May 2012

Exploration and visualization of highway freight flow movements in the United States using Geographical Information System (GIS)

  This paper begins with a concise national overview of the transported goods, classified by Standard Classification of Transport Goods, and their movements on the highway networks in the United States using TransCAD, a geographical information system with strong transportation planning capabilities and the freight analysis framework database version 2.2 orFAF2.2. Then, the paper constructs more national views...

Author(s):   Guoqiang Shen and S. Gizem Aydin  

May 2012

Green area mapping of Ahmadu Bello University Main Campus, Zaria, Nigeria using remote sensing (Rs) and geographic information system (GIS) techniques

  Provision of quality learning environment is crucial to staff and students of any university. One of the most important parameters in planning and design of a campus is appropriate selection of land surface to develop green areas. This study identified and mapped land use-land cover distribution with emphasis on green area network in Ahmadu Bello University main campus, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria. Linkages are...

Author(s):   Idowu Innocent Abbas and Yetunde Adedoyin Arigbede