Tag Archives: spatial analysis

Big Data Questions Cannot Be Answered Without GIS

Posted on 18. May, 2013 by .

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I would suggest that so called Big Data is dependent upon computing systems and applications that not only are capable of computational abilities, but are also geo-capable of multi-disciplinary, geo-refrepresentative of processes. erenced spatial analysis. Big Data questions occur where overlaps arise. They are 3D and reality based and lend themselves to geostatistical analysis. Simulation [...]

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Intergraph GeoMedia: Are You Ready to Transcend the GIS Status Quo?

Posted on 09. Apr, 2013 by .

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I listened in to a webinar today offered by the folks at Intergraph. They were presenting on the new GeoMedia 2013  and the title ‘Are You Ready to Transcend the GIS Status Quo?‘ piqued my interest. As they promoted the webinar in an email that crossed my desk, I thought I better touch base to [...]

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Book: GIS Tutorial – Spatial Analysis Workbook 2

Posted on 11. Mar, 2013 by .

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Spatial analysis is a key function when it comes to geographic information systems (GIS). Spatial analysis involves numerous methods such as location analysis, pattern recognition and cluster identification. The relationships between spatial features helps us to understand their significance in relation to each other. It is spatial analysis that helps us to explore, identify and [...]

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What If GIS Did Not Have Geometry?

Posted on 05. Feb, 2013 by .

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Geometry is fundamental to Geographic information systems (GIS). Linking geometry to spatial and non-spatial information is the tie that enables spatial analysis, spatial operations and visualization or representation.  Is it possible to have a GIS without geometry, even if it were possible, what would it look like and what benefits could it have? Samsung has [...]

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Book: Esri Guide to GIS Analysis

Posted on 30. Oct, 2012 by .

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GIS analysis lies at the heart of a geographic information system (GIS). Without  spatial analysis, and unique analysis capability at that, the technology is nothing more than a fancy database retrieval system with graphics.  In fact, without GIS analysis capabilities, one might very well wonder why they don’t just purchase a database program. The Esri [...]

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Data Access, Data Mining, Data Intelligence Versus Data Analysis

Posted on 22. Oct, 2012 by .

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A common lament from the ‘Big Data’  corner includes many data issues.  I am not so sure all the discussion is aimed at addressing the issues accurately.  While there are many issues related to the inter-connection of data, often linked with interoperability and standards, and supported with descriptions like sharing and collaboration,   other issues [...]

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City Shape, Fragmentation, Spatial Analysis, 3D And Other Stuff

Posted on 17. Sep, 2012 by .

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The folks over at NPR have an article entitled ‘Odd Things Happen When You Chop Up Cities And Stack Them Sideways‘. Different cities were segmented into blocks and what appears to be other identifiable shapes. These included Berlin, Paris, Istanbul etc. The net result as the article shows, is various collections of shapes that are [...]

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3D Medicine and Spatial Data – Analysis Lifecycle

Posted on 10. Jun, 2012 by .

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The advances in 3D technologies have profound implications for the medical industry. While 3D is certainly not new to medicine, new technologies from 3D dental imaging to heart disease imaging and orthopedic imaging among others are filling important pieces to the 3D human body. In many of the applications the imaging or 3D technology is [...]

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3D Spatial Analysis: Determining Road Repairs Based on Shade Trees

Posted on 30. May, 2012 by .

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The folks at Fertile Minds in Australia published an entry that describes how shade trees along roads can significantly reduce the cost of road repair (maybe this explains why all the German Landesstraßen seem in such good shape).  The sun is the culprit for damaging many roads apparently, resulting in roads heating up to very high [...]

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Spatial Analysis: 3D Sensors Track Body Movements In Real-Time

Posted on 12. May, 2012 by .

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EventIDE is a .NET framework that now works with Microsoft’s KINECT product. Recent work has resulted in the development of full 3D body sensing and tracking that is shown in a short film (here). “The tracking method is based on automatic recognition of human body parts on a visual scene and estimation of 3D joint [...]

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