空间信息技术是防洪减灾现代化的基础

我国洪涝灾害频繁,洪灾损失严重,防洪减灾将是一项长期而艰巨的任务。在防洪减灾研究中,必须积极引进当今最新科学技术成果,以高新技术改造水利这一传统产业,以水利信息化推动水利现代化。以遥感、地理信息系统和全球导航定位系统为支撑的空间信息技术可以广泛地应用于防洪减灾中,是防洪减灾现代化的基础。本文分析了空间信息技术在防洪减灾中的作用,并对空间信息技术在防洪减灾中的应用趋势作出展望。     

Obituaries

Helge Marcus Ingstad 1899–2001 By Kirsten A. Seaver
Francis William Carter 1938–2001 By David Turnock     

四川富顺─南溪地区地貌特征与经济开发的1∶10万TM图像判读

本文利用不同地物在同一波段或相同地物在不同波段具有不同色调的变化规律，来目视判读７幅ｌ∶ｌ０万的ＴＭ黑白和彩色合成图像。通过细致地分析、对比，在富顺─南溪地区判读不同泥沙含量、不同深浅的水体，了解河床中深槽、浅滩地貌，准确勾绘所有大于像元的水体涯线，确定沟谷的宽度和相对深度，查明沟谷成因，划分漫滩和河谷阶地，圈定丘陵和山地的，分布，研究它们的形态和成因，为区域开发奠定科学的基础。     

Modelling road surface sediment production using a vector geographic information system

Field investigations indicate that unpaved roads are the largest sediment source on St John, US Virgin Islands. Cross-sectional measurements of eroded road surfaces were used to establish an empirical relationship to predict annual road surface erosion as a function of road gradient and contributing drainage area. A model (ROADMOD) for estimating and mapping average annual sediment production from a road network was developed by combining this empirical relationship with a series of network algorithms to analyse road data stored in a vector geographic information system. ROADMOD was used to estimate road surface erosion in two St John catchments with very different road densities but similar land cover, topography and soils. Unpaved roads were found to increase sediment production in the more densely roaded catchment by a factor of three to eight, and in the less-roaded catchment by a factor of 1·3–2·0. Turbidity measurements in the receiving bays of these two catchments are consistent with model predictions and observed sediment delivery processes. Although this model was developed specifically for St John, it can easily be adapted to other locations by substituting a locally derived predictive equation for road erosion. Model assumptions, limitations and potential improvements are discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于遥感影像的地理特征信息的提取与分析

以云南省会泽县为例,基于ETM+、ASTER、DEM等遥感影像数据运用ArcGIS、ERDAS等遥感软件提取研究区的植被、地形、坡度坡向等一系列地理特征信息,并生成相关图件,为本区的农业规划、水土流失、地质灾害、资源开发、土壤侵蚀等相关研究提供多方面的空间信息参考.     

应用遥感影像制作矿区大比例尺地形图

本文在专业的遥感和地理信息系统软件平台支持下,利用Aster立体像对和IKONOS高分辨率遥感影像分别提取矿区地形信息和地物信息,结合矿区的实际特点,参照地形图制作规范对矿区大比例尺地形图的制作进行了分析和探讨,结果表明利用遥感影像进行矿区大比例尺地形图制作不但周期短、速度快、时效性强,而且精度完全能够满足生产需要,是一种实用可行的方法。     

基于TM遥感影像的闽西山区土地利用景观格局分析

根据1985年和2000年TM影像进行人工解译,提取各土地利用类型数据,计算了研究区的斑块指数、多样性指数、优势度、破碎度、分维度及形状指数等景观格局指标,并进行分析。结果表明,研究区有林地在整体景观格局上起基质作用;各主要景观类型均具有较大的边界曲折性;在研究时段内斑块总数下降,多样性也下降,反映土地利用向大景观要素集中。     

Using Web Maps to Analyze the Construction of Global Scale Cognitive Maps

Game-based Web sites and applications are changing the ways in which students learn the world map. In this study, a Web map-based digital learning tool was used as a study aid for a university-level geography course in order to examine the way in which global scale cognitive maps are constructed. A network analysis revealed that clicks were negatively correlated with familiarity, but were positively correlated with area. More significantly, well-known countries did not act as central nodes within network-based mental models, but served a more complex mediating role in structuring the space between subregions.     

Overcoming Trade Impediments: Considering SME Exporters from Nova Scotia

Firms often encounter location-based impediments that hinder them from engaging with international markets. These challenges can be exacerbated for smaller firms, which often have limited resources and exposure to global markets. This article examines successful small and medium-sized exporters from Nova Scotia, a province with decreased export activity in recent years. It explores these firms’ trade-related motivations, their impediments, and the strategies that they have used to address possible location-related problems. Although geographical distance does not appear to be a competitive challenge, other issues emerge, including travel expenditures and the costs of export intelligence gathering. Successful exporters have overcome many potential impediments by using government trade programs, establishing and maintaining face-to-face contacts, and working with international partners.     

The use of ocean color remote sensing in integrated coastal zone management—A case study from Himmerfjärden,Sweden

In this study the use of ocean color data as a diagnostic tool in integrated coastal zone management was investigated as part of the Science Policy Integration for Coastal Systems Assessment (SPICOSA) project. Parallel to this, an operational coastal monitoring system has been set up in close collaboration with end-users. The core work of the bio-optical part in the project was to develop Secchi depth and attenuation of light as indicators for coastal zone management, by linking remote sensing with the socio-economic and ecological model developed in SPICOSA. The article emphasizes the benefits of stakeholder involvement and end-user feedback for efficient and improved system development. Furthermore, conceptual models were developed on how to integrate remote sensing data into coastal zone management and into a physical-biological model of the Baltic Sea. One of the work packages in the SPICOSA project was academic training. In this work package, on-line teaching material in the field of remote sensing and bio-optics was developed and disseminated on the SETnet web page. The article presented here may act as supportive material for training in bio-optics and remote sensing.