In this research, MCDM methods have been integrated with a GIS to provide the means to prioritise branch closure procedures based upon a variety of different choice criteria and on the importance (weight) a decision maker might attach to these. Both MCDM and GIS are well established methods and fields of research. Their integration, however, seems at best an emerging field. This paper describes...

Recent researches on Three-dimensional Geographic Information System (3D GIS) modeling technology were reviewed. The concept of 3D GIS modeling and its application in various fields were introduced. Essential techniques to realize 3D visualization were studied. A typical 3D GIS modeling usually contains the description and the transmission of GIS spatial data structure. GIS spatial data models ...

Dear editor,I read with interest article that published entitled *Isolation and identification of bioactive compound producing Rhodococcus spp. isolated from soil samples {IJMCM/5(1) (2015) 463-468}* [1]. Some of the genus such as Nocardia, Gordonia, Mycobacterium and Rhodococcus are in actinomycete family and they are Gram-positive and partially acid-fast. Rhodococcus species usually stain Gra...

Land valuation can be used in various areas, such as taxation, property acquisition, rental, expropriation, urban regeneration, and land readjustment. As a result, determining the value of accurately by considering multiple criteria to eliminate impact subjectivity on is important. Nominal statistical method for values based criteria. In nominal valuation, managed, analyzed, integrated using Ge...

T o discover that there is uncertainty about the sex of one’s newborn baby is devastating and often incomprehensible for most parents. It is paramount that clear explanations and investigations are commenced promptly, and that no attempt is made to guess the sex of the baby. Extreme sensitivity is required, and ideally the baby should be managed in a tertiary centre by a multidisciplinary team ...

GIS multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods are increasingly being used in landslide susceptibility mapping for the prediction of future hazards, decision making, as well as hazard mitigation plans. However, the uncertainties associated with MCDA techniques are inevitable and model outcomes are prone to multiple types of uncertainty. In this paper, the spatiality explicitly method is emp...

The integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) has been identified as a promising but challenging topic to transform information towards the generation of knowledge and intelligence. Achievement of integrating these two concepts and enabling technologies will have a significant impact on solving problems in the civil, building and infrastructure s...

Automatic essay grading systems are usually evaluated by comparing the correlation between the grades assigned by the assessment system and a set of human graders. We argue that this method alone is inadequate for evaluating state-of-the-art assessment systems, and define a set of evaluation criteria that covers all the relevant aspects of an essay assessment system.

Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are correlative models that use environmental and/or geographical information to explain patterns of species occurrences. Those models are being used in various fields including climate change, invasive species research, evolutionary biology and epidemiology. Thanks to the availability of increasing computational resources, new methods continue to be developed...