Geographic Communication for Sustainable Decisions / Geografinės Informacijos Komunikavimo Priemonės Ir Tvarioji Plėtra

Abstract

Information communication technologies are widely used to support sustainable development. As both nature and society exist and develop in the geographic space, a good decision making can hardly be imagined without a prior thorough analysis of spatio‐temporal distribution and spatial correlation of diverse ecological, economical and social parameters. Wherever such geospatial relationships are concerned, the methods of geography as of a geographic information science are commonly applied, among which cartography is the most efficient information communication method. Different levels of representation of geographic information, such as databases, geographic information systems (GIS), maps, atlases and Spatial Data Infrastructures can be easily and conveniently used for different steps of planning. More than that, maps have a hidden potential to reveal unknown spatial patterns and trends and the process does not require any specific technological skills from the user. Therefore it is very important to include geographic/cartographic dimension into regional and national sustainable development strategies, so that spatial structures, diversities, similarities and geographic determination are always taken into account. To facilitate the process of geographic decision making, we develop a uniform model of description of geographic methods that could be used online and provide suggestions on which of the known methods could be efficiently applied. Santrauka Tvarioji plėtra nebūtų įmanoma be informacijos komunikavimo priemonių ir technologijų. Ir gamta, ir visuomenė egzistuoja ir vystosi erdvėje, tad neįmanoma įsivaizduoti tinkamu planavimo sprendimų, kurie nebūtų pagristi išankstine išsamia dalykinės srities erdvės ir laiko ryšių analize, neįvertintų erdvinių sąsajų tarp ekologinių, ekonominių ir socialinių parametrų. Visur, kur svarbus objektų išsidėstymas ir jų tarpusavio ryšiai geografinėje erdvėje ir laike, yra taikomi geografinės informacijos mokslo (šiuolaikines geografijos) metodai. Vienas efektyviausių yra kartografinis metodas, leidžiantis intuityviai pastebėti erdvinius ryšius. Galima nagrinėti skirtingus geografines informacijos organizavimo lygmenis, tokius kaip duomenų bazes, geografines informacijos (GIS) sistemos, žemėlapiai, atlasai bei erdvinių duomenų infrastruktūros. Visas šias sistemas galima patogiai ir nesunkiai naudoti įvairiuose planavimo etapuose. Be to, žemėlapiai turi paslėpta potencialą atskleisti iš anksto nežinomus erdvinius ryšius bei tendencijas. Šis procesas yra intuityvus ir nereikalauja iš naudotojo jokiu specialių technologijų žinių ar įgūdžiu. Todėl labai svarbu į nacionalines ir regionines plėtros strategijas įtraukti ir geografini/kartografini matmenį, atsižvelgti į erdvinio išsidėstymo struktūras, skirtumus, panašumas ir galimus geografinius apribojimus. Straipsnio autoriai pasiūlė ir šiuo metu Vilniaus universitete plėtoja universalų geografinių uždavinių aprašymu modelį, kuris padėtu geografines informacijos naudotojams be specialiu žinių pasirinkti tinkama sprendimų seką ir metodus.

Tracking Violations in Visual Resources in the Landscape of Asveja Regional Park

“…The landscape of Asveja Regional Park is complex, and therefore difficulties in selecting impartial criteria that could unambiguously assist in assessing conditions for visual resources and revealing the causality of transformation have been encountered. In general, the problem of landscape monitoring, in the majority of European countries, is an inadequately solved issue (Pileckas 2004), and thus landscape analysis on cartographic representations have been also performed (Beconytė, Kryžanauskas, 2010). Lithuania has carried out research only on the impact of attendance loads for the landscape.…”

The Use of Spatial Data for Segmentation of the Postal Service Market

“…GIS was designed to allow digital coverage and editing, storage and re-organization, modeling and analysis, as well as alphanumeric and graphic display of spatial data. Due to the fact that this technology is designed for spatial oriented data management, it is possible to process certain geographic data effectively and to connect them with data and user attributes that are the subject of a research (Beconytė et al 2010). This all together creates an excellent basis for effective evaluation and estimation of a certain area.…”

Sustainability Models and Indicators / Tvarumo Modeliai Ir Indikatoriai

“…Therefore it is very important to include geographic/cartographic dimension into regional and national sustainable development strategies, so that spatial structures, diversities, similarities and geographic determination are always taken into account. To facilitate the process of geographic decision making, a uniform model of description of geographic information is developed that could be used online and provide suggestions on which of the known methods could be efficiently applied (Beconytė and Kryžanauskas 2010). The model developed is a step towards facilitation of use of geographic methods for decision making in different spheres of life.…”