Markov beats neural networks in forecasting Nigeria’s fast-urbanising landscape
A two-decade Landsat study of Southwestern Nigeria found the CA-Markov model outperformed CA-ANN in simulating land-cover change, as built-up land ...
Tag: GIS
GIS Survey Maps 649 Springs in Two South Kashmir Districts
A GPS-based field survey and GIS analysis mapped 649 springs in South Kashmir’s Anantnag and Kulgam districts, providing a baseline ...
Qingdao travelogue study finds tourist emotions near coast are nonlinear
An abstract-based travelogue study in Qingdao found that tourist positive emotions varied nonlinearly with distance from the coast rather than ...
Monte Carlo testing identifies stable multi-hazard priorities in Kerala watershed
A morphometric–AHP framework paired with 10,000 Monte Carlo simulations identified five consistently high-priority sub-watersheds in Kerala’s Pampa River basin while ...
Quantification of soil loss by using RUSLE model under different land use and land cover conditions in AKANYARU catchment in Rwanda
A GIS-based RUSLE assessment estimated annual soil loss of up to 51.4391 tonnes per hectare across Rwanda’s 3,402-square-kilometre Akanyaru Catchment, ...
Your Walkability Score Is Wrong: New Tool Lets Residents Redefine Their City
Researchers in Bengaluru have built an interactive framework that lets residents define their own walkability scores, finding that personal preferences ...
Mapping the flowers that feed the bees: a 1-metre resolution floral resource atlas for Central New York
A new one-metre resolution land-cover dataset quantifies floral resources for pollinators across twelve Central New York counties, combining federal and ...
Where Floods, Landslides and Heat Collide: A GIS Roadmap for Greener Ethiopian Cities
A new GIS-based study maps where floods, landslides, and urban heat overlap in Dessie City, Ethiopia, and identifies the areas ...
New QGIS plugin automates region-by-region kernel density mapping
A new open-source QGIS plugin called Iterative Density Analysis automates statistically correct kernel density estimation across hundreds of polygons, fixing ...
Mapping Cairo’s Lung Cancer Hotspots: How GIS Reveals Urban Vulnerability
A new GIS-based study maps relative urban vulnerability to lung cancer across Greater Cairo, combining twenty-nine spatial indicators with a ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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