Association between GIS-based exposure to urban air pollution during pregnancy and birth weight in the INMA Sabadell Cohort

Background: There is growing evidence that traffic-related air pollution reduces birth weight. Improving exposure assessment is a key issue to advance in this research area.Objective: We investigated the effect of prenatal exposure to traffic-related air pollution via geographic information system (GIS) models on birth weight in 570 newborns from the INMA (Environment and Childhood) Sabadell cohort.Methods: We estimated pregnancy and trimester-specific exposures to nitrogen dioxide and aromatic hydrocarbons [benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m/p-xylene, and o-xylene (BTEX)] by using temporally adjusted land-use regression (LUR) models. We built models for NO2 and BTEX using four and three 1-week measurement campaigns, respectively, at 57 locations. We assessed the relationship between prenatal air pollution exposure and birth weight with linear regression models. We performed sensitivity analyses considering time spent at home and time spent in nonresidential outdoor environments during pregnancy.Results: In the overall cohort, neither NO2 nor BTEX exposure was significantly associated with birth weight in any of the exposure periods. When considering only women who spent < 2 hr/day in nonresidential outdoor environments, the estimated reductions in birth weight associated with an interquartile range increase in BTEX exposure levels were 77 g [95% confidence interval (CI), 7–146 g] and 102 g (95% CI, 28–176 g) for exposures during the whole pregnancy and the second trimester, respectively. The effects of NO2 exposure were less clear in this subset.Conclusions: The association of BTEX with reduced birth weight underscores the negative role of vehicle exhaust pollutants in reproductive health. Time–activity patterns during pregnancy complement GIS-based models in exposure assessment.

Web-based Implementation of Winter Maintenance Decision Support System Using GIS and Remote Sensing, May 2005

Winter maintenance, particularly snow removal and the stress of snow removal materials on public structures, is an enormous budgetary burden on municipalities and nongovernmental maintenance organizations in cold climates. Lately, geospatial technologies such as remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and decision support tools are roviding a valuable tool for planning snow removal operations. A few researchers recently used geospatial technologies to develop winter maintenance tools. However, most of these winter maintenance tools, while having the potential to address some of these information needs, are not typically placed in the hands of planners and other interested stakeholders. Most tools are not constructed with a nontechnical user in mind and lack an easyto-use, easily understood interface. A major goal of this project was to implement a web-based Winter Maintenance Decision Support System (WMDSS) that enhances the capacity of stakeholders (city/county planners, resource managers, transportation personnel, citizens, and policy makers) to evaluate different procedures for managing snow removal assets optimally. This was accomplished by integrating geospatial analytical techniques (GIS and remote sensing), the existing snow removal asset management system, and webbased spatial decision support systems. The web-based system was implemented using the ESRI ArcIMS ActiveX Connector and related web technologies, such as Active Server Pages, JavaScript, HTML, and XML. The expert knowledge on snow removal procedures is gathered and integrated into the system in the form of encoded business rules using Visual Rule Studio. The system developed not only manages the resources but also provides expert advice to assist complex decision making, such as routing, optimal resource allocation, and monitoring live weather information. This system was developed in collaboration with Black Hawk County, IA, the city of Columbia, MO, and the Iowa Department of transportation. This product was also demonstrated for these agencies to improve the usability and applicability of the system.

MVC-arkkitehtuurin toteuttaminen suunnittelumalleja käyttäen

Tässä insinöörityössä tutkittiin alan kirjallisuuden kautta MVC-arkkitehtuuria ja suunnittelumalleja. Työn tavoitteena oli toteuttaa käytännön esimerkki, joka yhdistää MVC-arkkitehtuurin ja suunnittelumallit. Työssä lähdettiin liikkeelle perehtymällä ohjelmistoarkkitehtuuriin ja sen eri muotoihin. Keskeiseksi näistä nousi kerrosarkkitehtuuri, joka on myös MVC-arkkitehtuurin rakenne. Itse MVC ei ole käsitteenä eikä konseptina uusi. Norjalainen Trygve Reenskaug on julkaissut ensimmäiset tutkielmat siitä jo 1970-luvulla. Kirjallisuutta tutkittaessa selvisikin, että MVC on kuitenkin pysynyt suhteellisen muuttumattomana. Lisäksi se on edelleen käytössä etenkin interaktiivisten sovellusten suunnittelutyökaluna. Myös useimmat webtason sovelluskehykset käyttävät MVC-mallia. Toinen tutkimuksen kohteena ollut alue oli suunnittelumallit. Ne ovat hyvin abstraktin tason ratkaisuja yleisimpiin suunnitteluongelmiin. Suunnittelumalleja tutkittaessa huomattiin, että niiden käyttöä suunnittelutyössä rajoittaa niiden rajallinen tuntemus. Lisäksi abstraktin esitystavan niitä voi olla hankala soveltaa. Niiden hyödyntäminen käytännön työskentelyssä vaatiikin hyvin syvällistä ohjelmoinnin ja ohjelmointitekniikoiden tuntemusta. Tämän työn kirjallisuustutkimusta käytettiin hyväksi painoindeksisovelluksessa, joka toteutettiin MVC-arkkitehtuurin rakenteen mukaan suunnittelumalleja apuna käyttäen. Sovelluksen toteuttamista helpotti huomattavasti MVC-rakenteen yleisyys. Käytetyt suunnittelumallitkin löytyivät suositusten perusteella. Käytettyjen ratkaisujen vuoksi ohjelman rakenteesta tuli selkeä ja se on helposti laajennettavissa. Läpikäydyn kirjallisuuden ja toteutetun käytännön esimerkin perusteella voidaan todeta, että arkkitehtuurien ja suunnittelumallien käyttämiseen pitäisi pyrkiä. Niiden avulla saavutetaan ylläpidettäviä, muutossietoisia ja laajennettavia sovelluksia.

GIS Mapping: Creating Solutions for Rock Creek Lake, 2004

Rock Creek Lake is at risk. The centerpiece of Rock Creek State Park in Jasper County, Rock Creek Lake offers visitors a range of recreational opportunities, including the second busiest campground in Iowa and great fishing. However, many different factors are threatening the lake. Action is being taken to improve the lake for today’s visitors and to preserve the lake for future generations. GIS mapping is helping to make those improvements possible.

Crashme : Joc en HTML5

Introducció al desenvolupament d'un videojoc en HTML5 i JavaScript per a dispositius mòbils amb tecnologia Android.

Desenvolupament d'aplicacions per a dispositius mòbils : Cartera de clients en HTML5

Projecte de desenvolupament d'una aplicació per portar la cartera de clients d'un comercial en HTML5 sobre PhoneGap.

Cartera de clients HTML5 i PhoneGap

L'objectiu del present treball final de carrera consisteix en la realització del disseny i implementació d'una aplicació per a dispositius mòbils. Aquesta té que complir els requisits especificats en l'enunciat proporcionat pel consultor de l'assignatura.

Ruutupohjainen maasto-GIS otantamenetelmä videokamerakuvan ja sateliittikuvan digitaalisen luokituksen luotettavuuden määrittämisessä

Summary in English: Accuracy assessment for land use classification using the grid and road based sampling method

« Compte du don de trois cens mil livres t., octroyé par la ville de Paris au feu roy Charles [IX] dernier décédé, en l'année MVc soixante-unze ; M. Francois de Vigny, le jeune, commis ».

Copie collationnée.

Gestió d'un portal web d'intercanvi de coneixement

En aquest món on ens ha tocat viure i patir canvis tan durs amb la crisi econòmica que patim, que ens ha fet passar de lligar els gossos amb llonganisses a vigilar en les despeses del dia a dia per poder arribar just a final de mes, és el moment de reinventar-se. És per aquest motiu que presento aquesta idea, on el seu objectiu és desenvolupar una pàgina web que esdevingui un punt de trobada entre usuaris que volen transmetre o ampliar el seu coneixement i oferir-los la possibilitat que entre ells puguin compartir les seves habilitats i destreses. El web consistirà en un panell d’activitats on els usuaris un cop s’hagin registrat puguin crear les activitats que vulguin aprendre o bé ensenyar, tot demanant, si ho desitgen, quelcom a canvi. Aleshores la resta d’usuaris si els interessa l’activitat, poden acceptar la demanda o bé fer una proposta pròpia. A partir d’aquí els usuaris s’han de posar d’acord a l’hora de dur a terme l’activitat. El web disposarà d’una part pels usuaris amb permisos d’administrador perquè puguin gestionar el portal. Aquest projecte s’ha desenvolupat amb el framework de PHP Codeigniter, el qual utilitza la programació per capes MVC, la qual separa la programació en tres parts: el Model, la Vista i el Controlador. També s’han utilitzat els llenguatges HTML5 i CSS3, i jQuery, que és una llibreria de JavaScript. Com a sistema gestor de base de dades s’ha utilitzat el MySQL.

GIS analysis of change in an agricultural landscape in Central Finland

Selostus: Keskisuomalaisen maatalousmaiseman muutosten GIS-analyysi

A Local DLP-GIS-LP system for geographically decentralized wood procurement planning and decision making

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GIS - Based Decision and Outreach Tools for Aggregate Source Management, September 2008

This research project combined various datasets, existing and created for this project, into an Interactive Mapping Service (IMS) for use by Iowa DOT personnel, county planning and zoning departments and the public in order to make more informed decisions regarding aggregate sources and future access to them. Iowa DOT Technical Advisory Committee meetings were held, along with public forum presentations, in order to understand better the social, ecological and economic limitations to extracting aggregate. The information needed by potential users was conveyed and integrated into a single informational source, the Aggregate Planning IMS.

IowAccess Project 8 : statewide geographic information systems (GIS) support, 1998

This is the final report of the of IowAccess Project 8, which designed and implemented a geospatial data infrastructure for Iowa, including a formalized coordination body, a coordination staff, and enhanced data clearing house, and a statewide GIS training and education effort.