The oldest known spatially-explicit archaeological excavation, conducted in Brixham cave, Devon, in 1858, is reconstructed using geographic information systems technology. Two dimensional plots of individual fossil taxa and flint artefacts demonstrate the utility of the technique for elucidating taphonomy and palaeobiology.The cave served as a den for hibernating brown bears, as a den for hyena...

In this work, a prototype GIS-based platform to integrate Volunteered Geographic Information from various sources with other spatial data is presented, aiming at assisting civil protection authorities in emergency response situations. The platform is now in the implementation phase, and this paper covers some aspects about its development and preliminary results to demonstrate the potentialitie...

In order to effectively incorporate the concern for open space in metropolitan planning, a quantitative valuation of this asset is needed. An environmental-economic framework is described here that assesses various societal values that can be attached to open space. Two complementary methods will be applied in this study: a hedonic pricing method to assess the impact of open space on residentia...

High-technology is an umbrella term for that branch of advanced technology which utilizes electronics. At ITC we are particularly concerned with developing countries, and this is realised through our education, consultancy, and research programmes directed towards the resource problems of such countries. For whatever reason, these countries have chosen to move away from traditional practices; t...

Inadequate quantitative methods (QM) training provision for undergraduate Social Science students in the United Kingdom is a well-known problem. This paper reports on the design, implementation and assessment of an induction module created to test the hypothesis that visualization helps students learn key statistical concepts. The induction module is a twelve-week compulsory unit taught to firs...

This research focused on whether or not demographic characteristics influence repeat violent offenses. Discussions occurred regarding the potential of the correlation between demographic values in census block groups of the City of Madison, Wisconsin and repeat violent offenses from January 2000 to November 2007. Statistical analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and repeat violent off...

This study uses GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to conduct an evaluation of the degree of the sufficiency of public green spaces such as parks and urban green areas as an indicator of the density of metropolitan areas, in particular the Chubu metropolitan area, in Japan. To that end, it first grasps the distribution situation of green spaces in the three metropolitan areas in Japan, especi...

In this paper, we aim to reveal the monetary value of open space by using a hedonic pricing model of residential property values. The analysis is supported by the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). We present three local Dutch housing market case studies in the Randstad region. In all studies we distinguish open space on three different scale levels, ranging from a view of a small loc...

This report describes the results of NCGIA Research Initiative 13 "User Interfaces for Geographic Information Systems." It assesses the work in detail against five criteria: 1. Research Accomplished; 2. Research Agenda Development; 3. Contribution to GIS Education; 4. Implications for Science Policy; and 5. Comments on the Research Initiative Process.