

Abstract During routine regulatory potable water quality sampling in distribution systems related to the Total Coliform Rule, utilities can sometimes experience anomalous detections of total coliform bacteria and/or fecal coliform bacteria in the distribution system samples. Frequently, the regulatory-required retesting of the same sample locations reveals no detection of bacteria, and thus ...

Oct. 12, 2007

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

The reported research project focuses on using a database which contains details of customer contacts and CCTV data for a key Scottish catchment to construct a GIS based sewer condition model. Given the nature of the asset registry, a key research challenge was estimating the age of individual lengths of pipe. Within this context, asset age was inferred using the estimated age of surface ...

Apr. 30, 2010

By IWA Publishing

City of Montebello wanted to implement a comprehensive sewer master plan. At the same time they wanted to embark on implementing a GIS program. The solution was to combine the two and utilize the power and versatility of GIS as the core technology for performing the sewer master plan. In this paper we will show how the City accomplished its primary objectives which included: Modernizing its ...

Oct. 20, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

This paper describes a study of urban flooding in downtown Kunming, China, simulating a major flood event that occurred in July 2008 using an improved two-dimensional (2D) hydraulic model enhanced with courtyard-level sewer data (CLSD). Although municipal authorities are not responsible for ‘private’ courtyard sewers, available records were specifically added to this model, ...

Feb. 5, 2015

By IWA Publishing

ABSTRACTThe ability of a small community water infrastructure system to provide safe drinking water and protect the environment is heavily influenced by the utility’s financial sustainability. Particularly in this era of declining grant dollars, coupled with higher costs for construction, operation and maintenance, the economic viability of the small system is threatened. New alternative ...

Oct. 21, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) commissioned a team of scientists to assess the change in vulnerability of EU Member States to infectious disease over the next fifty years as a result of projected changes in climate. Vose lead the modelling part of the project, developing a range of indices that allowed ‘heat maps’ to be produced showing regions down to ...

Sep. 7, 2014

By Vose Software

Rapid industrial growth in the province of Khuzestan in the south west of Iran has resulted in disposal of about 1750 tons of solid waste per day. Most of these industrial solid wastes including hazardous wastes are disposed without considering environmental issues. This has contributed considerably to the pollution of the environment. This paper introduces a framework in which to develop a ...

Jun. 24, 2006

By Center for Environment and Energy Research & Studies (CEERS)

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software is used to analyze rainwater harvesting potential in Escambia County, Florida, USA. The approach presented can be replicated using LiDAR data, and the infrared spectrum of National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery. GIS surface maps are analyzed in combination with local utility consumption data to determine potential reductions in potable ...

May 30, 2017

By IWA Publishing