Caribbean Information System for Economic and Social Planning (CARISPLAN): Institution Authority File

Breve reseña del archivo de autoridad de autores institucionales del Sistema de Información para el Caribe en Materia de Planificación Económica y Social.

Caribbean Information System-Economic and Social Planning (CARISPLAN): final report: phase I, period 1 May 1979-31 December 1980

Includes bibliography

Pautas del Sistema de Información del Caribe para el establecimiento de sistemas sectoriales (agricultura) = Caribbean Information System Guidelines for the establishment of sectoral systems (agriculture)

Incluye Bibliografía

Physical and financial follow-up of investment projects: a methodology for the Project Information System

Includes bibliography

A Municipal Information System for Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Includes bibliography

ECLAC: towards a new information system

Evalua las operaciones y eficiencia del servicio de informaciones de la CEPAL en Santiago. Recomienda medidas practicas para reforzar las comunicaciones internas y externas de la CEPAL, llegar mas a conocimiento del publico, y elevar la imagen de la institucion en America Latina, el Caribe, Estados Unidos y Europa.

Forecasting and visualization of wildfires in a 3D geographical information system

[EN]This paper describes a wildfi re forecasting application based on a 3D virtual environment and a fi re simulation engine. A novel open source framework is presented for the development of 3D graphics applications over large geographic areas, off ering high performance 3D visualization and powerful interaction tools for the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) community. The application includes a remote module that allows simultaneous connection of several users for monitoring a real wildfi re event.

Geographic information system-based decision support for soil conservation planning in Tajikistan

Soil erosion on sloping agricultural land poses a serious problem for the environment, as well as for production. In areas with highly erodible soils, such as those in loess zones, application of soil and water conservation measures is crucial to sustain agricultural yields and to prevent or reduce land degradation. The present study, carried out in Faizabad, Tajikistan, was designed to evaluate the potential of local conservation measures on cropland using a spatial modelling approach to provide decision-making support for the planning of spatially explicit sustainable land use. A sampling design to support comparative analysis between well-conserved units and other field units was established in order to estimate factors that determine water erosion, according to the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE). Such factor-based approaches allow ready application using a geographic information system (GIS) and facilitate straightforward scenario modelling in areas with limited data resources. The study showed first that assessment of erosion and conservation in an area with inhomogeneous vegetation cover requires the integration of plot-based cover. Plot-based vegetation cover can be effectively derived from high-resolution satellite imagery, providing a useful basis for plot-wise conservation planning. Furthermore, thorough field assessments showed that 25.7% of current total cropland is covered by conservation measures (terracing, agroforestry and perennial herbaceous fodder). Assessment of the effectiveness of these local measures, combined with the RUSLE calculations, revealed that current average soil loss could be reduced through low-cost measures such as contouring (by 11%), fodder plants (by 16%), and drainage ditches (by 53%). More expensive measures such as terracing and agroforestry can reduce erosion by as much as 63% (for agroforestry) and 93% (for agroforestry combined with terracing). Indeed, scenario runs for different levels of tolerable erosion rates showed that more cost-intensive and technologically advanced measures would lead to greater reduction of soil loss. However, given economic conditions in Tajikistan, it seems advisable to support the spread of low-cost and labourextensive measures.