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Crime clocks and target performance maps

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Gilfillan, TC ; Potgieter, MA ; Schmitz, P ; Du Plessis, PM Date: Dec 1999 Funded by the Innovation Fund of the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in South African, the CSIR has been assisting the South African Police Service (SAPS) in projects to investigate the operational analysis of crime ... Read more
Determining the availability of, and access to, fresh fruit and vegetables in Arcadia and Eastwood, Pretoria

Author: Phaphana, HM ; Cooper, Antony K ; Wenhold, F Date: Oct 2014 Research shows that food choices are affected by the food environment. Similarly, the presence of fruit and vegetables in the home results in greater fruit and vegetable consumption by children. A food desert is an area without ready access ... Read more
Distributed generation for South Africa based on renewable energy resources

Author: Szewczuk, S Date: Oct 2009 The hybrid mini-grid systems at the Hluleka Nature Reserve and Lucingweni on the Wild coast of the Eastern Cape Province of South African were implemented to provide the experience necessary to develop a nation wide rollout plan for hybrid ... Read more
Mapping crime levels and court efficiency per magisterial district in South Africa

Author: Schmitz, P ; Stylianides, T Date: Dec 2002 South Africa is subdivided into provinces and each province is further subdivided into magisterial districts, the area of jurisdiction of a district court. South African Courts have a three-tier structure namely: district, regional and high ... Read more
Mapping crime levels and court efficiency per magisterial district in South Africa.

Author: Schmitz, P ; Stylianides, T Date: Dec 2002 South Africa is subdivided into provinces and each province is further subdivided into magisterial districts, the area of jurisdiction of a district court. South African Courts have a three-tier structure namely: district, regional and high ... Read more c b
Putting fossils on the map: Applying a geographical information system to heritage resources

Author: Van der Walt, M ; Cooper, Antony K ; Netterberg, I ; Rubidge, BS Date: Nov 2015 A geographical information system (GIS) database was compiled of Permo-Triassic tetrapod fossils from the Karoo Supergroup in South African museum collections. This database is the first of its kind and has great time applicability for ... Read more
Spatial Entity Classification Standard (SpECS): A Proposed Standard for South Africa

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Zietsman, HL Date: Dec 1999 This paper describes the Spatial Entity Classification Standard (SpECS), which has been proposed as a standard for classifying digital geographical data in South Africa, for use in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The paper begins with ... Read more
Use of supply chains and supply chain managment to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of GIS units

Author: Schmitz, P Date: Jun 2007 The objective of this study is to provide a tool, namely the establishment of supply chains and supply chain management to manage this chain, enabling a GIS unit to respond to the needs of their customers with the right product at the right ... Read more
Using GIS and digital aerial photography to assist in the conviction of a serial killer

Author: Schmitz, P ; Cooper, Antony K ; Byleveld, P ; Rossmo, DK Date: Dec 2000 A desktop geographical information system (GIS) was used to pin-map the 86 cases associated with the Wemmerpan serial killer, representing crimes committed between 17 September 1995 and 19 December 1997 in central, western and southern ... Read more
Using GIS to reconcile crime scenes with those indicated by serial criminals

Author: Cooper, Antony K ; Byleveld, P ; Schmitz, P Date: Dec 2001 Sometimes, when serial criminals are caught, they admit to their crimes and are willing to point out crime scenes to the police. The South African Police Service (SAPS) then sends independent police officers with the suspect to document those ... Read more
Using satellite imagery for crime mapping in South Africa

Author: Schmitz, P ; Cooper, Antony K ; Quick, GJ Date: Dec 2002 In 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
Using the landform tool to calculate landforms for hydrogeomorphic wetland classification at a country-wide scale

Author: Van Deventer, Heidi ; Nel, J ; Maherry, A ; Mbona, N Date: Nov 2014 Hydrogeomorphic approaches to wetland classification use landform classes to distinguish wetland functionality at a regional scale. Space-borne radar technology enabled faster regional surveying of surface elevations to digital elevation ... Read more

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