Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022,Generative Artificial Intelligence(GAI)has gained widespread attention because of its impressive capabilities in language comprehension,reasoning,and generation.GAI has been s...Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022,Generative Artificial Intelligence(GAI)has gained widespread attention because of its impressive capabilities in language comprehension,reasoning,and generation.GAI has been successfully applied across various aspects(e.g.,creative writing,code generation,translation,and information retrieval).In cartography and GIS,researchers have employed GAI to handle some specific tasks,such as map generation,geographic question answering,and spatiotemporal data analysis,yielding a series of remarkable results.Although GAI-based techniques are developing rapidly,literature reviews of their applications in cartography and GIS remain relatively limited.This paper reviews recent GAI-related research in cartography and GIS,focusing on three aspects:①map generation,②geographical analysis,and③evaluation of GAI’s spatial cognition abilities.In addition,the paper analyzes current challenges and proposes future research directions.展开更多
The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence(AI)has profoundly reshaped numerous scientific and technological domains,including cartography and geographic information science[1].AI techniques—particularly deep le...The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence(AI)has profoundly reshaped numerous scientific and technological domains,including cartography and geographic information science[1].AI techniques—particularly deep learning and generative models—have exhibited significant potential in automating diverse cartographic processes,including design,visualization,generation,and application.Despite these advancements,challenges remain concerning AI’s interpretability and transparency,which are fundamental to the usability of maps.展开更多
To extract and display the significant information of combat systems,this paper introduces the methodology of functional cartography into combat networks and proposes an integrated framework named“functional cartogra...To extract and display the significant information of combat systems,this paper introduces the methodology of functional cartography into combat networks and proposes an integrated framework named“functional cartography of heterogeneous combat networks based on the operational chain”(FCBOC).In this framework,a functional module detection algorithm named operational chain-based label propagation algorithm(OCLPA),which considers the cooperation and interactions among combat entities and can thus naturally tackle network heterogeneity,is proposed to identify the functional modules of the network.Then,the nodes and their modules are classified into different roles according to their properties.A case study shows that FCBOC can provide a simplified description of disorderly information of combat networks and enable us to identify their functional and structural network characteristics.The results provide useful information to help commanders make precise and accurate decisions regarding the protection,disintegration or optimization of combat networks.Three algorithms are also compared with OCLPA to show that FCBOC can most effectively find functional modules with practical meaning.展开更多
The increasing demand for radioauthorized applications in the 6G era necessitates enhanced monitoring and management of radio resources,particularly for precise control over the electromagnetic environment.The radio m...The increasing demand for radioauthorized applications in the 6G era necessitates enhanced monitoring and management of radio resources,particularly for precise control over the electromagnetic environment.The radio map serves as a crucial tool for describing signal strength distribution within the current electromagnetic environment.However,most existing algorithms rely on sparse measurements of radio strength,disregarding the impact of building information.In this paper,we propose a spectrum cartography(SC)algorithm that eliminates the need for relying on sparse ground-based radio strength measurements by utilizing a satellite network to collect data on buildings and transmitters.Our algorithm leverages Pix2Pix Generative Adversarial Network(GAN)to construct accurate radio maps using transmitter information within real geographical environments.Finally,simulation results demonstrate that our algorithm exhibits superior accuracy compared to previously proposed methods.展开更多
Cartographic visualizations have been known for thousands of years and have brought forth a wealth of different map projections and cartographic products.Yet,cartography as an independent science has been established ...Cartographic visualizations have been known for thousands of years and have brought forth a wealth of different map projections and cartographic products.Yet,cartography as an independent science has been established only about 100 years ago and sometimes its position among the spatial disciplines is challenged by the scientific community.In this respect it is a young science based on a very long tradition of map making,globe production,and the development of map projections.Maps and map related visualizations play an important and indispensable role in many other spatial disciplines such as geography and geodesy.Cartography has many overlaps with these traditional disciplines as well as with the more recent ones of photogrammetry and remote sensing.This paper reviews fundamental aspects of the conception of space and time throughout human history,the historic development of cartography from a technique of map making to a spatial science,highlighting major milestones in the history of the discipline.As a young science and confronted with major technological developments in the late 20^(th)century cartography underwent several crises as to what exactly is cartography and how it relates to other spatial sciences,in particular to geographic information systems.Major pitfalls and misconceptions are discussed and the three major scientific pillars of cartography are identified.The relationships of cartography with neighboring disciplines are discussed and the position of cartography vis a vis the others is delineated.Finally,desirable future developments of scientific cartography are discussed.展开更多
In order to characterize the forest fires in the province of Sidi Bel Abbes （North West of Algeria） and depending on a statistical data analysis of a 17-year period （1996-2012）, our works are oriented toward a stu...In order to characterize the forest fires in the province of Sidi Bel Abbes （North West of Algeria） and depending on a statistical data analysis of a 17-year period （1996-2012）, our works are oriented toward a study of the area covered by forest fires in the 53 constituent municipalities of the region. To do this, we depended on the archives of the forest fires balance sheets in forest conservation in the wilaya of Sidi Bel Abbes. The results show that the region lost an annual average 29,929 ha of its total forest area for a maximum of 11,817.5 ha recorded in 2012. On the other hand, the use of the fire severity index ＂FSI＂ by town and its cartography in which we used the map of administrative division of the study area as support, has divided the region into six classes according to the risk of fire, where the municipalities belonging to the forest of Telagh whose land is rugged represent the risk of fire is greater. Indeed, this situation category the study area among the most exposed wilaya and the most affected by this problem at the national level and require new approaches to forest management for its conservation. These are paramount in reducing the risk of fires based on appropriate management plans to be established for each forest conservation area.展开更多
Map is one of the communication means created by human being.Cartographers have been making efforts on the comparison of maps to natural languages so as to establish a"cartographic language"or"map langu...Map is one of the communication means created by human being.Cartographers have been making efforts on the comparison of maps to natural languages so as to establish a"cartographic language"or"map language".One of such efforts is to adopt the Shannon’s Information Theory originated in digital communication into cartography so as to establish an entropy-based cartographic communication theory.However,success has been very limited although research work had started as early as the mid-1960 s.It is then found that the bottleneck problem was the lack of appropriate measures for the spatial(configurational)information of(graphic and image)maps,as the classic Shannon entropy is only capable of characterizing statistical information but fails to capture the configurational information of(graphic and image)maps.Fortunately,after over 40-year development,some bottleneck problems have been solved.More precisely,generalized Shannon entropies for metric and thematic information of(graphic)maps have been developed and the first feasible solution for computing the Boltzmann entropy of image maps has been invented,which is capable of measuring the spatial information of not only numerical images but also categorical maps.With such progress,it is now feasible to build the"Information Theory of Cartography".In this paper,a framework for such a theory is proposed and some key issues are identified.For these issues,some have already been tackled while others still need efforts.As a result,a research agenda is set for future action.After all these issues are tackled,the theory will become matured so as to become a theoretic basis of cartography.It is expected that the Information Theory of Cartography will play an increasingly important role in the discipline of cartography because more and more researchers have advocated that information is more fundamental than matter and energy.展开更多
Cartography and maps support the continuous rising of the awareness of the power of spatial data,which further lays a foundation for the popularity of various location based services and applications in society.Cartog...Cartography and maps support the continuous rising of the awareness of the power of spatial data,which further lays a foundation for the popularity of various location based services and applications in society.Cartography and Geographic Information System education has been a core activity in the cartographic academic community for knowledge creation and transfer in higher education institutions.Maps in primary and high schools play a unique role across disciplines to build the spatial thinking capacities of young generations.Over years educators train students via lectures and lab works into which digital technologies are gradually incorporated.The COVID-19 pandemic has been fast forwarding our pace to employ digital technologies in online teaching and learning.Teachers are passively or proactively adapted to conduct their teaching online and redesign their lectures and assessments of students’performance.On another side,students are getting used to online learning even more quickly with various digital devices in an interactive and collective way.It creates opportunities for cartographic GIS educators to build a body of knowledge for cartography which can be used to build open source educational resources systematically.Further flexible curriculum can be designed and implemented for professional and continuous education and training at various levels.Future education of cartography and GIS can improve map literacy and make a sustainable education.展开更多
The study highlights the potential recharge areas of the aquifers of the Department of Aboisso for an adequate and rational management of their use. The methodology used consisted in the identification of parameters (...The study highlights the potential recharge areas of the aquifers of the Department of Aboisso for an adequate and rational management of their use. The methodology used consisted in the identification of parameters (land use, soil types, drainage density, slope, induced permeability and alteration thickness) allowing infiltration and their expression as thematic maps. A weighting of these parameters was made by the multicriteria analysis method of Saaty. The integration to GIS conducted to elaborate the map of the potential recharge area of the aquifers for the Department of Aboisso. It brings to light five recharge level classes (bad: 20%;mediocre: 19%, medium: 45%;good: 15% and very good: 1%) in the study area. That map reveals the dominance of good recharge areas covering 61% and practically all over the studied area. They are generally characterized with gentle slopes coupled with mosaics of cultivations and forests, and high induced permeability allowing better infiltration. The zones of low recharge cover 39% of the department’s area, and are mainly located in urban areas inside the streams. This study exhibited that the land use is the preponderant parameter influencing the recharge in base area. This map could be considered as an excellent support for all kinds of activities especially to implement planning in the Department of Aboisso, the setting up of drilling broadbands and the choice of future sites for landfills or landfill of wastes to protect groundwater from any pollution.展开更多
This study considers seven commonly used surface fitting methods within Golden Software and ArcGIS^(TM) environments.Using grid sizes of 68 rows by 100 columns(6800 grids)and 680 rows by 1000 columns(680,000 grids)and...This study considers seven commonly used surface fitting methods within Golden Software and ArcGIS^(TM) environments.Using grid sizes of 68 rows by 100 columns(6800 grids)and 680 rows by 1000 columns(680,000 grids)and 294,208 elevation points covering the entire landmass of Nigeria,the study evaluates the performance of these methods in terms of execution time and faithfulness in the representation of the spatial elements.Results show marked differences in time taken to execute the fitting and that Inverse Distance,the Natural Neighbor,the Nearest Neighbor,and Triangulation with Linear Interpolation seem to give the highest level of correspondence or faithfulness.展开更多
The aim of this work is to map the susceptibility of sites to landslides. To assess the susceptibility of the zone, GIS techniques were used. Susceptibility factors are selected and split into two groups: active and p...The aim of this work is to map the susceptibility of sites to landslides. To assess the susceptibility of the zone, GIS techniques were used. Susceptibility factors are selected and split into two groups: active and passive factors. Passive factors regroup all the intrinsic conditions existing on the field at all times. The active factors or triggering factors are present sporadically and are added to the passive factors to trigger a landslide. With the weighted overlay method using ArcGIS?, four scenarios have been developed. A first scenario where only passive factors are combined and three scenarios for which we have for each scenario the passive factors combined with an active factor. With these different scenarios, five levels of susceptibility are obtained in the zone. These levels range from very low to very high susceptibility. For the different scenarios, the results show that the zone consists mainly of very low to low susceptibility with at least 61% of the area, followed by moderate susceptibility (23.54% to 38.24%) and last land with high susceptibility to very high with less than 1% of the surface. Fields with high to very high susceptibility are located on the slopes of the hills. Among the active factors, only the rainfall significantly modifies the percentage of land susceptible to landslide but remains in the field of moderate susceptibility. The predicted susceptibilities are closer to the observed landslides around the Thies Cliff than to the Dias Horst.展开更多
This contribution deals with the process of creation of symbol libraries for emergency situations cartography. The libraries were created as a TrueType font files. Two symbol libraries were created. The first one is a...This contribution deals with the process of creation of symbol libraries for emergency situations cartography. The libraries were created as a TrueType font files. Two symbol libraries were created. The first one is a set of symbols for description of map orientation （compass roses and north arrows） with correct national （in this case Czech） description. The second one is a set of symbols for description of CBRN （chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear） threats and another CBRN issues. The TrueType font files are used as symbol libraries in various ESRI products. The font libraries created in this form are easily transferable between various operating systems and GIS programs and also can be easily converted into various different vector graphics formats. The whole process of font creation has taken place under Linux environment. Fortunately main programs used in this process are multiplatform and could be used under Linux, MS Windows and other various computer operating was part of Ubuntu repository and it was obtained free of charge. systems. All software used during the process of font creation展开更多
The use of cartography in geographical approaches, notably in those focused on territorial discussions, is gaining more and more importance. However, the use of technical maps still prevails, which often act to hinder...The use of cartography in geographical approaches, notably in those focused on territorial discussions, is gaining more and more importance. However, the use of technical maps still prevails, which often act to hinder its use and appropriation by traditional communities. Based on this assumption, this article seeks to show that, in addition to technical cartography, there are other methodologies, which should also be used, in both elaboration and representation of territories, such as the participatory mapping. For that, some recommendations and suggestions are presented in this paper, aiming to subsidize the application and the collaboration of maps, through the mentioned methodology. These suggestions and contributions are the result of both theoretical debates and <em>in loci</em> observations, in workshops held in traditional communities of Brazilian Amazonia. From these discussions, it is concluded that the adoption of participatory mapping in the process of valuing and understanding the knowledge of traditional communities is of great value, in addition to serving as a subsidy for the claims of rights of both appropriation and possession of the territory.展开更多
Researches on cartography have made universal predictions on the hierarchies of functional projections in language.Based on this assumption,the structural maps established by Rizzi(1997,2001b)for the left-peripheral e...Researches on cartography have made universal predictions on the hierarchies of functional projections in language.Based on this assumption,the structural maps established by Rizzi(1997,2001b)for the left-peripheral elements suggest very strongly that Interrogative dominates Focus.Nevertheless,a straight-jacket adoption of this proposed hierarchical order to account for these left-peripheral projections inǸjò`-Kóo would be counterintuitive.Therefore,leaning on empirical and theoretical evidence,the paper calls to question the universality of the cartographers’claim,and argues that the opposite of the view is true ofǸjò`-Kóo.The paper adopts fieldwork method for data elicitation and descriptive approach as well as minimalist program for analysis of data.Data used in this study were elicited from purposively selected native speakers based on language proficiency.Data were acquired with syntactic checklist and structured interviews,and were subjected to interlinear and qualitative analysis.展开更多
Landslides are one of the most significant natural damaging disasters in hilly environment [1]. The location of our study area is to the north of Tunisia, home to several manifestations of land instabilities, we ...Landslides are one of the most significant natural damaging disasters in hilly environment [1]. The location of our study area is to the north of Tunisia, home to several manifestations of land instabilities, we bring to study this area of interest by GIS and geomatic approach to reduce social economic losses due to landslides. The performance of a cartographic data base for the landslide study in the Cap-Bon region was realized through studying geologic 1/50,000 and topographic 1/25,000 maps, aster optic Remote Sensing, land observation, and climatologic seismic data. These data will be digitalized, georeferenced, vectorized, spatially analyzed, classified and geotreated in order to produce a landslides card. The findings have shown that fields with smooth and friable lithology which are located at rather important seismic zones (more than 4 at Richter’s scale) have some stability. However, the most endangered zones are in the North-West around Oued El Kbir and El Ain. Realizing this work helps to determine the most hazardous zones so that policy makers have an effective field intervention.展开更多
The activities of the professionals working on cartographic products have been highlighted especially in recent years. The history, the concepts and categories of cartography cannot be neglected in using this type of ...The activities of the professionals working on cartographic products have been highlighted especially in recent years. The history, the concepts and categories of cartography cannot be neglected in using this type of tool since the use of elements that make a cartographic product, as an example: map, chart, plan, globe, and a scale model should be used since the unawareness of techniques of cartography and the absence of the components of a map may hinder the understanding of what is intended to represent cartographically. This text is a contribution to the discussion of advances in cartography including errors and absence of maps, including a brief discussion of the characteristics of cartographic language nowadays and the search for perfection in cartography.展开更多
In recent years,the field of neuroimmunology has witnessed a profound paradigm shift.Research has expanded beyond the traditional focus on the central nervous system to unravel the dynamic interplay between peripheral...In recent years,the field of neuroimmunology has witnessed a profound paradigm shift.Research has expanded beyond the traditional focus on the central nervous system to unravel the dynamic interplay between peripheral immunity and neural networks.Cutting-edge methodologies have unmasked a tripartite communication axis enabling peripheral immune signals to mediate the CNS:(1)neural communication via vagal afferents,(2)humoral signaling through circumventricular organ cytokine diffusion,and(3)cellular interactions involving bone marrow-derived macrophages[1].展开更多
The paper deals with ontology modelling for the purpose of design and creating of knowledge ontology for thematic cartography.The prepared ontology represents a database of selected declarative cartographical knowledg...The paper deals with ontology modelling for the purpose of design and creating of knowledge ontology for thematic cartography.The prepared ontology represents a database of selected declarative cartographical knowledge subsequently employed in the intelligent system for interactive support of thematic map design.The knowledge system pilot project under development is intended for users without necessary cartographical knowledge to whom such system will enable interactive creation of a thematic map and will provide them with support to this aim.The paper brings up information on possibilities of a domain expert(cartographer)in the endeavour to seize domain knowledge of thematic cartography and to express them in a formalized way.OWL ontology concentrates,formalizes and organizes declarative knowledge of thematic cartography domain.The result is the database containing taxonomy of terms hierarchically arranged into categories as well as description of their mutual relations.展开更多
1 General Information Journal of Geographical Sciences is an international academic journal that publishes papers of the highest quality in physical geography,natural resources,environmental sciences,geographic inform...1 General Information Journal of Geographical Sciences is an international academic journal that publishes papers of the highest quality in physical geography,natural resources,environmental sciences,geographic information sciences,remote sensing and cartography.Manuscripts come from different parts of the world.展开更多
1 General information.Journal of Geographical Sciences is an international academic journal that publishes papers of the highest quality in physical geography,natural resources,environmental sciences,geographic inform...1 General information.Journal of Geographical Sciences is an international academic journal that publishes papers of the highest quality in physical geography,natural resources,environmental sciences,geographic information sciences,remote sensing and cartography.Manuscripts come from different parts of the world.2 Format and style Contributions should be typed on A4 paper using Times New Roman typeface in Word format,normally not exceeding 20,000 words.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.4210144242394063).
文摘Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022,Generative Artificial Intelligence(GAI)has gained widespread attention because of its impressive capabilities in language comprehension,reasoning,and generation.GAI has been successfully applied across various aspects(e.g.,creative writing,code generation,translation,and information retrieval).In cartography and GIS,researchers have employed GAI to handle some specific tasks,such as map generation,geographic question answering,and spatiotemporal data analysis,yielding a series of remarkable results.Although GAI-based techniques are developing rapidly,literature reviews of their applications in cartography and GIS remain relatively limited.This paper reviews recent GAI-related research in cartography and GIS,focusing on three aspects:①map generation,②geographical analysis,and③evaluation of GAI’s spatial cognition abilities.In addition,the paper analyzes current challenges and proposes future research directions.
文摘The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence(AI)has profoundly reshaped numerous scientific and technological domains,including cartography and geographic information science[1].AI techniques—particularly deep learning and generative models—have exhibited significant potential in automating diverse cartographic processes,including design,visualization,generation,and application.Despite these advancements,challenges remain concerning AI’s interpretability and transparency,which are fundamental to the usability of maps.
文摘To extract and display the significant information of combat systems,this paper introduces the methodology of functional cartography into combat networks and proposes an integrated framework named“functional cartography of heterogeneous combat networks based on the operational chain”(FCBOC).In this framework,a functional module detection algorithm named operational chain-based label propagation algorithm(OCLPA),which considers the cooperation and interactions among combat entities and can thus naturally tackle network heterogeneity,is proposed to identify the functional modules of the network.Then,the nodes and their modules are classified into different roles according to their properties.A case study shows that FCBOC can provide a simplified description of disorderly information of combat networks and enable us to identify their functional and structural network characteristics.The results provide useful information to help commanders make precise and accurate decisions regarding the protection,disintegration or optimization of combat networks.Three algorithms are also compared with OCLPA to show that FCBOC can most effectively find functional modules with practical meaning.
文摘The increasing demand for radioauthorized applications in the 6G era necessitates enhanced monitoring and management of radio resources,particularly for precise control over the electromagnetic environment.The radio map serves as a crucial tool for describing signal strength distribution within the current electromagnetic environment.However,most existing algorithms rely on sparse measurements of radio strength,disregarding the impact of building information.In this paper,we propose a spectrum cartography(SC)algorithm that eliminates the need for relying on sparse ground-based radio strength measurements by utilizing a satellite network to collect data on buildings and transmitters.Our algorithm leverages Pix2Pix Generative Adversarial Network(GAN)to construct accurate radio maps using transmitter information within real geographical environments.Finally,simulation results demonstrate that our algorithm exhibits superior accuracy compared to previously proposed methods.
文摘Cartographic visualizations have been known for thousands of years and have brought forth a wealth of different map projections and cartographic products.Yet,cartography as an independent science has been established only about 100 years ago and sometimes its position among the spatial disciplines is challenged by the scientific community.In this respect it is a young science based on a very long tradition of map making,globe production,and the development of map projections.Maps and map related visualizations play an important and indispensable role in many other spatial disciplines such as geography and geodesy.Cartography has many overlaps with these traditional disciplines as well as with the more recent ones of photogrammetry and remote sensing.This paper reviews fundamental aspects of the conception of space and time throughout human history,the historic development of cartography from a technique of map making to a spatial science,highlighting major milestones in the history of the discipline.As a young science and confronted with major technological developments in the late 20^(th)century cartography underwent several crises as to what exactly is cartography and how it relates to other spatial sciences,in particular to geographic information systems.Major pitfalls and misconceptions are discussed and the three major scientific pillars of cartography are identified.The relationships of cartography with neighboring disciplines are discussed and the position of cartography vis a vis the others is delineated.Finally,desirable future developments of scientific cartography are discussed.
文摘In order to characterize the forest fires in the province of Sidi Bel Abbes （North West of Algeria） and depending on a statistical data analysis of a 17-year period （1996-2012）, our works are oriented toward a study of the area covered by forest fires in the 53 constituent municipalities of the region. To do this, we depended on the archives of the forest fires balance sheets in forest conservation in the wilaya of Sidi Bel Abbes. The results show that the region lost an annual average 29,929 ha of its total forest area for a maximum of 11,817.5 ha recorded in 2012. On the other hand, the use of the fire severity index ＂FSI＂ by town and its cartography in which we used the map of administrative division of the study area as support, has divided the region into six classes according to the risk of fire, where the municipalities belonging to the forest of Telagh whose land is rugged represent the risk of fire is greater. Indeed, this situation category the study area among the most exposed wilaya and the most affected by this problem at the national level and require new approaches to forest management for its conservation. These are paramount in reducing the risk of fires based on appropriate management plans to be established for each forest conservation area.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41930104,41971330)Hong Kong Research Grants Council General Research Fund(No.152219/18E)。
文摘Map is one of the communication means created by human being.Cartographers have been making efforts on the comparison of maps to natural languages so as to establish a"cartographic language"or"map language".One of such efforts is to adopt the Shannon’s Information Theory originated in digital communication into cartography so as to establish an entropy-based cartographic communication theory.However,success has been very limited although research work had started as early as the mid-1960 s.It is then found that the bottleneck problem was the lack of appropriate measures for the spatial(configurational)information of(graphic and image)maps,as the classic Shannon entropy is only capable of characterizing statistical information but fails to capture the configurational information of(graphic and image)maps.Fortunately,after over 40-year development,some bottleneck problems have been solved.More precisely,generalized Shannon entropies for metric and thematic information of(graphic)maps have been developed and the first feasible solution for computing the Boltzmann entropy of image maps has been invented,which is capable of measuring the spatial information of not only numerical images but also categorical maps.With such progress,it is now feasible to build the"Information Theory of Cartography".In this paper,a framework for such a theory is proposed and some key issues are identified.For these issues,some have already been tackled while others still need efforts.As a result,a research agenda is set for future action.After all these issues are tackled,the theory will become matured so as to become a theoretic basis of cartography.It is expected that the Information Theory of Cartography will play an increasingly important role in the discipline of cartography because more and more researchers have advocated that information is more fundamental than matter and energy.
文摘Cartography and maps support the continuous rising of the awareness of the power of spatial data,which further lays a foundation for the popularity of various location based services and applications in society.Cartography and Geographic Information System education has been a core activity in the cartographic academic community for knowledge creation and transfer in higher education institutions.Maps in primary and high schools play a unique role across disciplines to build the spatial thinking capacities of young generations.Over years educators train students via lectures and lab works into which digital technologies are gradually incorporated.The COVID-19 pandemic has been fast forwarding our pace to employ digital technologies in online teaching and learning.Teachers are passively or proactively adapted to conduct their teaching online and redesign their lectures and assessments of students’performance.On another side,students are getting used to online learning even more quickly with various digital devices in an interactive and collective way.It creates opportunities for cartographic GIS educators to build a body of knowledge for cartography which can be used to build open source educational resources systematically.Further flexible curriculum can be designed and implemented for professional and continuous education and training at various levels.Future education of cartography and GIS can improve map literacy and make a sustainable education.
文摘The study highlights the potential recharge areas of the aquifers of the Department of Aboisso for an adequate and rational management of their use. The methodology used consisted in the identification of parameters (land use, soil types, drainage density, slope, induced permeability and alteration thickness) allowing infiltration and their expression as thematic maps. A weighting of these parameters was made by the multicriteria analysis method of Saaty. The integration to GIS conducted to elaborate the map of the potential recharge area of the aquifers for the Department of Aboisso. It brings to light five recharge level classes (bad: 20%;mediocre: 19%, medium: 45%;good: 15% and very good: 1%) in the study area. That map reveals the dominance of good recharge areas covering 61% and practically all over the studied area. They are generally characterized with gentle slopes coupled with mosaics of cultivations and forests, and high induced permeability allowing better infiltration. The zones of low recharge cover 39% of the department’s area, and are mainly located in urban areas inside the streams. This study exhibited that the land use is the preponderant parameter influencing the recharge in base area. This map could be considered as an excellent support for all kinds of activities especially to implement planning in the Department of Aboisso, the setting up of drilling broadbands and the choice of future sites for landfills or landfill of wastes to protect groundwater from any pollution.
基金Supported by the National Space Research and Development Agency(NASRDA).
文摘This study considers seven commonly used surface fitting methods within Golden Software and ArcGIS^(TM) environments.Using grid sizes of 68 rows by 100 columns(6800 grids)and 680 rows by 1000 columns(680,000 grids)and 294,208 elevation points covering the entire landmass of Nigeria,the study evaluates the performance of these methods in terms of execution time and faithfulness in the representation of the spatial elements.Results show marked differences in time taken to execute the fitting and that Inverse Distance,the Natural Neighbor,the Nearest Neighbor,and Triangulation with Linear Interpolation seem to give the highest level of correspondence or faithfulness.
文摘The aim of this work is to map the susceptibility of sites to landslides. To assess the susceptibility of the zone, GIS techniques were used. Susceptibility factors are selected and split into two groups: active and passive factors. Passive factors regroup all the intrinsic conditions existing on the field at all times. The active factors or triggering factors are present sporadically and are added to the passive factors to trigger a landslide. With the weighted overlay method using ArcGIS?, four scenarios have been developed. A first scenario where only passive factors are combined and three scenarios for which we have for each scenario the passive factors combined with an active factor. With these different scenarios, five levels of susceptibility are obtained in the zone. These levels range from very low to very high susceptibility. For the different scenarios, the results show that the zone consists mainly of very low to low susceptibility with at least 61% of the area, followed by moderate susceptibility (23.54% to 38.24%) and last land with high susceptibility to very high with less than 1% of the surface. Fields with high to very high susceptibility are located on the slopes of the hills. Among the active factors, only the rainfall significantly modifies the percentage of land susceptible to landslide but remains in the field of moderate susceptibility. The predicted susceptibilities are closer to the observed landslides around the Thies Cliff than to the Dias Horst.
文摘This contribution deals with the process of creation of symbol libraries for emergency situations cartography. The libraries were created as a TrueType font files. Two symbol libraries were created. The first one is a set of symbols for description of map orientation （compass roses and north arrows） with correct national （in this case Czech） description. The second one is a set of symbols for description of CBRN （chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear） threats and another CBRN issues. The TrueType font files are used as symbol libraries in various ESRI products. The font libraries created in this form are easily transferable between various operating systems and GIS programs and also can be easily converted into various different vector graphics formats. The whole process of font creation has taken place under Linux environment. Fortunately main programs used in this process are multiplatform and could be used under Linux, MS Windows and other various computer operating was part of Ubuntu repository and it was obtained free of charge. systems. All software used during the process of font creation
文摘The use of cartography in geographical approaches, notably in those focused on territorial discussions, is gaining more and more importance. However, the use of technical maps still prevails, which often act to hinder its use and appropriation by traditional communities. Based on this assumption, this article seeks to show that, in addition to technical cartography, there are other methodologies, which should also be used, in both elaboration and representation of territories, such as the participatory mapping. For that, some recommendations and suggestions are presented in this paper, aiming to subsidize the application and the collaboration of maps, through the mentioned methodology. These suggestions and contributions are the result of both theoretical debates and <em>in loci</em> observations, in workshops held in traditional communities of Brazilian Amazonia. From these discussions, it is concluded that the adoption of participatory mapping in the process of valuing and understanding the knowledge of traditional communities is of great value, in addition to serving as a subsidy for the claims of rights of both appropriation and possession of the territory.
文摘Researches on cartography have made universal predictions on the hierarchies of functional projections in language.Based on this assumption,the structural maps established by Rizzi(1997,2001b)for the left-peripheral elements suggest very strongly that Interrogative dominates Focus.Nevertheless,a straight-jacket adoption of this proposed hierarchical order to account for these left-peripheral projections inǸjò`-Kóo would be counterintuitive.Therefore,leaning on empirical and theoretical evidence,the paper calls to question the universality of the cartographers’claim,and argues that the opposite of the view is true ofǸjò`-Kóo.The paper adopts fieldwork method for data elicitation and descriptive approach as well as minimalist program for analysis of data.Data used in this study were elicited from purposively selected native speakers based on language proficiency.Data were acquired with syntactic checklist and structured interviews,and were subjected to interlinear and qualitative analysis.
文摘Landslides are one of the most significant natural damaging disasters in hilly environment [1]. The location of our study area is to the north of Tunisia, home to several manifestations of land instabilities, we bring to study this area of interest by GIS and geomatic approach to reduce social economic losses due to landslides. The performance of a cartographic data base for the landslide study in the Cap-Bon region was realized through studying geologic 1/50,000 and topographic 1/25,000 maps, aster optic Remote Sensing, land observation, and climatologic seismic data. These data will be digitalized, georeferenced, vectorized, spatially analyzed, classified and geotreated in order to produce a landslides card. The findings have shown that fields with smooth and friable lithology which are located at rather important seismic zones (more than 4 at Richter’s scale) have some stability. However, the most endangered zones are in the North-West around Oued El Kbir and El Ain. Realizing this work helps to determine the most hazardous zones so that policy makers have an effective field intervention.
基金funded by the Qualified Publication Support Program(PAPQ)offered by the Dean of Research and Graduate Studies(PROPESP)the Foundation for the Support and Development of Research(FADESP),of the Federal University of Para.
文摘The activities of the professionals working on cartographic products have been highlighted especially in recent years. The history, the concepts and categories of cartography cannot be neglected in using this type of tool since the use of elements that make a cartographic product, as an example: map, chart, plan, globe, and a scale model should be used since the unawareness of techniques of cartography and the absence of the components of a map may hinder the understanding of what is intended to represent cartographically. This text is a contribution to the discussion of advances in cartography including errors and absence of maps, including a brief discussion of the characteristics of cartographic language nowadays and the search for perfection in cartography.
基金supported by the STI2030-Major Projects(2021ZD0200600)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81971269).
文摘In recent years,the field of neuroimmunology has witnessed a profound paradigm shift.Research has expanded beyond the traditional focus on the central nervous system to unravel the dynamic interplay between peripheral immunity and neural networks.Cutting-edge methodologies have unmasked a tripartite communication axis enabling peripheral immune signals to mediate the CNS:(1)neural communication via vagal afferents,(2)humoral signaling through circumventricular organ cytokine diffusion,and(3)cellular interactions involving bone marrow-derived macrophages[1].
基金supported by the Czech Science Foundation under Grant No.205/09/1159.Support of the Czech Science Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.
文摘The paper deals with ontology modelling for the purpose of design and creating of knowledge ontology for thematic cartography.The prepared ontology represents a database of selected declarative cartographical knowledge subsequently employed in the intelligent system for interactive support of thematic map design.The knowledge system pilot project under development is intended for users without necessary cartographical knowledge to whom such system will enable interactive creation of a thematic map and will provide them with support to this aim.The paper brings up information on possibilities of a domain expert(cartographer)in the endeavour to seize domain knowledge of thematic cartography and to express them in a formalized way.OWL ontology concentrates,formalizes and organizes declarative knowledge of thematic cartography domain.The result is the database containing taxonomy of terms hierarchically arranged into categories as well as description of their mutual relations.
文摘1 General Information Journal of Geographical Sciences is an international academic journal that publishes papers of the highest quality in physical geography,natural resources,environmental sciences,geographic information sciences,remote sensing and cartography.Manuscripts come from different parts of the world.
文摘1 General information.Journal of Geographical Sciences is an international academic journal that publishes papers of the highest quality in physical geography,natural resources,environmental sciences,geographic information sciences,remote sensing and cartography.Manuscripts come from different parts of the world.2 Format and style Contributions should be typed on A4 paper using Times New Roman typeface in Word format,normally not exceeding 20,000 words.
