{"title":"Identification and Analysis of Ecological Corridors in the Central Urban Area of Xuchang Based on Multi-Source Geospatial Data","authors":"Wenyu Wei, Shaohua Wang, Xiao Li, Junyuan Zhou, Yang Zhong, Pengze Li, Zhidong Zhang","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090322","url":null,"abstract":"With the development of ecological civilization construction, urban planning and development in China have entered a phase in which optimizing and constructing ecological spaces is required. As a national livable city, Xuchang has experienced rapid economic development in recent years, leading to significant urban expansion that has impacted the layout of ecological space networks in the central urban area and its surroundings. Therefore, identifying and optimizing the spatial layout of ecological corridors in Xuchang City are crucial for ecological development and park city construction. This study utilizes multisource geospatial data to identify and extract ecological corridors in the central urban area of Xuchang City. Ecological resistance and gravity models are employed to identify and verify that the primary ecological corridor pattern in Xuchang City is situated in Weidu District, which is a central urban area. Finally, 11 main ecological corridors in the central urban area are delineated. In response to the identification of ecological corridors, this study integrates spatial analysis methods and text analysis methods to evaluate the characteristics of urban ecological corridors. The results indicate that Xudu Park extends outward, serving as the hub of the ecological network, and that West Lake Park and Luming Lake Park form the core of the urban park system. Finally, based on the spatial relationships, ecological benefits, and citizen experience of each ecological corridor and the green parks it traverses, strategies for optimizing the layout of urban ecological corridors are proposed.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142200024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jack Metcalfe, Claire Ellul, Jeremy Morley, Jantien Stoter
{"title":"Characterizing the Role of Geospatial Science in Digital Twins","authors":"Jack Metcalfe, Claire Ellul, Jeremy Morley, Jantien Stoter","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090320","url":null,"abstract":"Delivering value from digital concepts such as Digital Twins is necessary to address systemic national and global issues, such as achieving Net Zero. However, there is still a lack of consensus over what a Digital Twin (DT) is and efforts to clarify this do not consider the Geospatial perspective. With the aspiration for national- and international-scale DTs, it is important that the Geospatial community understands its role in supporting the realisation of the value of these DTs. Here, a systematic literature review is used to gather DT case studies that use, or are inferred to use, elements of the Geospatial discipline. A total of 77 DT case studies about smart cities, manufacturing, energy, construction and agriculture are reviewed in full, and 24 Geospatial DT dimensions are defined and then compared with existing DT dimensions. The results indicate a considerable use of Geospatial Science in DTs that is not explicitly stated, meaning that there are possibly missed opportunities for collaboration between the Geospatial and DT communities. We conclude that the role of Geospatial Science in DTs is larger than stated and needs to be understood further.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"114 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis: Damage Assessment in Urban Areas of Ukraine Using Sentinel-1 SAR","authors":"Ute Bachmann-Gigl, Zahra Dabiri","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090319","url":null,"abstract":"Cultural property includes immovable assets that are part of a nation’s cultural heritage and reflect the cultural identity of a people. Hence, information about armed conflict’s impact on historical buildings’ structures and heritage sites is extremely important. The study aims to demonstrate the application of Earth observation (EO) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology, and in particular Sentinel-1 SAR coherence time-series analysis, to monitor spatial and temporal changes related to the recent Russian–Ukrainian war in the urban areas of Mariupol and Kharkiv, Ukraine. The study considers key events during the siege of Mariupol and the battle of Kharkiv from February to May 2022. Built-up areas and cultural property were identified using freely available OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. Semi-automated coherent change-detection technique (CCD) that utilize difference analysis of pre- and co-conflict coherences were capable of highlighting areas of major impact on the urban structures. The study applied a logistic regression model (LRM) for the discrimination of damaged and undamaged buildings based on an estimated likelihood of damage occurrence. A good agreement was observed with the reference data provided by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) in terms of the overall extent of damage. Damage maps enable the localization of buildings and cultural assets in areas with a high probability of damage and can serve as the basis for a high-resolution follow-up investigation. The study reveals the benefits of Sentinel-1 SAR CCD in the sense of unsupervised delineation of areas affected by armed conflict. However, limitations arise in the detection of local and single-building damage compared to regions with large-scale destruction. The proposed semi-automated multi-temporal Sentinel-1 data analysis using CCD methodology shows its applicability for the timely investigation of damage to buildings and cultural heritage, which can support the response to crises.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142199925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Efficient and Expressive Fully Policy-Hidden Ciphertext-Policy Attribute-Based Encryption Scheme for Satellite Service Systems","authors":"Jiaoli Shi, Chao Hu, Shunli Zhang, Qing Zhou, Zhuolin Mei, Shimao Yao, Anyuan Deng","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090321","url":null,"abstract":"Satellite service systems transfer data from satellite providers to the big data industry, which includes data traders and data analytics companies. This system needs to provide access to numerous users whose specific identities are unknown. Ciphertext-Policy Attribute-Based Encryption (CP-ABE) allows unidentified users with the proper attributes to decrypt data, providing fine-grained access control of data. However, traditional CP-ABE does not protect access policies. Access policies are uploaded to the cloud, stored, and downloaded in plain text, making them vulnerable to privacy breaches. When the access policy is completely hidden, users need to use their own attributes to try matching one by one, which is an inefficient process. In order to efficiently hide the access policy fully, this paper introduces a new efficient and expressive Fully Policy-Hidden Ciphertext-Policy Attribute-Based Encryption scheme (CP-ABE-FPH), which integrates the 2-way handshake O-PSI method with the ROBDD method. The integration offers advantages: (1) High efficiency and high expressiveness. The access policy using ROBDD is highly expressive but computationally intensive due to its recursive nature. This shortcoming is overcome in CP-ABE-FPH using the proposed O-PSI method, and the access policy is matched quickly and secretly. (2) High flexibility. The decryption process does not require the owner or the Key Generation Center (KGC) to be online, and system attributes can be added at any time. Security analysis shows that the access policy is fully hidden. Efficiency analysis and simulation results show that the proposed scheme is highly efficient in decryption compared with existing schemes.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"272 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142199906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Zhao, Faziawati Abdul Aziz, Ziyi Cheng, Norsidah Ujang, Hui Zhang, Jiajun Xu, Yi Xiao, Lin Shi
{"title":"Post-Occupancy Evaluation of the Improved Old Residential Neighborhood Satisfaction Using Principal Component Analysis: The Case of Wuxi, China","authors":"Jing Zhao, Faziawati Abdul Aziz, Ziyi Cheng, Norsidah Ujang, Hui Zhang, Jiajun Xu, Yi Xiao, Lin Shi","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090318","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, many Chinese cities have initiated improvement projects aimed at enhancing living conditions in older residential neighborhoods. Urban improvement should be closely linked to the needs of occupants to determine “what to improve”. Governmental initiatives and the various stakeholders involved in the project influence the impact of improvement efforts. The objectives of the study are essential to identify the factors influencing occupants’ satisfaction and to evaluate whether the occupants are satisfied with the improved old residential neighborhoods. This study conducts a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of improved outdoor spaces in old residential neighborhoods, focusing on neighborhoods in Wuxi, China. A principal component analysis (PCA) was used to evaluate residents’ efficacy and satisfaction with the enhancements implemented in outdoor spaces. The methodology involved collecting data through surveys and on-site observations, which were then analyzed to identify the pivotal factors impacting the effectiveness of these improvements. The results indicated that enhancing outdoor spaces had a substantial positive impact on residents’ quality of life, social interactions, and physical activity levels. Additionally, the PCA identified accessibility, safety, and aesthetic quality as the main factors contributing to resident satisfaction. This study offers valuable insights for urban planners and policymakers aiming to rejuvenate aging residential districts, emphasizing the importance of data-driven approaches to improve the design and functionality of outdoor spaces.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"92 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142199927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maira Naeem, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Arbaz Madni, Raffaele Albano, Muhammad Azhar Inam, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Shoaib, Tehmena Rashid, Aqsa Dilshad, Akhlaq Ahmad
{"title":"GIS-Based Analytical Hierarchy Process for Identifying Groundwater Potential Zones in Punjab, Pakistan","authors":"Maira Naeem, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Arbaz Madni, Raffaele Albano, Muhammad Azhar Inam, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Shoaib, Tehmena Rashid, Aqsa Dilshad, Akhlaq Ahmad","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090317","url":null,"abstract":"The quality and level of groundwater tables have rapidly declined because of intensive pumping in Punjab (Pakistan). For sustainable groundwater supplies, there is a need for better management practices. So, the identification of potential groundwater recharge zones is crucial for developing effective management systems. The current research is based on integrating seven contributing factors, including geology, soil map, land cover/land use, lineament density, drainage density, slope, and rainfall to categorize the area into various groundwater recharge potential zones using remote sensing, geographic information system (GIS), and analytical hierarchical process (AHP) for Punjab, Pakistan. The weights (for various thematic layers) and rating values (for sub-classes) in the overlay analysis were assigned for thematic layers and then modified and normalized using the AHP. The result indicates that about 17.88% of the area falls under the category of very high groundwater potential zones (GWPZs). It was found that only 12.27% of the area falls under the category of very low GWPZs. The results showed that spatial technologies like remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS), when combined with AHP technique, provide a robust platform for studying GWPZs. This will help the public and government sectors to understand the potential zone for sustainable groundwater management.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142199908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bozhezi Peng, Lanjing Wang, Jiani Wu, Chaoyang Li, Tao Wang, Shengqiang Yuan, Yi Zhang
{"title":"Association between Built Environment and Bus Usage among Older Adults: Urban–Rural Differences in the Nonlinearities","authors":"Bozhezi Peng, Lanjing Wang, Jiani Wu, Chaoyang Li, Tao Wang, Shengqiang Yuan, Yi Zhang","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090316","url":null,"abstract":"Public transport improves mobility and well-being for the rapidly aging population. However, few planning interventions have addressed the urban–rural disparity in bus usage among older adults. Using data from Zhongshan, China, this study adopts the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model to examine urban–rural differences in the nonlinear relationship between built environment and daily bus usage among elderly adults. The results indicate nonlinearities across all built environment variables and stronger effects of the built environment in rural areas. Distance to transit contributes the most in urban neighborhoods but least in rural ones. Furthermore, dwelling unit density and green space accessibility play the biggest roles in the rural context. Additionally, the most effective ranges of intersection density, land use mixture, and CBD accessibility are greater in rural areas. The findings facilitate fine-grained and diversified planning interventions to facilitate bus usage among older adults in both urban and rural areas.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142225702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Uroš Durlević, Aleksandar Valjarević, Ivan Novković, Filip Vujović, Nemanja Josifov, Jelka Krušić, Blaž Komac, Tatjana Djekić, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Goran Jović, Milan Radojković, Marko Ivanović
{"title":"Universal Snow Avalanche Modeling Index Based on SAFI–Flow-R Approach in Poorly-Gauged Regions","authors":"Uroš Durlević, Aleksandar Valjarević, Ivan Novković, Filip Vujović, Nemanja Josifov, Jelka Krušić, Blaž Komac, Tatjana Djekić, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Goran Jović, Milan Radojković, Marko Ivanović","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090315","url":null,"abstract":"Most high-mountain regions worldwide are susceptible to snow avalanches during the winter or all year round. In this study, a Universal Snow Avalanche Modeling Index is developed, suitable for determining avalanche hazard in mountain regions. The first step in the research is the collection of data in the field and their processing in geographic information systems and remote sensing. In the period 2023–2024, avalanches were mapped in the field, and later, avalanches as points in geographic information systems (GIS) were overlapped with the dominant natural conditions in the study area. The second step involves determining the main criteria (snow cover, terrain slope, and land use) and evaluating the values to obtain the Snow Avalanche Formation Index (SAFI). Thresholds obtained through field research and the formation of avalanche inventory were used to develop the SAFI index. The index is applied with the aim of identifying locations susceptible to avalanche formation (source areas). The values used for the calculation include Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI > 0.6), terrain slope (20–60°) and land use (pastures, meadows). The third step presents the analysis of SAFI locations with meteorological conditions (winter precipitation and winter air temperature). The fourth step is the modeling of the propagation (simulation) of other parts of the snow avalanche in the Flow-R software 2.0. The results show that 282.9 km2 of the study area (Šar Mountains, Serbia) is susceptible to snow avalanches, with the thickness of the potentially triggered layer being 50 cm. With a 5 m thick snowpack, 299.9 km2 would be susceptible. The validation using the ROC-AUC method confirms a very high predictive power (0.94). The SAFI–Flow-R approach offers snow avalanche modeling for which no avalanche inventory is available, representing an advance for all mountain areas where historical data do not exist. The results of the study can be used for land use planning, zoning vulnerable areas, and adopting adequate environmental protection measures.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142199910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Navigating Immovable Assets: A Graph-Based Spatio-Temporal Data Model for Effective Information Management","authors":"Muhammad Syafiq, Suhaibah Azri, Uznir Ujang","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090313","url":null,"abstract":"Asset management is a process that deals with numerous types of data, including spatial and temporal data. Such an occurrence is attributed to the proliferation of information sources. However, the lack of a comprehensive asset data model that encompasses the management of both spatial and temporal data remains a challenge. Therefore, this paper proposes a graph-based spatio-temporal data model to integrate spatial and temporal information into asset management. In the spatial layer, we provide a graph-based method that uses topological containment and connectivity relationships to model the interior building space using data from 3D city models. In the temporal layer, we proposed the Aggregated Directly-Follows Multigraph (ADFM), a novel process model based on a directly-follows graph (DFG), to show the chronological flow of events in asset management by taking into consideration the repetitive nature of events in asset management. The integration of both layers allows spatial, temporal, and spatio-temporal queries to be made regarding information about events in asset management. This method offers a more straightforward query, which helps to eliminate duplicate and false query results when assessed and compared with a flattened graph event log. Finally, this paper provides information for the management of 3D spaces using a NoSQL graph database and the management of events and their temporal information through graph modelling.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142199930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guanyao Li, Ruyu Xu, Tingyan Shi, Xingdong Deng, Yang Liu, Deshi Di, Chuanbao Zhao, Guochao Liu
{"title":"Fine-Grained Metro-Trip Detection from Cellular Trajectory Data Using Local and Global Spatial–Temporal Characteristics","authors":"Guanyao Li, Ruyu Xu, Tingyan Shi, Xingdong Deng, Yang Liu, Deshi Di, Chuanbao Zhao, Guochao Liu","doi":"10.3390/ijgi13090314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13090314","url":null,"abstract":"A fine-grained metro trip contains complete information on user mobility, including the original station, destination station, departure time, arrival time, transfer station(s), and corresponding transfer time during the metro journey. Understanding such detailed trip information within a city is crucial for various smart city applications, such as effective urban planning and public transportation system optimization. In this work, we study the problem of detecting fine-grained metro trips from cellular trajectory data. Existing trip-detection approaches designed for GPS trajectories are often not applicable to cellular data due to the issues of location noise and irregular data sampling in cellular data. Moreover, most cellular data-based methods focus on identifying coarse-grained transportation modes, failing to detect fine-grained metro trips accurately. To address the limitations of existing works, we propose a novel and efficient fine-grained metro-trip detection (FGMTD) model in this work. By considering both the local and global spatial–temporal characteristics of a trajectory and the metro network, FGMTD can effectively mitigate the effects of location noise and irregular data sampling, ultimately improving the accuracy and reliability of the detection process. In particular, FGMTD employs a spatial–temporal hidden Markov model with efficient index strategies to capture local spatial–temporal characteristics from individual positions and metro stations, and a weighted trip-route similarity measure to consider global spatial–temporal characteristics from the entire trajectory and metro route. We conduct extensive experiments on two real datasets to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of our proposed approaches. The first dataset contains cellular data from 30 volunteers, including their actual trip details, while the second dataset consists of data from 4 million users. The experiments illustrate the significant accuracy of our approach (with a precision of 87.80% and a recall of 84.28%). Moreover, we demonstrate that FGMTD is efficient in detecting fine-grained trips from a large amount of cellular data, achieving this task within 90 min of processing a day’s data from 4 million users.","PeriodicalId":48738,"journal":{"name":"ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142199926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}