Geographic Information Systems - Instrumentation
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Combining Google Earth and GIS mapping technologies in a dengue surveillance system for developing countries.

21 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that places significant burden on tropical developing countries with unplanned urbanization. A surveillance system using Google Earth and GIS mapping technologies was developed in Nicaragua as a ... Read more...

Development of risk maps to minimize uranium exposures in the Navajo Churchrock mining district.

7 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Decades of improper disposal of uranium-mining wastes on the Navajo Nation has resulted in adverse human and ecological health impacts as well as socio-cultural problems. As the Navajo people become increasingly aware of the ... Read more...

GPS measurement error gives rise to spurious 180 degree turning angles and strong directional biases in animal movement data.

18 May 2009 BACKGROUND: Movement data are frequently collected using Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, but recorded GPS locations are subject to errors. While past studies have suggested methods to improve location accuracy, mechanistic movement models ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Geographic Information Systems - Instrumentation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Combining Google Earth and GIS mapping technologies in a dengue surveillance system for developing countries. 21 Jul 2009
• Development of risk maps to minimize uranium exposures in the Navajo Churchrock mining district. 7 Jul 2009
• GPS measurement error gives rise to spurious 180 degree turning angles and strong directional biases in animal movement data. 18 May 2009
• Personal technology: Phoning in data. 21 Apr 2009
• Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)--the first step in the FAA's next-generation air transportation system. 30 Mar 2009
• Spatial analysis and remote sensing for monitoring systems of Oncomelania nosophora following the eradication of schistosomiasis japonica in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. 27 Feb 2009
• Applying GPS to enhance understanding of transport-related physical activity. 21 Feb 2009
• Keeping In Touch Everyday (KITE) project: developing assistive technologies with people with dementia and their carers to promote independence. 3 Feb 2009
• [Spatial distribution of elderly individuals in a medium-sized city in São Paulo State, Brazil, according to key socio-demographic and morbidity characteristics] 30 Dec 2008
• Combining GPS with heart rate monitoring to measure physical activity in children: A feasibility study. 23 Nov 2008
• Development of a wearable global positioning system for place and health research. 23 Nov 2008
• Spatial and temporal analysis of pesticides concentrations in surface water: pesticides atlas. 30 Oct 2008
• Assessing the spatial distribution of grassland age in a marginal European landscape. 13 Oct 2008
• Efficient predictive estimator for holdover in GPS-based clock synchronization. 29 Sep 2008
• Spatial and temporal modelling for parasite transmission studies and risk assessment. 30 Aug 2008
• How do I find thee? Let me count ways. There's more than one way to locate people and objects in hospitals. The best choice depends on the need. 29 Jun 2008
• A geographical sampling method for surveys of mosquito larvae in an urban area using high-resolution satellite imagery. 30 May 2008
• Prediction of activity mode with global positioning system and accelerometer data. 29 Apr 2008
• Check your GPS at the border. 19 Feb 2008
• An effective method for component activity classification supporting location awareness and user identification. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Geographic Information Systems'

Definition: Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.

Descriptor UI: D040362

Alternative terms: Geographic Information Systems; Geographic Information System; Information System, Geographic; Information Systems, Geographic; Global Positioning Systems; Global Positioning System; Positioning System, Global; Positioning Systems, Global; System, Global Positioning; Systems, Global Positioning;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: L01.470.750.750.462; L01.700.508.300.314;

History Note: 2003