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From plant to the pump : how plant genome research at MU is helping to achieve bioenergy goals
(2009)
Part of America's answer to the current energy crisis could be fuels made from plants. Fuel made from plant materials, such as cellulose or corn kernels, not only holds promise of reducing our nation's dependence on foreign ...
Alliance for Collaborative Research in Alternative Fuel Technology (ALL-CRAFT)
(2009)
ALL-CRAFT (http://all-craft.missouri.edu) is a partnership of the University of Missouri,Columbia (MU, lead institution) and Midwest Research Institute (MRI), Kansas City, to developlow-pressure, high-capacity storage ...
The Raster GIS
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
Current GISs differ according to the way they
organize reality through the data model. Each model tends to fit certain types of data and applications better than others. There are two major choices of data models: Raster ...
Sampling the World
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
The world is infinitely complex.The contents of a spatial database represent a particular
view of the world. The user sees the real world through the medium of the database. The measurements and samples contained in the ...
Vector GIS
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
The Vector Data Model of GIS is based on vectors (as opposed to space occupancy raster structures). Its fundamental primitive is a point. Objects are created by connecting points with straight lines. Some systems allow ...
Spatial Databases as Models of Reality
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
The real world is too complex for our immediate and direct understanding. We create “models” of reality that are intended
to have some similarity with selected aspects of the real world. Databases are created from these ...
Data Input
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
A need exists to have tools to transform spatial data of various types into digital format. Data input is a major bottleneck in
application of GIS technology. The costs of input often consume 80% or more of project cost. ...
Data Source Evaluation
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation looks at different types of socio-economic data, including disaggregated Data (data about individuals or single entities) and aggregated data (data consisting of a group of observations with the grouping ...
GIS Introduction & Overview
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
GIS is the primary driver for its very own, ever greater, acceptability and use. Everyone likes maps and graphics and the computer makes it easier for you to visualize your data. GIS growth feeds on its own successes and ...
Database Design
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation focuses on the design of GIS databases, starting with topographical structure. Database design is a scheme in which database goals are defined and database alternatives are laid out, analyzed, and an ...
Issues of Scale and Accuracy
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
The world is infinitely complex. The contents of a spatial database represent a particular view of the world. The user sees the real world through the medium of the database. The measurements & samples contained in the ...
GIS Tools
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation offers a discussion of tools for use in GIS. It begins with a list of GIS software components, including graphics processing, database management, basic cartographic functions, special applications, and ...
Relational Database Management Systems, Database Design, and GIS
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation offers an overview of several different ways to organize and present GIS databases. It begins with a comparison of hybrid models and spatial database servers. That is followed by advantages and disadvantages ...
Spatial Interpolation
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
Spatial interpolation is the procedure of estimating the value of properties at unsampled sites within the area covered by existing observations. In almost all cases the property must be interval or ratio
scaled. It can ...
Implementation Planning
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation addresses key questions involved in the implementation of GISs, including: What is included in a strategic plan? Is the scale of this GIS departmental or enterprise-wide? Is this a centralized or distributed ...
Temporal & 3-D Representations
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
Although the vast majority of GISs currently
work only in two dimensions, across the plane, certain applications require the addition of other dimensions, namely time or elevation/depth. Most geological applications require ...
Functional Requirement Study
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation looks at Functional Requirement Studies (FRS) for GIS. A FRS consists of five steps: 1)Identify Decisions, 2)Determine Information Products Needed, 3)Determine Frequencies, 4)Identify Data Sets Required, ...
Software
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation introduces the parts and pieces of a GIS, explains the components of a GIS system, review computer networks, examines peripherals, and explores what the future holds for GIS. It also discusses the role ...
QA/QC and Risk Management
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation looks at issues dealing with QA (Quality Assurance) and QC (Quality Control) in GISs. QA refers to to a comprehensive approach or system for ensuring product quality. QC refers to an action or step designed ...
Request for Proposal
(Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, 1999)
This presentation discusses the basics of creating a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a GIS. It begins by discussing the advantages of an RFP, and continues onto contents and detailed specifications, as well as what to expect ...