GIS heats up the district heating business: Four takeaways from the transformation towards data-driven decisions

Artiklen beskriver, hvordan vi i Kredsløb anvender GIS og geodata i transformationen mod mere datadrevne beslutninger. Gennem fire konkrete cases illustreres værdien af at kombinere geodata med forretningsdata for at forbedre kundetilfredshed, planlægning og effektivitet. Eksemplerne inkluderer udviklingen af en takstberegner, renoveringsplanlægning baseret på forskellige datasæt, identifikation af potentielle fjernvarmekunder og automatisering af årsrapportering. Artiklen fremhæver vigtigheden af datakvalitet, ejerskab og tværgående samarbejde samt fordelene ved iterative processer og automatisering. Governance og netværk er afgørende for at realisere potentialet i GIS og geodata, hvilket kan transformere forsyningsvirksomheder og skabe betydelig værdi.This paper describes how we at the utility company, Kredsløb, use GIS and geodata in the transformation towards more data-driven decisions. Through four actual cases, the value of combining geodata with business data to improve customer satisfaction, planning and efficiency is illustrated. The examples include the development of a rate calculator, renovation planning based on different data sets, identification of potential district heating customers, and automation of annual reporting. The article highlights the importance of data quality, ownership and cross-functional collaboration as well as the benefits of iterative processes and automation. Governance and networks are crucial to realizing the potential of GIS and geodata, which can transform utilities and create significant value

Strand 1: Pedagogy and Design: The Relationship Between Educational Theory & Research and Networked Learning Practice

With the recent national initiatives around lifelong learning, particularly the National Grid for Learning, we are seeing in the United Kingdom the opening up of a broad consultation around educational change in which we can begin to draw on the experiences of the many networked learning pilot programmes scattered across various sectors of education and training

The Prior-Brasch Landfall Letters (1946-1958)

This article discusses 30 letters between Arthur Prior and Charles Brasch, the editor of Landfall, over the period 1946-1958. The letters contain new and important information on Prior’s view on logic and philosophy, what he was reading at this time, his reflections on Popper and C.S. Lewis, his contributions to Landfall, and his preference for the Polish notation. They also provide insight as to how Prior’s writings, ideas and suggestions for Landfall, including that Landfall regularly discuss philosophy, were received and responded to by Brasch

Analysis of City Energy Systems Modeling Case Studies: A Systematic Review

Cities are adopting energy planning strategies and emission reduction targets in line with national decarbonization targets. Modeling and scenario assessments are used to support energy planning. City energy systems are complex systems including interactions and interdependencies, as well as the specifics of the local city context. To investigate the representation of city-specific system complexities in existing case studies, a systematic literature review methodology is applied, and model applications are analyzed using a comparative analysis framework. Additionally, research objective themes used to define the specific aims are explored. Key modeling characteristics include scale aspects, method description, system definition, scenario formulation, and case-specific model inputs. The findings of this study suggest that city case studies have a diverse representation of modeling approaches. However, the analysis of model characteristics shows a limited representation of modeling features, such as stakeholder participation and local air pollution impacts that are unique to the urban context. In terms of research objective themes behind the model application, four research themes are identified. Studies aimed at identifying pathways to future low-carbon energy systems and evaluating policy impacts on the city energy systems are the most stated research objective themes for modeling city energy systems

Limitations and opportunities of using Hotmaps online heat atlas in heat energy planning : a case study of a Hungarian rural area

Rationalising the production and use of thermal energy would be the key to energy transition. However, in most rural areas heat planning and just transition is challenging. Energy geography solutions such as innovative online heat atlases, like Hotmaps are valuable tools for estimating household heat demand at municipality level. The aim of this study was twofold, firstly to validate the Hotmaps database with the help of field-obtained actual consumption data and to determine its usability for local thermal energy planning. Secondly to develop and test a complex methodology supporting the definition of a heating energy mix in a highly diverse landscape and energy mix in a Hungarian rural study area facing coal phase-out. The results confirmed that settlements with residential heat demand above 5,000 MWh/a could rely on the Hotmaps, however, mapping the local heating energy mix can only be done by field data collection, especially where the ratio of the solid fuels is over 50%. The heating energy mix can vastly vary even within a small geographical area which underlines the importance of in-situ rural energy mapping and makes clear the need to develop such complex but replicable methodologies as this paper has

A.N. Prior’s development and presentation of tense-logic and its context in June-August 1954

A.N. Prior (1914-69) presented his tense-logic for the very first time at the New Zealand section of the Australasian Association of Psychology and Philosophy, Second Philosophical Congress, Wellington 27th – 30th August, 1954. He introduced his ideas as a new and important approach to the discussion of basic aspects of time. It is, in fact, remarkable that Prior was able to write such an important paper at this time of his life. He had to face several challenges mainly due to TB in the family. However, this also makes it possible to follow several of his considerations since he wrote about all of it in his many letters to his wife Mary, who was then at the sanatorium with TB. We present a selection of the letters along with the presidential address itself

Advancing Sustainable Marine Transportation: Offshore Floating Electric Vessel Charging Stations

The feasibility analysis of offshore floating charging stations (FCS) incorporating renewable energy sources (RES) in India and around the world presents a promising and pioneering solution to meet the emerging demands of maritime transport systems for sustainable development. The global shift towards sustainable transportation supports the increasing adoption of electric vessels (E-vessel), which forces the inclusion of innovative solutions for their reliable operation. This study includes a feasibility analysis of FCS combined with an energy management system for reliable operation. A real-time analysis was conducted at an offshore location in the Arabian Sea, near Gujrat, India, to assess the operational and implementation possibilities of FCSs in India, especially in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). An appropriate energy management system in the FCS tackles E-vessel demand changes, real-time variations in RES, and energy flow balance with reduced reliance on backup energy systems. The findings demonstrated a reduction of 70.2% in the backup energy requirement for the FCS, and the energy management system ensured that the FCS had an immense improvement in excess RES support to meet additional E-vessel demands. This paper also included a comparative analysis between an offshore location in India and one in Europe. This study underscores the potential of FCS to enhance the adoption of E-vessels in India’s and global marine transportation

High-Quality Geodata Is Crucial for Shaping the Land Use Puzzle of a Green Future in Denmark

Med aftalen om Grønt Danmark er det fra politisk side besluttet, at der skal ske en markant omlægning af arealerne i Danmark. 15% af landbrugsarealerne skal omdannes til vådområder eller skov, men præcist hvilke arealer, denne omlægning skal ske på, er endnu ikke fastlagt. Vi står overfor en stor og kompleks opgave i forhold til udpegning af omlægningsarealer, og i den forbindelse har KL igangsat et projekt med fokus på, hvordan geodata og GIS-kort kan bruges til at få den store arealkabale til at gå op.With the agreement on Green Denmark, a political decision has been made to significantly restructure Denmark's land use. Fifteen percent of agricultural land is to be converted into wetlands or forests, but exactly which areas will undergo this transformation has yet to be determined. We face a large and complex task in identifying the areas for conversion, and in this context, KL (Local Government Denmark) has launched a project focusing on how geodata and GIS mapping can be used to solve this extensive land-use puzzle

Tourists are flocking north – this requires more map data: More tourists are coming to Denmark, and tourism is becoming increasingly important for the municipalities' economy and jobs. At the same time, municipalities must take care of nature and avoid mass tourism. This requires more joint public tourism data.

Turismeaktører arbejder ofte på tværs af kommuner, gerne i hele regioner eller endda på nationalt plan. Uanset størrelse og organisering har turismeaktørerne det til fælles, at de efterspørger standardiserede, pålidelige data om naturområder, infrastruktur, faciliteter og seværdigheder. Disse data anvendes til visualisering i apps, opslagsværker og i fysiske kort. Det er derfor en fordel, hvis data er standardiserede på tværs af kommuner, og let kan overføres regelmæssigt til deres webløsninger og apps. Der har de seneste år været en stærkt stigende interesse for den fællesoffentlige, tværkommunale database, GeoFA (Geografiske Fagdata i GeoDanmark), som destination for kommunernes data. Adskillige nationale, regionale og lokale aktører bruger GeoFA, eller er i dialog med os om standardisering og registrering af flere og bedre data i GeoFA.Tourism actors often work across municipalities, often across entire regions, or even at national level. Regardless of size and organization, tourism actors have one thing in common: They demand standardized, reliable data about natural areas, infrastructure, facilities, and attractions. This data is used for visualization in apps, reference works and in physical maps. It is therefore an advantage if data is standardized across municipalities and can be easily transferred regularly to appropriate web solutions and apps. In recent years, there has been a strong increase in interest in the joint public, cross-municipal database, GeoFA (Geographical Subject Data in GeoDanmark), as a destination for municipal data. Several national, regional, and local actors use GeoFA, or are in dialogue with us about standardizing and registering more and better data in GeoFA

From time waster to time saver - AI in everyday life: Ways to more efficiently manage tasks with AI

Kunstig intelligens er ikke længere fremtid – det er nutid. Vi undersøger, hvordan AI kan spare tid, øge effektiviteten og gøre avancerede analyser tilgængelige for flere. Med cases fra vores Geonote Opgavestyringssystem præsenteres konkrete værktøjer som "opgave-Tinder", gruppering og fletning af opgaver, og en analytisk AI-assistent. Samtidig diskuteres de etiske og lovgivningsmæssige udfordringer ved brugen af borgerdata og AI med fokus på at sikre ansvarlig brug og skabe værdi for både brugere og borgere.Artificial intelligence is no longer the future – it is the present. We explore how AI can save time, increase efficiency and make advanced analytics accessible to more people. With cases from our Geonote Task Management System, specific tools such as "Task Tinder", grouping and merging of tasks, and an analytical AI assistant are presented. At the same time, the ethical and regulatory challenges of the use of citizen data and AI are discussed with a focus on ensuring responsible use and creating value for both users and citizens