Author:Van Deventer, Heidi; Cho, Moses A; Mutanga, ODate:Sep 2015Indigenous forests of South Africa occur in one of the smallest biomes covering less than 0.5% of the total surface area of the country. Regardless of the small and narrow extent of these forests, they offer a range of ecosystem services, ...Read more
Author:Debba, PraveshDate:Aug 2008At this presentation, the author discussed a statistical method for deriving optimal spatial sampling schemes. First I focus on ground verification of minerals derived from hyperspectral data. Spectral angle mapper (SAM) and spectral feature ...Read more
Author:De Klerk, HM; Gilbertson, J; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Kemp, J; Munch, ZDate:Nov 2016Traditionally, to map environmental features using remote sensing, practitioners will use training data to develop models on various satellite data sets using a number of classification approaches and use test data to select a single ‘best ...Read more
Author:Roberts, W; Lück-Vogel, MelanieDate:Jun 2010Integrated coastal management (ICM) is a process for the management of the coast using an integrated approach, regarding all aspects of the coastal zone, including geographical and political boundaries, in an attempt to achieve sustainability.Read more
Author:Munyati, C; Shaker, P; Phasha, MGDate:May 2011Healthy rangelands are of economic and biodiversity conservation importance in the savannas of northern South Africa. The proliferation of woody plant species on the rangelands, known as bush encroachment, constitutes a degradation of rangeland ...Read more
Author:Debba, PraveshDate:Sep 2008Statistics is the science pertaining to the collection, summary, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. Some of the key questions in environmental studies are: where to sample, what to sample
and how many samples to obtain. ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, R; Sithole, Bishop B; Obwaka, EDate:Mar 2016The report focuses on optimisation of alkali catalysis as a process for producing biodiesel from waste cooking oils. Biodiesel production parameters that were optimised were methanol to oil ratio, catalyst concentration, reaction temperature, ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, P; Cooper, Antony K; Quick, GJDate:Dec 2002In South Africa, as with may developing countries, there are informal settlements on the fringes of some towns and cities. Maps of these areas generally do not exist, making it difficult for authorities to plan for, and work in, these areas. ...Read more
Author:Baumbach, J; Lubbe, MDate:Feb 2006A camouflage field trial experiment was conducted. For the experiment several targets were deployed along tree lines and in an open field. Some of the vehicles were deployed with a variety of camouflage nets, while others were left uncovered. ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, P; Marais, Mario A; De la Rey, ADate:Feb 2006This is a concept poster which examines the use of supply chain management in planning and managing large or data-intensive Geographic Information System (GIS) projects. Current management models in GIS are either on an organisational or a ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, TL; Vahed, Anwar; Mcferren, GA; Shabangu, P; Cwele, BDate:Jul 2009Scientific Workflows provides a technology that facilitates researchers by allowing them to capture in a machine processable manner the method relating to some research. This increases both provenance and repeatability of the research and ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, TL; Vahed, Anwar; Mcferren, GA; Shabangu, P; Cwele, BDate:Jul 2009Scientific Workflows provides a technology that facilitates researchers by allowing them to capture in a machine processable manner the method relating to some research. This increases both provenance and repeatability of the research and ...Read more
Author:Van der Vyver, AG; Williams, B; Marais, Mario ADate:Dec 2015This paper contains a qualitative analysis of selected excerpts from the managerial communication records of the Cofimvaba e-textbook project. This project is conducted in the Eastern Cape, a province of South Africa. The component managers ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, QuintinDate:Dec 2015Transport- and urban planning often involves the use of large-scale simulation modelling with data sources that include, among others, the national census, the National Household and Travel Survey (NHTS) as well as trip diaries. Many of these ...Read more
Author:Pauck, WJ; Venditti, RA; Pocock, J; Andrew, JEDate:2012Waste paper recycling in South Africa has grown to a respectable recovery rate of 43% in 2008. Pending legislation will further boost the recovery rate of recycled paper. Domestic household waste represents the major remaining source of ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, PDate:Sep 2008One of the challenges according to Dangermond (1999) and Tomlinson (2000) for GIS units in the 21st century is to be able to manage themselves successfully in order to deliver the right product at the right time to the right customer. Tomlinson ...Read more
Author:Rathogwa, Mashudu; Mokonyama, Mathetha TDate:Dec 2022Integrated Public Transport Networks (IPTNs) can contribute positively towards spatial transformation. The rate at which this is feasible is contingent upon the nature of decisions made by planning agencies, households, and businesses. The ...Read more
Author:Rathogwa, Mashudu; Malope, Retang KDate:Jul 2023The Growth and Development Strategy 2040 (GDS2040) envisions a transportation system that contributes to the resilience of the city and breaks the apartheid spatial form. The implementation of a cost-effective, dependable, safe, and efficient ...Read more
Author:Rathogwa, Mashudu; Malope, Retang KDate:Jul 2023The Growth and Development Strategy 2040 (GDS2040) envisions a transportation system that contributes to the resilience of the city and breaks the apartheid spatial form. The implementation of a cost-effective, dependable, safe, and efficient ...Read more
Author:Hughes, DA; Gush, Mark B; Tanner, J; Dye, PDate:Feb 2013This study combines the application of a hydrological model with the use of field data derived from short period measurement campaigns at two sites, one a low topography forested area and the other a steep grassland catchment. The main objective ...Read more