Application and research of global grid database design based on geographic information

Energy crisis and climate change have become two seriously concerned issues universally. As a feasible solution, Global Energy Interconnection(GEI) has been highly praised and positively responded by the international community once proposed by China. From strategic conception to implementation, GEI development has entered a new phase of joint action now. Gathering and building a global grid database is a prerequisite for conducting research on GEI. Based on the requirement of global grid data management and application, combining with big data and geographic information technology, this paper studies the global grid data acquisition and analysis process, sorts out and designs the global grid database structure supporting GEI research, and builds a global grid database system.

Discussions about Construction of Agricultural Ecological Geochemical Survey Database

[Objectives]To realize proper,update and dynamic analysis of the results of ecological geochemical survey,and provide useful information for government macro-decisions,land resources planning,agricultural structure adjustment,ecological environment monitoring,governance and evaluation.[Methods]This paper conducted the analysis with the aid of the computer database technology and GIS technology,as well as the regional geochemical database information system(GeoMDIS)developed by the Development Research Center of the China Geological Survey.[Results]It established a database of agricultural ecological geochemical survey in the lower Yellow River Basin of Shandong Province,realized the collection,storage,update and statistical analysis management of various sample data.[Conclusions]Through the discussion on the construction of agricultural ecological geochemical survey database,it is expected to provide an effective information platform for the future use of these data to serve government macro-decisions,land and resource planning,agricultural structure adjustment,ecological environment improvement,monitoring,governance and evaluation.

A Marine Remote Sensing Spatial Database Engine for Web Publishing

To meet the requirements of efficient management and web publishing for marine remote sensing data, a spatial database engine, named MRSSDE, is designed independently. The logical model, physical model, and optimization method of MRSSDE are discussed in detail. Compared to the ArcSDE, which is the leading product of Spatial Database Engine, the MRSSDE proved to be more effective.

Development of a Web-Based Geographic Information System for Mass Land Valuation: A Case Study of Westlands Constituency, Nairobi County

The development of a web-based Geographic Information System for mass property valuation was the main focus of this research. The developed web GIS allows effective dissemination, extraction and analysis of mass land valuation information over the Internet. It also allows for automation of the mass property valuation process by compiling a centralized mass valuation roll database. The Westlands Constituency, one of the administrative regions of the Nairobi City County was used as a case study. The research focused on automation of the mass property valuation roll by creating a centralized database that is accessible by all users on the web-based GIS portal. This was done by customizing and integrating a web-based GIS system based on open source QuantumGIS, GeoServer and PostgreSQL/PostGIS as a relational database. Leaflets APIs were used for the development of an interactive and friendly geographic user interface. The developed system enables users to view and interact with the spatial data. This improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the decision making process and data sharing for mass property valuation and optimal property taxation purposes.

Utilization of Open Source Spatial Data for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping at Chittagong District of Bangladesh—An Appraisal for Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Approach

Since creation of spatial data is a costly and time consuming process, researchers, in this domain, in most of the cases rely on open source spatial attributes for their specific purpose. Likewise, the present research aims at mapping landslide susceptibility at the metropolitan area of Chittagong district of Bangladesh utilizing obtainable open source spatial data from various web portals. In this regard, we targeted a study region where rainfall induced landslides reportedly causes causalities as well as property damage each year. In this study, however, we employed multi-criteria evaluation (MCE) technique i.e., heuristic, a knowledge driven approach based on expert opinions from various discipline for landslide susceptibility mapping combining nine causative factors—geomorphology, geology, land use/land cover (LULC), slope, aspect, plan curvature, drainage distance, relative relief and vegetation in geographic information system (GIS) environment. The final susceptibility map was devised into five hazard classes viz., very low, low, moderate, high, and very high, representing 22 km2 (13%), 90 km2 (53%);24 km2 (15%);22 km2 (13%) and 10 km2 (6%) areas respectively. This particular study might be beneficial to the local authorities and other stake-holders, concerned in disaster risk reduction and mitigation activities. Moreover this study can also be advantageous for risk sensitive land use planning in the study area.

The Geographic Information Grid System Based on Mobile Agent

We analyze the deficiencies of current application systems, and discuss the key requirements of distributed Geographie Information serviee （GIS）, We construct the distributed GIS on grid platform. Considering the flexibility and efficiency, we integrate the mobile agent technology into the system. We propose a new prototype system, the Geographic Information Grid System （GIGS） based on mobile agent. This system has flexible services and high performance, and improves the sharing of distributed resources. The service strategy of the system and the examples are also presented.

Water Runoff Estimation Using Geographical Information System (GIS) for Alrakhmah Basin Valley Northeast of Iraq

The lack of water resources in many regions is the main challenge for the human being and to extended investigations. Water resources controlling and management is essential in the areas depending on the seasonal rainfall. This research aims to estimate the surface water runoff for Basin of Alrakhmah Valley located in the southwestern part of Kirkuk Province in northeastern of Iraq. Analyzing of Spatial data and Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data has been conducted using Geographic Information System (GIS) to estimate the hydrological properties for the watershed valley with 158.5 km2 surface area. The results showed that watershed valley type is from the fifth rank with a longitudinal shape and topography percentage of 0.568. The watershed textures found to be 3.24 and the drain density 1.5 at 3.49 river branching. Finally, the annual estimated surface water retreat according to the morpho-hydro climatic elements found to be 0.01286233 milliard cubic meter.

Geospatial Area Embedding Based on the Movement Purpose Hypothesis Using Large-Scale Mobility Data from Smart Card

With the deployment of modern infrastructure for public transportation, several studies have analyzed movement patterns of people using smart card data and have characterized different areas. In this paper, we propose the “movement purpose hypothesis” that each movement occurs from two causes: where the person is and what the person wants to do at a given moment. We formulate this hypothesis to a synthesis model in which two network graphs generate a movement network graph. Then we develop two novel-embedding models to assess the hypothesis, and demonstrate that the models obtain a vector representation of a geospatial area using movement patterns of people from large-scale smart card data. We conducted an experiment using smart card data for a large network of railroads in the Kansai region of Japan. We obtained a vector representation of each railroad station and each purpose using the developed embedding models. Results show that network embedding methods are suitable for a large-scale movement of data, and the developed models perform better than existing embedding methods in the task of multi-label classification for train stations on the purpose of use data set. Our proposed models can contribute to the prediction of people flows by discovering underlying representations of geospatial areas from mobility data.

Developing a Web-Based Water Distribution Geospatial Information System for Nairobi Northern Region

This research aimed at developing a web system that will allow effective dissemination, extraction and analysis of water utilities information over the internet. The northern region, one of the administrative regions of the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company was used as a case study. The research has customized and integrated an open source WebGIS system based on Quantum GIS for spatial data creation, MapServer as a web GIS server and PostgreSQL/PostGIS as a relational database. GeoMOOSE was used for the development of an interactive and friendly geographic user interface. The developed system enables users to view and interact with the spatial data. The research focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the decision making process and data sharing.

基于GeoDatabase和ArcSDE的湿地GIS数据库技术研究与应用实例

以松嫩湿地为背景,介绍了GeoDatabase结合ArcSDE技术建立G IS数据库的方法,详细阐述了如何实现属性数据和空间数据一体化存储的理论细节,在此基础上提出了两者的改进连接方案;同时将该方法与传统的G IS数据存储方式相比较来说明其先进性。进而通过实例证明了此数据库技术在应用系统开发中的实用性。

基于GeoDatabase的长江流域生态环境信息库模型

从空间数据库模型的角度出发,深入分析长江流域生态环境数据的主要种类及其特点,引入GeoDatabase模型的基本概念,尝试使用GeoDatabase模型来组织和管理这些数据,并分别给出长江流域生态环境信息库中特征数据集、栅格数据集和TIN数据集的组织方式,讨论空间数据与属性数据的连接方法,最后进行了模型评价。

SIRENE: A Spatial Data Infrastructure to Enhance Communities' Resilience to Disaster-Related Emergency

Planning in advance to prepare for and respond to a natural hazard-induced disaster-related emergency is a key action that allows decision makers to mitigate unexpected impacts and potential damage. To further this aim, a collaborative, modular, and information and communications technology-based Spatial Data Infrastructure(SDI)called SIRENE—Sistema Informativo per la Preparazione e la Risposta alle Emergenze(Information System for Emergency Preparedness and Response) is designed and implemented to access and share, over the Internet, relevant multisource and distributed geospatial data to support decision makers in reducing disaster risks. SIRENE flexibly searches and retrieves strategic information from local and/or remote repositories to cope with different emergency phases. The system collects, queries, and analyzes geographic information provided voluntarily by observers directly in the field(volunteered geographic information(VGI) reports) to identify potentially critical environmental conditions. SIRENE can visualize and cross-validate institutional and research-based data against VGI reports,as well as provide disaster managers with a decision support system able to suggest the mode and timing of intervention, before and in the aftermath of different types of emergencies, on the basis of the available information and in agreement with the laws in force at the national andregional levels. Testing installations of SIRENE have been deployed in 18 hilly or mountain municipalities(12 located in the Italian Central Alps of northern Italy, and six in the Umbria region of central Italy), which have been affected by natural hazard-induced disasters over the past years(landslides, debris flows, floods, and wildfire) and experienced significant social and economic losses.

基于Geodatabase的矿区地质灾害数据库的设计

为了研究和治理矿山开采地区几种常见地质灾害,提高对地质灾害数据的掌握,文中在对矿区地质灾害数据进行收集和整理的基础上,通过对相关技术空间数据引擎、Geodatabase模型进行了简单的介绍,并重点叙述了矿区地质灾害信息管理系统中空间数据库和属性数据库的设计方法及过程,最后从两个数据库的连接等方面,对空间数据和属性数据进行汇总、加工、校验和入库,从而完成了数据库的建立。结果表明:该数据库一旦建立,可满足矿区地质灾害管理一体化的需要,可以为区域地质灾害易发性、危险性区划提供直接的数据支持,为地质灾害信息系统在防灾规划中的应用莫定基础,也为防灾减灾工作提供科学依据。

Fast Web - Based Data Transmission

Since web based GIS processes large size spatial geographic information on internet, we should try to improve the efficiency of spatial data query processing and transmission. This paper presents two efficient methods for this purpose: division transmission and progressive transmission methods. In division transmission method, a map can be divided into several parts, called “tiles”, and only tiles can be transmitted at the request of a client. In progressive transmission method, a map can be split into several phase views based on the significance of vertices, and a server produces a target object and then transmits it progressively when this spatial object is requested from a client. In order to achieve these methods, the algorithms, “tile division”, “priority order estimation” and the strategies for data transmission are proposed in this paper, respectively. Compared with such traditional methods as “map total transmission” and “layer transmission”, the web based GIS data transmission, proposed in this paper, is advantageous in the increase of the data transmission efficiency by a great margin.

Performance optimization of grid aggregation in spatial data warehouses

The problem of storage and querying of large volumes of spatial grids is an issue to solve.In this paper,we propose a method to optimize queries to aggregate raster grids stored in databases.In our approach,we propose to estimate the exact result rather than calculate the exact result.This approach reduces query execution time.One advantage of our method is that it does not require implementing or modifying functionalities of database management systems.Our approach is based on a new data structure and a specific model of SQL queries.Our work is applied here to relational data warehouses.

3D Spatial Information Intended for SDI: A Literature Review, Problem and Evaluation

In this paper, first we are going to discuss briefly the importance of 3D information, and its application because of the Increasing demand for detailed information about real world objects and phenomena including altimetry and planimetry data (X, Y, Z), then we will explain in short the available methods for 3D measurement. It’s important to note that the Information collection by itself cannot define and sufficiently provide all the necessary actions to be taken in order to get them accessible and useful for users. The data management and establishment of a proper and reliable DBMS and finally a GIS system at the same time are vital crucial in the course of 3D application that will be discussed throughout the paper. The existing drawbacks and elements needed to be considered for the cartographic presentation are the key issues in three-dimensional world visualization. The elaboration on the 3D information and its knowledge transfer to the users in a SDI framework as well as the requirement recognition of beneficiary organizations will be the next step in this paper and the most probable problems will be studied in this stage. At the final stage, we’ll come up with conclusion, warnings and recommendation.

An Improved Direction Relation Detection Model for Spatial Objects

Direction is a common spatial concept that is used in our daily life. It is frequently used as a selection condition in spatial queries. As a result, it is important for spatial databases to provide a mechanism for modeling and processing direction queries and reasoning. Depending on the direction relation matrix, an inverted direction relation matrix and the concept of direction pre- dominance are proposed to improve the detection of direction relation between objects. Direction predicates of spatial systems are also extended. These techniques can improve the veracity of direction queries and reasoning. Experiments show excellent efficiency and performance in view of direction queries.

深化地名调查成果的应用探讨

地名具有独特的文化内涵,是历史文化传承的一种形式,也是人类对空间认知的方式之一。因此,采用地名对人们所关注的事件的发生过程进行描述更易为大众理解。在研究地名数据库应用需求的基础上,文章分析了已有地名普查数据库成果,提出了完善地名数据库的内容和方案,说明了地名数据库服务方案并进行了应用举例,最终探讨了深化地名数据开发利用的相关技术方案与地名数据服务的可行路径。

基于Oracle Spatial的多元灾害信息数据库——设计与应用

多元异构的灾害灾情数据是各种灾害信息系统的基础和核心,科学高效的管理和应用这些数据尤为重要。介绍了基于Oracle Spatial的技术设计与构建多元灾害信息数据库的结构框架,分析了存储数据信息的种类、属性及特点,研究了数据的存储方式。在多元异构数据统一管理的基础上,初步实现了多元灾害信息的存储、查询、绘图及显示等功能。

在线社交网络中用户地理位置预测综述

随着智能移动终端的日益普及,人们越来越多地利用社交网络平台(如Twitter、新浪微博等)获取信息、评论和交流.虽然全球卫星定位系统(GPS)设备能够精确获取位置信息,但是大量用户出于隐私和安全的考虑不会直接共享自己的位置信息.因此,如何获取在线用户的地理位置成为了一个前沿的研究领域以及学术界和工业界共同关注的重要课题,并且成为众多下游应用的基础,例如基于位置的定向广告投放、事件/地点的推荐、自然灾害或疾病预警和网络犯罪的追踪等.详细总结了预测社交网络用户地理位置的方法、数据、评价体系和基础算法.首先,归纳了不同的定位任务以及相应的评价指标;其次,针对不同的任务梳理所用的数据类型和数据融合方式,并且,详尽分析了已有的信息抽取和特征选择方式及其优缺点;再次,对现有定位模型和算法进行分类,从地名词典、传统机器学习和深度学习3个方面对用户定位方法进行阐述和分析;最后,总结了社交网络用户地理位置预测的难点和面临的挑战,并展望该领域的发展趋势和未来研究所需要关注的方向.