...IMPLEMENTING GIS Abstract This paper tries to study the GIS implementation in the state of Arkansas and tries to identify the potential of using the Arkansas GeoStor implementation blueprint for similar application in other states. The paper also tries to identify the differences which may be required in the system if the blueprint is to be used for other states. The factors affecting these differences would also be identified and the expected value realizations for other states as compared to the state of Arkansas. Expanding Business Intelligence to GISs Governments around the world have lots of location based data which is very important for managing the state and serving the citizens. Having all this data in physical formats makes it very difficult to manage and work efficiently. GIS systems are invcreasingly being used to convery the location based data into digital formats. A lot of different government agencies require location based data which is useful to their field area. Having multiple government agencies using different sets of location based data can make colloobration very difficult and time consuming. Integrating the location based data from various government agencies into a single data warehouse can go a long way in helping not only government agencies but also other businesses to take advantage from it. "Geographic information is the key to better decision-making; just about everything a community, business, or public agency does, whether in day-to-day...
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...380 New York Street, Redlands, CA 92373-8100 USA. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Esri, the Esri globe logo, esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products or services mentioned herein may be trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of their respective mark owners. J10116 Esri Location Analytics for Business Intelligence An Esri White Paper Contents Page Executive Overview.............................................................................. 1 Proven Value of Business Intelligence ................................................. 1 GIS and BI: The Timing Is Right ......................................................... 2 Challenges............................................................................................. 3 Solution: Esri Location Analytics......................................................... 4 Architectural Overview......................................................................... 4 Location Analytics Solution...
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...GIS and Tourism in Uttarakhand: The way forward Credits: Deepro Ganguly Agenda • Introduction to MapmyIndia • GIS empowering governments • GIS solutions for Tourism 2 Started in 1992 by Rakesh Verma and Rashmi Verma, the MapmyIndia team is now 750 member strong • India’s leader and pioneer in digital maps, geographic business intelligence (Geo-BI) and location-based services • Founded in 1992 • Head-Quartered in New Delhi (25,000 sq ft. facility), with Regional Offices in Mumbai & Bangalore and Area Sales offices in 10 cities across India • ~700 people strong organization, dedicated to India –350 field surveyors, 200 map and data specialist engineers, 120 sales staff and 30 seat customer support call center specialized in sales, training and support • ISO (Indian Standards Organization) 9001:2012 • Leading & most exciting brand for location-based services in India • De-facto licensing partner to the leading players in the country • Possesses IP ownership for the largest and leading digital map and data product of India 3 Lines of Businesses (LOB) GIS Solutions for governments Web Mobile Licensing GIS Solutions For Enterprises Navigation Tracking Print Lines of Businesses (LOB) GIS Solutions Web Mobile Print Licensing Devices GOVERNMENT CORPORATES GOVERNMENT CORPORATES CITIZENS GIS MAP NAVIGATION MAP TRACKING NAVIGATION Agenda • Introduction to MapmyIndia • GIS empowering governments • GIS solutions for Tourism ...
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...TMGT 3201 Final Exam Study Guide 1 Revised 9/14/2014 1. The purpose of an information system’s __process___ component is generating the most useful type of information for making decisions. 2. The four Ms of resources are _____Manpower, Machinery, Materials, and Money. 3. Scheduling and assigning employees might be handled by a __personnel information system___. 4. Managers could use a _manufacturing information system____ to assess the effect on final product costs of a nine percent increase in raw materials. 5. ASCII defines up to __128__ characters. 6. Computers and communication systems use _data codes____ to represent and transfer information between computers and network systems. 7. What are some examples of input devices? Keyboard, mouse, scanner, microphone 8. ___Optical Character Reader__ works on the same principle as a barcode reader but reads text instead of barcodes. 9. To begin designing a relational database, you must define the _Logical___ structure by defining each table and the fields in it. 10. A data _dictionary___ stores definitions, such as data types for fields, default values, and validation rules for data in each field. 11. A __primary__ key uniquely identifies every record in a relational database. 12. In a relational model, when a primary key for one table appears in another table it is called a __foreign__ key. 13. Dell, Microsoft, and Unisys Corporation created a partnership to design a voting...
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...Position Paper for Beyond SCADA: Networked Embedded Control for Cyber Physical Systems workshop SCADA and GIS for drinking water distribution system monitoring and response: critical gaps Shannon L. Isovitsch1 and Jeanne M. VanBriesen2 SCADA is frequently used to manage and control drinking water treatment systems. In this application, SCADA systems perform remote monitoring and operations control along with data management and storage. SCADA systems often serve the joint purposes of operational information and regulatory compliance data management, The most important challenge in the advancement of SCADA systems in the drinking water industry is the need for monitoring and control throughout the distribution system, rather than only at the treatment plant and water sources. This will require integrating existing SCADA systems with numerical distribution system models to enable better model calibration and demand estimation, simulation of past events for analysis, and simulation of emergency situations for response training. We anticipate this integration will highlight the need for spatial as well as temporal data storage and analysis through GIS, and the need for the expansion of SCADA systems to track water quality as well as quantity. SCADA systems at a water utility are currently used to monitor flows and pressures at the treatment plant and associated water sources. Water quality monitoring is often performed by grab sampling to meet regulatory requirements. While grab...
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...Bulk Polymerization of Styrene Bulk polymerization of styrene will be conducted with different initial initiator concentrations. The polymers will be analyzed for their MW and PDI by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) using a calibration curve. The MW dependence on conversion will be investigated. The effect of the initiator concentration on polymer MW will be examined. Materials. Azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) and toluene (HPLC) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and used as received. Styrene (Sigma-Aldrich) was purified by passing through a silica column to remove inhibitors. CDCl3 was purchased from Cambridge Isotope and was used as received. Methods. Reaction procedure. To a vial charged with freshly purified styrene (10 g) was AIBN (0.7g, 0.35g or 0.17g) added at room temperature. The mixtures are then heated at 80˚C in an oil bath. Seven aliquots of the reaction mixture are removed at fixed time intervals (e.g., 0, 20, 40, 60, 80,100 min, 1 week) and analyzed by 1H NMR spectroscopy for conversion and SEC for polymer MW and PDI. Sample preparation for SEC analysis. An aliquot of the reaction mixture (3mg) is dissolved in THF(1mL) and was filtered through a syringe membrane filter prior to injection into SEC column. Sample preparation for 1H NMR analysis. An aliquot of the reaction mixture (0.1-0.5 mg) is dissolved in CDCl3 (1mL) and is transferred into a NMR tube for conversion analysis. Lab report write-up. Summarize and discuss your experimental...
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...Business Development in a Network Perspective Case Analysis Assignment October, 2013 Identifying challenges and bottlenecks based on theoretical review ESRI had a software product used for geographic information systems (GIS): ArcInfo. Listening to its customers, investing in new technology and aligning it to real customer needs were key factors that contributed to ESRI becoming world’s leading vendor of GIS in terms of revenue, market share and innovation. Here, ESRI had a successful business market process in which effort was put in understanding its customers’ needs (market sense), and creating (managing market offerings) as well as delivering value (sustaining customer relationship). However, with the arise of the desktop GIS, a new type of GIS users emerged. Their demands were different than the traditional GIS users because they didn’t need specialized, hard-to-use software. In terms of Anderson and Narus (2004), ESRI needed to understand the value of these new customers (market sense), in order to anticipate on this ‘new demands’ (crafting market strategy and in the end, gaining customers). This led to the launch of desktop GIS technologies (new offering realization). Along with the adoption of the Internet into the world of GIS, ESRI re-engineered its entire product line into a “platform”, called ArcGIS. Google and Microsoft challenged the market segment by investing in virtual globes. Now being available for free for the mass and with the upcoming success...
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...INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES E‐ISSN:2320‐3137 Review Article INTEGRATING DENTAL INFORMATICS IN PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE ORAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM IN INDIA - NEED OF AN HOUR Eshani Saxena*1, Pankaj Goel2 , Chandrashekar BR3, Sudheer Hongal 4 , 1. P.G Student , Dept of public health dentistry ,Peoples dental academy , Bhopal 2. HOD, dept of Public health dentistry AIIMS Bhopal 3. Dept of Public health dentistry, People’s dental academy , Bhopal 4. Reader, Dept of Public health dentistry, People’s dental academy , Bhopal Corresponding author: Dr. Eshani Saxena , P.G Student , Dept of public health dentistry ,Peoples dental academy , Bhopal . Received on 16 Jan 2014, Published on 2 feb 2014 ABSTRACT Technology in dentistry is a novel science and it will continue to grow in future. The research field that study dentistry from a technical perspective is dental informatics. Dental informatics engrosses every discipline in dentistry. To review the existing literature on dental informatics in public health practice and discuss the feasibility of integrating dental informatics in planning effective oral health information system in India. A thorough search for the literature on dental informatics and oral health information system was made in biomedical data bases using the search engine for two weeks by one investigator. The retrieved literature was then organized into primary and secondary sources, softwares in clinical dentistry, softwares for...
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...that it is a start-up, the IT system representing 1% of the costs of the company, is remarkable. The Tea Collection currently utilizes is a geographical information system (GIS) and a design application which aids in the design of the fabric to be used in their clothing and the clothing design process itself. Although, the company uses multiple systems but they are not well integrated together. As a consequence, the business still lies on people to make the connections between the different systems. According to the information provided and considering the development of information technologies, the smaller companies like The Tea Collection could expand and grow rapidly. Their business would not be realizable and successful without technology. It will cost a lot to hire and train people to do all those connections. So Tea Connection should implement a more integrated and connected system to afford its own growth. The biggest challenge for this company can be viewed as integration of information technology, which can also be interpreted as limitations of their existing software and hardware. By the owner's own admission the company is having difficulties with their information management systems communicating to each other thereby, causing the need for additional staff to complete the task of integrating the information. Solutions for this obstacle could be moving to a platform that would allow cross communication between systems, or designing one system that could meet all...
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... b. His symptoms are both sensory and motor. B. Do you think the symptoms Nick describes are likely to be caused by peripheral nerve damage? Could they be caused by damage to the central nervous system? c. His symptoms are caused by peripheral nerve damage. Peripheral nerve damage causes numbness and pain normally in the hands and feet. d. No damage to the central nervous system would lead to a possible stroke but they both share similar symptoms. C. Diabetic neuropathies damage peripheral nerves. Which component of the reflex arc is most likely to be damaged in Nick’s situation? e. The integrating sensor is more likely to be damaged because the integrating sensor is a single synapse between a sensory neuron and a motor neuron. D. Which division of the autonomic nervous system would be affected and would be causing Nick’s GI tract symptoms? f. The division that would be affected would be the parasympathetic system. E. Nick’s light-headedness is cause by a condition known as orthostatic hypotension, a rapid drop in blood pressure upon standing up. Based on what you have learned so far, how does the autonomic nervous system control blood pressure? g. The autonomic nervous system senses a rise or fall in the blood pumping in the veins, causing them to constrict or dilate as needed. F. After becoming comatose, Nick was sweating profusely, and had rapid heart and respiratory rates and elevated blood pressure. Which are of...
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...Communications of the IIMA 25 2006 Volume 6 Issue 2 Disaster Planning and Management Holmes E. Miller Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 18104 Kurt J. Engemann Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Ronald R. Yager Iona College, New Rochelle, NY 10801 ABSTRACT Recent events such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, power outages, and the threat of pandemics have highlighted our vulnerability to natural disasters. This vulnerability is exacerbated by many organizations’ increasing dependence on computer, telecommunications, and other technologies, and trends toward integrating suppliers and business partners into everyday business operations. In response many organizations are implementing disaster recovery planning processes. In this paper we discuss how to identify threats and scenarios; how to articulate the disaster recovery strategies; and four elements of the generic disaster recovery plan: Mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. We then provide examples of software that can help disaster recovery professionals in the planning and implementation process. Finally we present some trends that will reinforce the criticality of the issue. Keywords: Disaster Recovery Planning; Business Continuity Planning; Risk Assessment INTRODUCTION Several major natural disasters that have occurred in the past few years have placed disaster management on the front pages: The Tsunami of late 2004, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 affected both...
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...Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Healthcare According to the information found on the book and in the text provided for the assignment GSI combines layers of geographically referenced information about the Earth surface. GSI does this by collecting data, which is stored in a database that is then analyzed and used to create a visual representation of data in the form of a map. This process can be used in a lot of different fields of profession from catching criminals to medical and emergency management. By examining geographical healthcare data, hospital and public health officials are able to plan strategically to increase accessibility to services, prevent future outbreaks, and to make finer decisions for patients. Every patient in healthcare needs an examination, diagnosis, and treatment. Clinic and hospital officials and practitioners need to be aware and understanding of their nearby communities because that is where most of their patients are. GSI can help decide where to place new facilities, where and when to intervene, how to improve the quality of care as well as increasing accessibility of services, and most importantly what types of services to emphasize., this is can be labeled as interactive mapping and strategic planning. GSI is a huge asset to the public health and nursing management communities. Through the use of this process, a nurse case manager can locate the surrounding community resources that are in proximity to their patients. Some of these...
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...MP RAPDRP (Part-A) Index: Topic What is RAPDRP ? RAPDRP Roles Modules of RAPDRP Key Field Activities Web Self Service Meter Data Acquisition System Energy Audit GIS New Connection Billing Collection Asset management Infrastructure Setup Slide No. 3 14 16 17 22 23 29 30 39 40 42 46 53 What is R-APDRP Power sector reforms in India have been going on for more than a decade Initially the focus was more on bringing about structural changes like unbundling of SEBs and creation of independent generation, transmission and distribution companies Subsequently power generation received maximum focus In the recent past, it was felt that power distribution was the weakest link in the entire value chain and sector cannot achieve viability unless issues in the power distribution sector are resolved, aiming at a sustainable development of the sector With these objectives in mind, Government of India’s Ministry of Power launched R-APDRP scheme This is a unique initiative in the utility industry globally This covers total automation of core utility business processes of the targeted towns in an ESCOM covering millions of consumers using a common infrastructure 3 What is R-APDRP R-APDRP is GoI’s initiative with primarily objectives of Establishment of baseline data Fixation of accountability Reduction of AT&C losses Commercial viability Reduction of outages & interruptions Increase consumer satisfaction through strengthening & up-gradation of Sub-Transmission & Distribution network...
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...ACCURATE EYE CENTRE LOCALISATION BY MEANS OF GRADIENTS Fabian Timm and Erhardt Barth Institute for Neuro- and Bioinformatics, University of L¨ beck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23538 L¨ beck, Germany u u Pattern Recognition Company GmbH, Innovations Campus L¨ beck, Maria-Goeppert-Strasse 1, D-23562 L¨ beck, Germany u u {timm, barth}@inb.uni-luebeck.de Keywords: Eye centre localisation, pupil and iris localisation, image gradients, feature extraction, shape analysis. Abstract: The estimation of the eye centres is used in several computer vision applications such as face recognition or eye tracking. Especially for the latter, systems that are remote and rely on available light have become very popular and several methods for accurate eye centre localisation have been proposed. Nevertheless, these methods often fail to accurately estimate the eye centres in difficult scenarios, e.g. low resolution, low contrast, or occlusions. We therefore propose an approach for accurate and robust eye centre localisation by using image gradients. We derive a simple objective function, which only consists of dot products. The maximum of this function corresponds to the location where most gradient vectors intersect and thus to the eye’s centre. Although simple, our method is invariant to changes in scale, pose, contrast and variations in illumination. We extensively evaluate our method on the very challenging BioID database for eye centre and iris localisation. Moreover...
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...Implementation Approach All the initiatives, including establishing and expanding core ICT infrastructure, delivery of services ...etc under the Digital India programme have definitive completion time targets. Majority of the initiatives are planned to be realized within the next three years. The initiatives planned for early completion (“Early Harvest Programmes”) and citizen communication initiatives (“Information for All”) have already started going live and are being completed. The Digital India programme aims at pulling together many existing schemes. These schemes will be restructured, revamped and re-focused and will be implemented in a synchronized manner. Many elements are only process improvements with minimal cost implications. The common branding of programmes as Digital India highlights their transformative impact. While implementing this programme, there would be wider consultations across government, industry, civil society, and citizens to discuss various issues to arrive at innovative solutions for achieving the desired outcomes of Digital India. DeitY has already launched a digital platform named as “myGov” (http://mygov.in/(link is external)) to facilitate collaborative and participative governance. Moreover, several consultations and workshops have been organized to discuss the implementation approach of the vision areas of Digital India. Broadband for All rural 2,50,000 village Panchayats would be covered under the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN)...
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