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... The purpose of investigation is to develop an algorithm for determining the a priori accuracy assessment of the external orientation angle elements of digital images obtained from UAVs. Formulas for estimating the accuracy of external orientation elements are determined by the derivatives of many variables functions, which are the solutions of linear equations systems. These systems are obtained b ...
... Background: Elements of forest landscape spaces are important media through which landscape information is conveyed. Therefore, it is very important for designers and managers of forests to explore the relationship among visual behaviour, landscape preferences, and element characteristics. Purpose: This study took forest landscape spaces as the subject, discussed the characteristics of visual beha ...
... Considering the current trend of finding sustainable alternatives to the existing fossil-based plastics, in this review we describe what makes a bioelastomer “bio” and what this implies in terms of materials design. We analyze the current state of development of bioelastomers, including the most important types, their current and upcoming use, and their synthetic pathways. Moreover, we provide a g ...
... Energy transition plays a central role in efforts to reduce anthropogenic global warming. However, energy transition involves physical manifestations, for example in the form of wind turbines, photovoltaic plants, and power lines, which trigger resistance, especially among those who live in the vicinity of the (planned) plants. The reasons for this resistance are complex, as they relate to residen ...
... The comprehensive quality evaluation of the lakefront landscape relies on a combination of subjective and objective methods. This study aims to evaluate the coupling coordination between spatial quality and public sentiment in Wuhan’s lakefront area, and explore the distribution of various coupling coordination types through machine learning of street view images and sentiment analysis of microblo ...
... The geosystems concept is being used by academic researches and water resources management in Brazilian’s watersheds. There is a strong influence on Bertrand’s approach, which indicates that the natural and anthropic systems have the same strength to organize geographical landscape. The objective of this paper was to show a current application of the geosystems concept in planning water resources ...
... Digital elevation models (DEMs) contain some of the most important data for providing terrain information and supporting environmental analyses. However, the applications of DEMs are significantly limited by data voids, which are commonly found in regions with rugged terrain. We propose a novel deep learning-based strategy called a topographic knowledge-constrained conditional generative adversari ...
... Education is foundational to the way we see, feel, read, interpret and ‘write’ the landscapes; nevertheless, the learning processes behind these actions are not always explicit and subject to scrutiny. This short editorial, while presenting the six papers that compose this special issue on Landscape and Education, underlines the need of combining interdisciplinary viewpoints towards a greater unde ...
... Scattered urban development leads to non-compact urban form. In this paper, I demonstrate that Index of Moment of Inertia is a useful metric to measure compactness. However, elongated political boundaries and natural restrictions severely distort the metric, rendering it less useful for monitoring urban development. I propose a landscape shape adjustment of this metric that retains some of the use ...
... Ecological network (EN) resilience is important for the integrity and connectivity of ecosystems. However, most of the current studies have conducted resilience assessment studies on abstract complex ENs composed of points and lines, ignoring the fact that ENs are landscape entities with considerable spatial range and landscape characteristics in ecosystems. In this study, taking the Shandong Peni ...
... This study addresses the use of conditioners as a driver of arthropod loss in agricultural landscapes. Conditioners compress the freshly cut mowing material mechanically to destroy the evaporation-inhibiting wax layer of the grass material. This compression potentially increases the physical damage to several arthropod groups during the mowing process. We have combined an ecological field study on ...
... This paper provides an international perspective on visual resource stewardship. It examines the long history of Britain’s love affair with its landscapes and its abandonment of measuring the subjective element of landscape quality, focusing instead on landscape character, which could be objectively assessed. This paper summarises the development of the European Landscape Convention, which has bee ...
... The use of digital elevation models (DEMs) has become much more widespread in recent years, thanks to technological developments that facilitate their creation and availability. To exploit these data, a set of processing techniques has been developed to reveal the characteristic structures of the relief. This paper presents a new method based on the volumetric approach, and two derivatives. These ...
... Space–time waveform-encoding (STWE) SAR can receive echoes from multiple sub-swaths simultaneously with a single receive window. The echoes overlap each other in the time domain. To separate the echoes from different directions, traditional schemes adapt single-null steering techniques for digital receive beam patterns. However, the problems of spaceborne DBF-SAR, in practice, such as null extensi ...
landscapes, etc ; computer software; habitat connectivity; Show all 3 Subjects
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... Optimization is underlying technique of many graph-theoretic algorithms, including shortest paths and minimum spanning tree and hence – hidden component of landscape connectivity methods. Optimization solutions have different selectivity but it remains unexplored. Indeterminate solutions happen without warning and may be spatially biased. Errors are hidden. These issues may undermine connectivity ...
landscapes, etc ; coevolution; reproduction; simulation models; Show all 4 Subjects
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... The coevolution of predators and prey has been the subject of much empirical and theoretical research that produced intriguing insights into the interplay of ecology and evolution. To allow for mathematical analysis, models of predator–prey coevolution are often coarse-grained, focussing on population-level processes and largely neglecting individual-level behaviour. As selection is acting on indi ...
landscapes, etc ; education; politics; research programs; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Since the 2000 European Landscape Convention (ELC), experiences of awareness-raising, landscape mediation and participatory approaches to landscape have multiplied. Among them, controversy analysis is emerging as a stimulating learning situation. Landscape controversies are situations in which landscape is examined; in which its qualities, values and future, are discussed. Controversy as a pedagog ...
... The notion of landscape as value that can provoke a re-thinking of democratic processes are increasingly characterising planning and educational experiences at the local/community scale. In this context, the process of the Regional Landscape Plan of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG-RLP) is an opportunity for grassroots educational activities on landscape and for the self-recognition of communities as pr ...
... The Keulegan-Carpenter (KC) number is the main dimensionless parameter that affects the local scour of offshore wind power monopile foundations. This study conducted large-scale (1:13) physical model tests to study the local scour shape, equilibrium scour depth, and local scour volume of offshore wind power monopiles under the action of irregular waves with different KC numbers. Systematic experim ...
... Research indicates that heightened individual engagement in nature can improve psychological benefits of nature experiences, yet the current literature lacks robust consideration for how this occurs. Constrained nature experiences – such as busy, noisy urban environments – may undermine individual capacities to engage with nature, prompting the question of how engagement functions across different ...