GIS can be readily used to manage and analyze 2D information and also afford 3D visualization of surface features. However, general-purpose GIS packages do not offer capabilities for constructing or visualizing 3D geologic models. GIS tools must, therefore, be appropriately tailored to handle geologic data and accommodate the special spatial analysis needs of geologic information. Since 3D geol...

Response time is a very important factor in determining the quality of prehospital EMS. Our objective was to model the response by Israeli ambulances and to offer model-derived strategies for improved deployment of ambulances to reduce response time. Using a geographic information system (GIS), a retrospective review of computerized ambulance call and dispatch logs was performed in two differen...

This study proposes a generic approach for photogrammetric survey using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). UAV is one of the powerful equipment that can be used to obtain the earth surface images from certain altitude. UAV can provide a high quality data for GIS analysis. In this study, two persons are needed; UAV operator and ground crew station. A complete set of fixed wing UAV with autonomous fl...

When using a 3D deterministic model to evaluate the landslide susceptibility of regional area, processing large amounts of spatial data and identifying the objective for applying the deterministic model would be arduous works. In this research, an enhanced hydrology tool is developed to automatically identify the objectives of research, which are called slope units, from terrain raster data. A ...

With the prevalence of computer and development of information technology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have long used for a variety of applications in electrical engineering. GIS are designed to support the analysis, management, manipulation and mapping of spatial data. This paper presents several usages of GIS in power utilities such as automated route selection for the construction o...

SUMMARY The Web-based 3-D GIS would be the most appropriate tool for decision-maker of land management and development. Because, it provides with not only the basic GIS functions, e.g. the positioning and the measurement of distance and area, but also more realistic landscape and architecture detail. It also gives the user an immersive virtual reality environment through the Internet that is ra...

Spatially referenced data, stored as Geo Information System (GIS) data is needed for numerous applications like map services or administration. Thus, quality assessment of GIS data is of highest importance. Manual quality checks and updates are very time consuming, therefore support through automatic systems is required. Typically, semi-automatic systems are used to narrow down the list of obje...

Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of applications whose tasks include (collaborating with other systems and) gathering geographic data, store and process spatio–temporal data (geo-data) and share the derived geographic knowledge with the users and other applications. Some of the most important routine applications of GIS are spatial analysis, digital elevation model (DEM) anal...

26 27 Crickets carry wind-sensitive mechanoreceptors on their cerci, which in 28 response to the airflow produced by approaching predators trigger escape reactions 29 via ascending giant interneurons (GIs). Males also activate their cercal system by air 30 currents generated due to the wing movements underlying sound production. Singing 31 males still respond to external wind stimulation, but a...