Jag fick i uppdrag av WSP Samhällsbyggnad i Karlstad, att presentera data med hjälp av programmet ArcGIS. Data som skulle uppvisas var: trafikmängden, polisrapporterade olyckor, gång- och cykelvägar, trafiksignaler, trafikplatser, skyltad hastighet, skolor och fritidsaktiviteter längs E18 i Karlskoga. Vidare skulle föreslagna åtgärder i utredningen presenteras med GIS. Arbetet inkluderar fältstudier i Karlskoga för att ta foto och videoklipp på de berörda korsningarna, som sedan skulle länkas till kartan. Uppgifterna skulle sedan framföras i en karta, i en skärmpresentation av avdelningschefen Bo Lindelöf. Arbetet tar upp problem och möjligheter med användning av GIS i presentationsskedet. Karlskoga kommun och Vägverket föreslår åtgärder i Karlskoga tätort, en ombyggnad av E18:s korsningar med Viaduktgatan, Boåsvägen och Hyttåsvägen. Kommunen kommer att investera i ett nytt campusområde söder om Hyttåsvägen vilket kommer att kräva en ombyggnad av Industrivägen och Hyttåsvägen. Från hösten 2003 har Örebro Universitet placerat en viss utbildning i Campus Karlskoga, som kommer att utökas successivt. I närheten av Bofors industriområde och sjön Möckeln kommer det nya campuset att byggas upp. / WSP´s department of physical planning, Karlstad, gave med the task to present data using ArcGIS. The data presented were: Traffic flow, accidents, noise, walk- and bikeways, schools and recreation areas alongsides E18 in Karlskoga. I was also supposed to present the proposed actions. I also had to visit Karlskoga for some on-site investigations of my own, such as taking pictures and video-sequences of concerned traffic intersections. Those images I would intergrate in my maps. All this information is being presented for the head of department. Karlskoga municipality and Vägverket suggest reconstruction of three major intersections on E18, Viaduktgatan, Boåsvägen and Hyttåsvägen. Reconstruction of Hyttåsvägen and Industrivägen is also needed, due to the new Campus built south of Hyttåsvägen. From the fall of 2003, Örebro University has placed an education on Campus Karlskoga that expects to be expanded. This expansion will be between lake Möckeln and Bofors industries.

The thesis considers methods for the spatial deployment of public charging stations for electric vehicles. After studying the future situation for public charging infrastructure three cases where spatial deployment methods can come to use were identied: Public slow charging a within city area Public fast charging a within city area Charging station alongside a major road The methods were constructed using the GIS-software ArcGIS and was then validated using three different test studies (an introduction to GIS and ArcGIS is found in Appendix A). It could be concluded that it is difficult to predict the future public charging need because of uncertainties in predicting the future electric vehicle market penetration, charging behaviours and market models. The GIS software used proved to have many useful tools which made the deployment implementation straight forward. Much work will have to be invested in nding adequate GIS input data and defining the method objective and parameters, since each deployment situation is unique.

Accessibility and Interactivity are keywords of information today and that is equally important in science as anywhere else. When scientists share information it benefits if it is intuitive, informative and simple and does not demand expert skills in complicated formats. This master thesis has the aim to investigate open source software tools to design a web map application that can be used by any institute or NGO to distribute their data over internet. The Java platform to be implemented is the open source OpenLayers which allow users to view and potentially manipulate GIS map data through a web map application. Whatever GIS data made available on the Geoserver (the host site for the application) can be shared to users worldwide. The user can then: add from a list of available data layers, choose background (e.g. Google Earth, Open Street Map, etc.), zoom in and out, pan, change symbols and colors, add their own data on top and start animation (if applicable). The data distributed from the Geoserver can also be viewed and accessed from smartphones whichopens the possibility to make the public part of the larger data gathering task of specific scientific inventories like observations of migrating birds, or whatever indicator a specific scientist is interested in. Data is uploaded to the Geoserver and can then be analyzed and the result is distributed to the public.

Solar energy replacing conventional non-renewable energy has been widely implemented around the world. Currently, one of the most challenging problems is how to improve the efficiency of producing solar energy. Before installing solar panels, assessing where solar panels should be placed can significantly benefit panel performance. This study aims to conduct a site selection analysis for solar panel installation using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The University of Waterloo main campus and the City of Waterloo were selected as study areas for micro-scale and macro-scale, respectively. The focus of the micro-scale analysis is on building rooftop installations, while the macro-scale analysis considers ground-mounted installation at the city-level. Knowledge about solar gains incident on different land cover types (e.g., urban and farmland) is useful for assessing potential solar energy installation sites in a local area. In this study, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data were applied to automatically derive accumulated solar radiation energy under clear-sky and overcast conditions at the micro-scale level from which ideal sites for solar panel placement on building rooftops were determined. Macro-scale solar radiation maps were based on Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data using ArcGIS software. Optimal ground-mounted solar panel installation sites were determined using a multi-criteria analysis approach that considered various environmental and socioeconomic factors. A questionnaire survey was distributed to select solar power companies in Southern Ontario to assess current solar panel installation practices, which were then used to better inform and modify the GIS multi-criteria approach. Finally, a feasibility assessment was performed with ground truth information to verify selected sites.

Severe weather is a natural product of the earth’s atmosphere. Water delivered by storms sustains important biophysical functions whereas from a human perspective severe weather can have negative effects when damage is caused to material assets and health. Modern society has acquired knowledge and technological know-how to deal with the effects of severe weather on human activity. In Canada storm water management infrastructure and land management practices reflect decades of analysis of weather data. In Ontario the engineering of storm water management infrastructure has assumed a long term climate ‘normal’ to guide specifications for safely operating during severe storm events. Water resource managers also consider long term climate records to guide decision-making for water use and allocation. However, given the measured and predicted effects of global warming, climate normals generated from data from the past may not be suitable for planning for the climate of the future. From the Fourth Assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change it is generally accepted that one of the predicted effects of climate change will be shifts in the intensity, the frequency and the spatial distribution of severe storm events. Human activity in regions affected by these changes will be required to make adjustments to their water and land management practices and to make better strategic decisions about the use of existing knowledge and technology to adapt to change. The climate in Southern Ontario is expected to shift to earlier snow melt, earlier spring storms and increased storm severity throughout the summer season. The region is particularly vulnerable to the combined effects of these climate parameters in the spring months of March, April and May when the risk of flooding and erosion is at its greatest. The predicted increase in summer rainfall intensity will have negative impacts for soil erosion and flood damage. This paper presents an analysis of 46 years of climate data in Southern Ontario. The spatial distribution of intense rainfall is examined to determine the extent to which rainfall exhibits localized patterns and whether there have been changes in the patterns over the period of data. The spatial patterns of severe rainfall between the months of March and September are also examined with the use of 13 years of radar data. A comparison of one hour rainfall measured from NEXRAD radar data to Environment Canada’s intensity duration frequency (IDF) data demonstrates a technique of spatial analysis that could aid in revising IDF values and indentifying areas that experience a higher frequency of intense rainfall events.

I detta arbete undersöks möjligheterna för Eskilstuna kommun att själva producera en turistkarta över staden på ett effektivt sätt. Tidigare har kommunen anlitat ett utomstående företag för att framställa kartan. Förhoppningar på nya kartografiverktyg i programvaran ArcGIS 9.2 finns och förväntas effektivisera kartframställning jämfört med tidigare versioner av ArcGIS så pass mycket att man med egna resurser klarar av kartframställningen. Kommunen har ett antal olika fall som man vill testa med verktygen i ArcGIS 9.2 och med särkilt fokus på det nya representationsverktyget i ArcGIS 9.2. Eskilstuna kommun vill veta om man med hjälp av representationer kan underlätta kartframställningen inom textsättning, lagerhantering, lagring i databas samt olika generaliseringsmetoder för olika skalor. Geografiska data har erhållits ifrån Eskilstunas databas som har anpassats för ArcGIS 9.2. Vägar ifrån den nationella vägdatabasen, (NVDB) har använts för att komplettera den befintliga databasen, vilken från början innehåller mark, bebyggelse och textskikt. Denna databas har utgjort grunden för våra tester av kartografiverktygen i ArcGIS 9.2. När det visat sig att representationer saknar funktioner för att lösa de frågor som ställts av uppdragsgivaren blev lösningen att ta fram olika alternativa lösningsförslag. T.ex. vid texthanteringsfrågor med gatunamn och adresser användes istället verktyget annotations för åstadkomma automatisk placering av text. Resultatet är en utvärdering av representationsverktygen där användaren får ett antal användningsfall med tips för tillämpning av verktyget. Det framkom att Representationsverktyget i alla lägen inte lämpar sig för önskad användning, funktionen kan med fördel användas som komplement till andra verktyg i ARCGIS 9.2. Slutsats är att manuellt arbete fortfarande krävs vid efter redigering av textplacering. / The aim of our work was to explore the possibilities for Eskilstuna municipality to produce a tourist map of the city in an efficient manner. The map has previously been manufactured by an outside company. The municipality has access to a cartographic tool called ArcGIS. The software is now available in a new version (ArcGIS 9.2) and the aim was to evaluate if the new cartographic tools in the software were so efficient that mapping procedures could be produced with the local computer and software resources in the municipality office. The municipality had a number of different projects they wanted to test with tools in ArcGIS 9.2 with specific emphasis on the new Representation tool in ArcGIS 9.2 software. More specifically, Eskilstuna municipality wanted to know if using the representations could facilitate mapping of text translation, inventory, storage in the database, and different generalization methods for different scales. Geographic data were obtained from Eskiltuna´s city map database, which has been adapted for ArcGIS 9.2. Data regarding roads were obtained from the National Road Database (Nationella vägdatabasen –NVDB) to complement the existing city map database, which includes land, buildings, and text layers. This combined database provided the basis for our tests of cartographic tools in ArcGIS 9.2. Our work revealed that some, but not all, requests could not be solved with the Representation tool. When this situation occurred, our solution was to provide the client with a range of alternative solutions. One such example was text handling issues where to user was recommended to use the Annotations tool instead for achieving automated placement of text. It became obvious that the Representation tool was not suited in all situations for the construction of the map. However, the Representation tool could be used as a complement to other tools in ArcGIS 9.2. The result of our work is therefore an evaluation of the Representation tools where the user is offered a number of tips or solutions for use of the software in various situations. Our Conclusion is that manual work is still required at the postediting of text placement in the map.

Rapporten handlar om hur geografisk data på bästa sätt kan integreras med ettärendehanteringssystem. Det görs en teoretisk jämförelse av tekniker för visning,sökning och lagring av geografisk data i syfte att hitta den bästa lösning för attintegrera GIS-funktionalitet med ett befintligt ärendehanteringssystem. Resultatet av arbetet är en proof-of-concept implementation som ger ettärendehanteringssystem stöd för att visa ärenden på en karta och göra sökningen givetett geografiskt område.

Severe weather is a natural product of the earth’s atmosphere. Water delivered by storms sustains important biophysical functions whereas from a human perspective severe weather can have negative effects when damage is caused to material assets and health. Modern society has acquired knowledge and technological know-how to deal with the effects of severe weather on human activity. In Canada storm water management infrastructure and land management practices reflect decades of analysis of weather data. In Ontario the engineering of storm water management infrastructure has assumed a long term climate ‘normal’ to guide specifications for safely operating during severe storm events. Water resource managers also consider long term climate records to guide decision-making for water use and allocation. However, given the measured and predicted effects of global warming, climate normals generated from data from the past may not be suitable for planning for the climate of the future. From the Fourth Assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change it is generally accepted that one of the predicted effects of climate change will be shifts in the intensity, the frequency and the spatial distribution of severe storm events. Human activity in regions affected by these changes will be required to make adjustments to their water and land management practices and to make better strategic decisions about the use of existing knowledge and technology to adapt to change. The climate in Southern Ontario is expected to shift to earlier snow melt, earlier spring storms and increased storm severity throughout the summer season. The region is particularly vulnerable to the combined effects of these climate parameters in the spring months of March, April and May when the risk of flooding and erosion is at its greatest. The predicted increase in summer rainfall intensity will have negative impacts for soil erosion and flood damage. This paper presents an analysis of 46 years of climate data in Southern Ontario. The spatial distribution of intense rainfall is examined to determine the extent to which rainfall exhibits localized patterns and whether there have been changes in the patterns over the period of data. The spatial patterns of severe rainfall between the months of March and September are also examined with the use of 13 years of radar data. A comparison of one hour rainfall measured from NEXRAD radar data to Environment Canada’s intensity duration frequency (IDF) data demonstrates a technique of spatial analysis that could aid in revising IDF values and indentifying areas that experience a higher frequency of intense rainfall events.

Banverket Produktion är Sveriges största entreprenör inom järnvägsunderhåll. De har tillgång till ett flertal IT-system som ger information om järnvägsanläggningar och maskiner. Banverket Produktion vill utreda möjligheterna med att kombinera denna information och presentera den i ett kartgränssitt.En kartapplikation kan användas för att ta fram information ifrån olika system och presentera grafiskt. Den kan även användas som ett gränssnitt för att söka information från andra distrikt. Genom att använda sig av grafisk kartvisning av verksamhetsinformation blir det möjligt att planera åtgärder på ett mer tidssparande och kostnadseffektivt sätt och maskiner kan utnyttjas effektivare.Arbetet har gått ut på att beskriva vilken ökad verksamhetsnytta grafisk kartvisning av verksamhetsinformation kan ge och presentera ett förslag på en systemarkitektur som stödjer grafisk kartvisning. Inom Banverket Produktion finns det flera problem som man tror ska kunna lösas med hjälp av grafisk kartvisning. En viktig del i vårt arbete har varit att ta fram den viktigaste funktionaliteten i en kartapplikation som skall lösa dessa problem och ge en ökad verksamhetsnytta.

Understanding what variables influence park use would assist park providers and policy makers in acquiring, designing, managing, and funding initiatives which encourage or support park use. Previous studies indicate that access to parks (measured by both objective and perceived distances), park appeal in terms of being well-maintained, and effective communication between constituents and park suppliers, relate positively to park use. This study explores the relationships between access, appeal, and communication and park use. Access is operationalized as four objective distances from household to nearest park using both Euclidian and Network measures, and by subjective self-reported measures of ability to access parks on foot or by bicycle. Appeal is concerned with the influence of parks’ perceived level of maintenance and availability of amenities on the probability of park use. Effective communication is operationalized by three variables: perceptions of being well-informed, being included in the planning process, and being able to give feedback to park leaders. These variables and selected demographic data were extracted from an existing data set: the City of College Station Needs Assessment. Findings indicated that a) respondents with access to parks are more likely to use parks, b) level of maintenance and available amenities influenced use, and c) respondents who are well-informed are more likely to use parks.