Drought Occurrence in Central European Mountainous Region (Tatra National Park, Slovakia) within the Period 1961–2010 by Jaroslav Vido, Tsegaye Tadesse, Zbyšek Šustek, Radoslav Kandrík, Miriam Hanzelová, Jaroslav Škvarenina, Jana Škvareninová, Michael Hayes

“…The main goals of this research include identifying drought variability and its characteristics over the Tatra National Park in the West Carpathians (Slovakia), especially to characterizing drought variability and its spatial pattern across the Tatra National Park from 1961 to 2010 using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and standard Geographic Information System (GIS) methods. The results showed that frequency of drought occurrence has cyclic pattern with approximately 30-year period. …”
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Quantum GIS (QGIS): An introduction to a free alternative to more costly GIS platforms by Jeffry M. Flenniken, Steven Stuglik, Basil V. Iannone

“… Geographic information system (GIS) software packages can be prohibitively expensive, causing many to shy away from mapping and spatial analysis. …”
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The Analysis of Diffusion and Priorities of ICT Centers in Rural Areas of Zabol by Gharib Fazelniya, Akbar Kiani, Ali Esmailzadeh

“…For this purpose, the TOPSIS and Geographical Information System (GIS) methods are used in this thesis to select the supreme village in which each rural center is studied due to the following factors: the distance from Zabol, bank, postal, communication services, and information technologies. …”
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Disaster Management and Identification of Safe and Hazardous Landslide Zones in Rural Areas of Sarwabad County by vahid riahi

“…This research is methodologically analytical and essentially functional, and, by using geographical information system (GIS) and the analytical hierarchical process (AHP), the researchers analyzed the data and the layers and provided the ultimate version of combined hazard maps and also overlaying maps for the purpose of factorial assessment. …”
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Assessment of the Geomorphological Diversity of Komati Gorge, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa by Mukhodeni Mudau, Edmore Kori

“…This paper uses SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission) data and GIS (Geographical Information System) techniques to assess the geomorphological diversity of Komati Gorge, in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. …”
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Identifying Vegetation Dynamics and Sensitivities in Response to Water Resources Management in the Heihe River Basin in China by Dongqin Yin, Xiang Li, Yuefei Huang, Yuan Si, Rui Bai

“…The MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and its derivative indices, coupled with Geographic Information System (GIS), are introduced to explore ecosystem evolution at the pixel level, based on the hydrological and meteorological data in the whole region at varying temporal and spatial scales. …”
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Development of a Territorial Planning Model of Wind and Photovoltaic Energy Plants for Self-Consumption as a Low Carbon Strategy by Francisco Santana-Sarmiento, Sergio Velázquez-Medina

“…The methodology employed was based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and geographical information systems (GIS), and the general area considered was the island of Gran Canaria (Spain). …”
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ANALYSIS OF POROSITE-NEUTRON (NPHI) LOGGING DATA FROM THE KINKASI FIELD: THE CASE OF THE G UP, F AND E HORIZONS OF THE CENOMANIAN RESERVOIR (D.R. CONGO COASTAL BASIN) by Munene Asidi Djonive, Kanika Mayena Thomas, Manteko Matondo Emmanuel, Nsitu Nsitu Djeskin, Biduaya Ngalamulume Jeff, Bangama Kabongo Augustin

“…As well as highlighting the importance of modelling the petrophysical parameters of a reservoir in the development of an oil field, this subject provides assistance to the Production Engineer, insofar as it makes it possible to visualise, from the desktop with some software such as Microsoft Excel 2010 for the calculation of certain data with a view to representing them in the form of tables and graphs, the Geographic Information System (ArcGis 10.3) for representing the study area and drawing up maps of the spatial distribution of porosity-neutron horizons, areas of interest that could be the subject of in-depth studies ((location of new wells).…”
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Effect of Pandemic COVID-19 on Tropical Forest Cover in Small Island: Case Mansinam Island Papua using Google Earth Imagery by Francine Hematang, Denisa Taran, Mutakim, Semuel Erari, Alfando Luas, Descarlo Worabai, Matheus Beljai

“…Using remote sensing and geographic information system technology based on high-resolution satellite imagery from google earth imagery, land cover was observed in 2018, 2020, and 2023. …”
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Detailed biogeographical mapping as a useful novel tool for the conservation of endemic taxa: a case of study for Iberian orchids [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Angel Penas, Alejandro González-Pérez, Raquel Alonso-Redondo, Norma Yolanda Ochoa-Ramos, Aitor Álvarez-Santacoloma, Sara del Río, Giovanni-Breogán Ferreiro-Lera

“…Distribution data were collected from existing biodiversity databases and integrated into a Geographic Information System (GIS). In order to assign the correct biogeographical epithet to each taxon, a set of rules and criteria was developed to ensure an objective, simple and universal classification based on the species' distribution areas. …”
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Dynamics of deforestation in the northwest of the Chaco between 1995 and 2018 by Fernando Bonfanti, Matías Sánchez

“…The paper presents basic cartography that was obtained employing an analytical and descriptive methodology using a Geographic Information System. Broadly speaking, the changes observed in forested areas were the result of the pressure that man makes over the productive space. …”
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Automatic Recognition of Seismic Intensity Based on RS and GIS: A Case Study in Wenchuan Ms8.0 Earthquake of China by Qiuwen Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Bin Su

“…Compared with traditional methods of drawing seismic intensity map, which require many investigations in the field of earthquake area or are too dependent on the empirical formulas, spatial information technologies such as Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) can provide fast and economical way to automatically recognize the seismic intensity. …”
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Forest Ecological Diversity Change Prediction Discrete Dynamic Model by Jingxia Li, Aijun Zhou, Yongfeng Liao, Zixin Zhao, Xiaoli Mao, Shuoxin Zhang

“…This article studies and constructs the forest information system and constructs an open-source WebGIS (network geographic information system) scheme for the field of spatial information and supporting OGC (occupationally generated content). …”
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A Review of Hydraulic Pressure for Water Supply Unites Considering Iraqi Geodetic Reference by Noora Akeel, Mustafa Tariq Mustafa, Muntasir Abdl Hameed, Corina Boncescu

“…It's critical to comprehend the implications of using Geographic Information System (GIS) application technology for water distribution network models to evaluate the hydraulic grade head with Iraqi Geodetic Reference. …”
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Calculation of Solid Waste Collection Induced Air Pollutant Emissions through Spatial Analysis for Different Vehicle Capacities: A Case Study in Cigli, Izmir by Sedat Yalçınkaya

“…In this study, A Geographic Information System (GIS) based methodology was presented to calculate the emissions of solid waste collection induced important air pollutants (CO, NMVOC, NOx, PM, N2O, NH3, SO2 and CO2) and to analyze the effect of collection vehicle capacity (8 + 1 m3 and 13 + 1.5 m3) on pollutant emissions and the methodology was applied to the district of Cigli in Izmir. …”
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Appennino: A GIS Tool for Analyzing Wildlife Habitat Use by Marco Ferretti, Marco Foi, Gisella Paci, Walter Tosi, Marco Bagliacca

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On the analysis of the strategic role of intermediate development in the recreation of urban decadent (worn out) districts (fabrics) (case study: metropolis of Tabriz, district 8) by gholamreza jaliz, Karim hoseinzadeh, hosein nazmfar

“…This kind of research is known as descriptive-analytical. the methodology of this research is based on quantitative-spatial approaches. the research method used in this study is a combination of documentary-library methods. in the analytical section, considering the indicators and requirements of infill development in the form of 16 target indicators, the case study and feasibility of infill development in Tabriz 8th district have been discussed. in the current study, to investigate and analyze the strategic role of infill development in regeneration of the urban texture worn of the historical-cultural axis of the metropolitan city of Tabriz, utilizing the geographical information system (GIS) software and Overlapping Functional Analysis, type of weighted overlay and FAHP is done. …”
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The Optimization Model of E-Commerce Logistics Distribution Path Based on GIS Technology by Jianhong Jiao, Yong Liu, Cuijie Xie

“…Based on the geographic information system (GIS) platform, this paper proposes an improved ant colony algorithm for the logistics distribution path optimization model based on the GIS platform. …”
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Site Selection of Precast Concrete Component Factory Based on PCA and GIS by Shuqiang Wang, Yuke Ruan, Wanwei Hu

“…To address the problem of siting PC component plants in China's construction industry, a combination of qualitative and quantitative analysis using principal component analysis (PCA) and geographic information system (GIS) is proposed for their siting. …”
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Design of Command and Dispatch System for Automatic Reading of Meter Images in Substations by UAV Inspection Photos by Guanghong Deng, Liangpei Lin, Baihao Lin, Wenlong Jing, Xiaodan Zhao, Yong Li, Rui Yang, Shidun Xie, Pengfeng Wei

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