Search for dissertations about: "GIScience"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word GIScience.

  2. 1. The Principle of Scaling of Geographic Space and its Application in Urban Studies

    Author : Xintao Liu; Bin Jiang; Yifang Ban; Meng Liqiu; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; geographic space; scaling; GIScience; VGI; OSM; heavy-tailed distribution; the head tail division rule; space syntax; nature street; urban sprawl; floating car data; hierarchical spatial structure;

    Abstract : Geographic space is the large-scale and continuous space that encircles the earth and in which human activities occur. The study of geographic space has drawn attention in many different fields and has been applied in a variety of studies, including those on cognition, urban planning and navigation systems. READ MORE

  4. 2. Spatial Analysis and Modeling for Health Applications

    Author : Lars Skog; Yifang Ban; Matthew Smallman-Raynor; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Sweden; spatial analysis; spatial modeling; spatio-temporal spread; epidemiology; pandemic; walkability; health; Russian influenza; Asian influenza; A H1N1 pdm09; GWM; climate factors;

    Abstract : Despite the benefits of applying methods of geographic information science (GIScience), the use of such methods in health service planning and provision remains greatly underutilized. Spread of epidemic diseases is a constant threat to mankind and the globalization of the world increases the risk for global attacks from multi-resistant bacteria or deadly virus strains. READ MORE

  5. 3. Urban Growth Modeling Based on Land-use Changes and Road Network Expansion

    Author : Yikang Rui; Yifang Ban; Henning Sten Hansen; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; urban growth sprawl; land-use simulation; multi-agent system; road network pattern; space syntax; complex networks; evolving weighted networks; nonlinear growth; local world; hierarchy; self-organized; local optimization; morphological changes; street centrality; adaptive kernel density estimation; dual representation;

    Abstract : A city is considered as a complex system. It consists of numerous interactivesub-systems and is affected by diverse factors including governmental landpolicies, population growth, transportation infrastructure, and market behavior. READ MORE