A user need study and system plan for an Arizona Natural Resources Information System report to the Arizona state legislature

A survey instrument was developed and implemented in order to evaluate the current needs for natural resource information in Arizona and to determine which state agencies have information systems capable of coordinating, accessing and analyzing the data. Data and format requirements were determined for the following categories: air quality, animals, cultural resources, geology, land use, soils, water, vegetation, ownership, and social and economic aspects. Hardware and software capabilities were assessed and a data processing plan was developed. Possible future applications with the next generation LANDSAT were also identified

More than treasure hunting: the motivations and practices of metal detectorists and their attitudes to landscape

This thesis aims to consider how attachment to landscape is generated, and investigates how this might be enacted via metal detecting, in order to better understand the attitudes of metal detectorists searching today. Metal detecting is a unique way of experiencing the historic landscape, allowing amateurs to access heritage hands-on, locating and unearthing their own fragment of the archaeological record. With an estimated 15,000 people currently detecting in the UK, and 1,111,122 objects recorded to date on the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) database, a huge expanse of England’s historic places are being walked, searched and mapped. Using original quantitative and qualitative data, this study investigates the attitudes of metaldetector users in England and Wales in order to better understand what proportion feel attached to the landscape on which they detect, and what impact this attachment might have upon their feelings towards discovered objects, the historic past, and their general practice. The popularity of metal detecting, along with the unique situation that this country’s legislation accommodates it, demands the heritage sector moves toward creative decisionmaking and programming if it is to offer adequate protection to the archaeological resource whilst also engaging a community of interested participants. By using a range of methodologies, this thesis breaks new ground by demonstrating the sense of responsibility felt by detectorists towards their local landscapes, safeguarding them and maintaining an accurate record. The resultant PAS database has proven to be a valuable resource for both researchers and professionals, instigating 87 PhD theses and 15 major projects. This work would not have been possible without the cooperation of detectorists who, as a group, often feel marginalised and unappreciated. By contrast, data presented herein demonstrates that the conscientious detecting community is a constituency no less valid than the country’s local history societies, and one with a significant contribution to make towards a more complete understanding of the English landscape

Использование ГИС-технологий при оценке рисков лесных пожаров на территории Гомельской области / А. А. Дворник, А. М. Дворник, И. А. Чешик, С. О. Гапоненко, В. Н. Сеглин

Разглядаецца сістэма падтрымкі прыняцця рашэнняў (СППР) для планавання і прафілактыкі надзвычайных сітуацый, звязаных з ляснымі пажарамі. Распрацоўка выконвалася ў межах задання Дзяржаўнай праграммы навуковых даследаванняў «Прыродакарыстанне і экалогія 3.16» на 2016−2018 гг. Iнфармацыйная сістэма Forest Fire 2.0 GIS – гэта кіраванне данымі надвор’я, картаграфічны прагляд даных і візуалізацыя пажарных рызык. Метадалогія даследавання грунтуецца на разліку комплекснага паказчыка пажарнай небяспекі (ППН) у лесе. Вылічэнне комплекснага паказчыка пачынаецца пасля таго, як растае снег, кожны дзень і заканчваецца ў канцы пажаранебяспечнага перыяду – восенню. Выкарыстоўваючы даныя аб колькасці ападкаў і вільготнасці паветра, дадатак разлічвае індэкс метэаўмоў і выдае рэгламент дзеянняў пажарных службаў у адпаведнасці з СТБ 1408- 2003. Пры распрацоўцы інфармацыйнай сістэмы выкарыстоўвалася платформа MapWinGis з адкрытым кодам для бібліятэк ActiveX, якая знаходзiцца ў свабодным доступе. Картаграфічныя даныя ўяўляюць сабой файлы ў вектарным фармаце, у якіх захоўваюцца пры неабходнасці ўсе карты, што атрымліваюцца падчас працы модуля.This paper describes the development of a decision support system (DSS) for prevention and planning emergency related to forest fires. The work reported in this article was conducted under the project supported by Belarusian State Program for basic research. The application consist on weather data management, a geographical data viewer and visualization of fire risks. The level of forest fire hazard in Republic of Belarus is estimated by scale based on weather conditions. Calculation of the weather based index starts after the descent of snow cover and continues daily until the end of fire season, in autumn. The software uses data on precipitation amount and air humidity to calculate weather based fire hazard index and gives the recommendations for firefighting officials in accordance with regulations. The development of special application – ForestFire GIS – was based on the MapWinGIS – a free and open source geographic information system programming ActiveX Control. The mapping data are the files in vector format, which store all the maps, obtained during application work. = Рассматривается система поддержки принятия решений (СППР) для планирования и профилактики чрезвычайных ситуаций, связанных с лесными пожарами. Разработка проводилась в рамках задания Государственной программы научных исследований «Природопользование и экология 3.16» на 2016−2018 гг. Информационная система Forest Fire 2/0 GIS включает руководство данными погоды, картографический просмотр данных и визуализацию пожарных рисков. Методология исследования базируется на расчете комплексного показателя пожарной опасности (ППО) в лесу. Вычисление комплексного показателя начинается после полного таяния снега, ежедневно и заканчивается в конце пожароопасного периода – осенью. Используя данные о количестве осадков и влажности воздуха, приложение рассчитывает индекс метеоусловий и выдает регламент действий пожарных служб в соответствии со СТБ 1408-2003. При разработке информационной системы применялась платформа MapWinGis с открытым кодом для библиотек ActiveX, которая находится в свободном доступе. Картографические данные – это файлы в векторном формате, в которых сохраняются при необходимости все карты, получаемые во время работы модуля