Ranking spaces for predicting human movement in an urban environment

A city can be topologically represented as a connectivity graph, consisting of nodes representing individual spaces and links if the corresponding spaces are intersected. It turns out in the space syntax literature that some defined topological metrics can capture human movement rates in individual spaces. In other words, the topological metrics are significantly correlated to human movement rates, and individual spaces can be ranked by the metrics for predicting human movement. However, this correlation has never been well justified. In this paper, we study the same issue by applying the weighted PageRank algorithm to the connectivity graph or space–space topology for ranking the individual spaces, and find surprisingly that: (1) the PageRank scores are better correlated to human movement rates than the space syntax metrics, and (2) the underlying space–space topology demonstrates small world and scale free properties. The findings provide a novel justification as to why space syntax, or topological analysis in general, can be used to predict human movement. We further conjecture that this kind of analysis is no more than predicting a drunkard's walking on a small world and scale free network.     

Monitoring disasters with a constellation of satellites – type examples from the International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’

In the case of a major disaster, information derived from satellite observation is not only highly useful, it may at times be indispensable because of the damage caused by the disaster to ground infrastructure. The International Charter ‘Space and Major Disasters’ (‘the Charter’) has been one of the primary sources of satellite data for the past 11 years to cover events like floods, fires, tsunamis, ocean storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and oil spills. With the growing membership of the Charter, an increasingly large number of sensors are now available, which can be planned with the required temporal frequency and spectral range to cover a disaster event. Some of the type Charter activation cases are reported in this article to demonstrate the innovative use of multi-satellite imagery for disaster response.     

Space,time, and situational awareness in natural hazards: a case study of Hurricane Sandy with social media data

ABSTRACT

Various methods have been developed to investigate the geospatial information, temporal component, and message content in disaster-related social media data to enrich human-centric information for situational awareness. However, few studies have simultaneously analyzed these three dimensions (i.e. space, time, and content). With an attempt to bring a space–time perspective into situational awareness, this study develops a novel approach to integrate space, time, and content dimensions in social media data and enable a space–time analysis of detailed social responses to a natural disaster. Using Markov transition probability matrix and location quotient, we analyzed the Hurricane Sandy tweets in New York City and explored how people’s conversational topics changed across space and over time. Our approach offers potential to facilitate efficient policy/decision-making and rapid response in mitigations of damages caused by natural disasters.     

东川汤丹铜矿矿权实地核查数据检查方法

对东川区汤丹铜矿矿业权实地核查中,单矿业权成果数据容易出现的问题进行分析研究,总结出矿业权实地核查单矿权数据检查的方法与重点。     

大动态宽带干涉式雷电测向接收机新技术

提出了一种基于非线性盲辨识的自适应数字接收机技术。由于宽带雷电信号的时频特征未知或时变,在频域对宽带数字接收机输出信号中的谐波与互调分量进行识别和分选,并以其短时能量最小化作为其非线性行为模型参数的盲辨识准则,利用最速下降算法实现模型参数的自适应提取和更新,然后在线实时地对接收机输出信号进行非线性补偿。实验结果表明,该盲辨识数字接收技术可以将整机的无杂散失真动态范围（SFDR）提高近20dB,极有利于在强干扰存在时对微弱信号的接收与检测。     

用于断层测量的温度补偿光纤外腔型法布里-珀罗位移传感器

针对光纤EFPI传感器通常尺寸很小,而断层尺寸相对较大,导致光纤EFPI传感器在待测断层处安装不便的情况,提出了一种可用于断层测量的光纤外腔型法布里-珀罗位移传感器.两根陶瓷插芯从陶瓷套管的两端插入构成EFPI结构,通过使用金属内管和金属外管,增大了光纤EFPI位移传感器的尺寸;并且金属外管的两端采用O型圈密封,因此该EFPI位移传感器能够防水防尘.为了消除温度对EFPI位移传感器的影响,两根金属内管采用了不同热膨胀系数的材料在结构上进行温度补偿.在温度连续变化的环境下,对腔长为718.39 m的EFPI位移传感器进行了测量.测量结果显示,经过温度补偿设计后,位移传感器的温度系数由0.14 μm/℃下降到了-0.04 μm/℃,并呈现过补偿.     

CSAMT法在四台矿402盘区陷落柱构造探测中的应用

可控源音频大地电磁法应用于寻找煤田落陷落柱构造，乃是个新课题。通过对大同矿务局四台矿４０２盘区的野外实际应用，发现了两个陷柱落构造，与实际资料基本吻合。     

Trajectory Analysis and Design for A Jupiter Exploration Mission

The trajectory design for a Jupiter exploration mission is investigated in this paper. The differences between the Jupiter exploration trajectory and the Mars or Venus exploration trajectory are mainly concerned about. Firstly, the selection of the Jupiter-centered orbit is analyzed based on the Galileo Jupiter mission. As for the Earth-Jupiter transfer orbit, the fuel consumption of the direct transfer is too large. So the energy-saving technologies such as the planetary gravity assist should be used for the trajectory to the Jupiter. The different sequences of planetary gravity assists are examined by applying the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). According to the searched result, the Venus-Earth-Earth sequence (VEEGA) is the most effective one for the Jupiter mission. During the Jupiter mission, the spacecraft will pass though the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and may encounter multiple asteroids. Therefore the Jupiter mission is able to combine with the main-belt asteroid flyby mission. The design method of the intermediate asteroid flyby trajectory is also considered. At last, an entire trajectory for the Jupiter mission launched in 2023 is presented.     

The Bootstrap Estimation of the Accuracy of Preliminary Orbit Determination

From the point of view of the non-parametric statistics, a general estimation method of the accuracy and con?dence interval of preliminary orbit determination is proposed for the occasion without any other information but observational data. Based on the bootstrap method, the estimation relies only on the observational data and does not require the precise orbit determination as a reference, or the assumption of normal distribution of observational errors. Numerical experiments show that this method is very simple in implementa- tion, and may serve as an easy accuracy evaluation for the preliminary orbit determination and for the follow-up employments.