Interpretation of CPTU Tests with Statistical and Geostatistical Methods

In the paper statistical methods for the interpretation of CPT data for the definition of subsoil stratigraphy have been applied to a subsoil CPTU data set of the Italian Center of Aerospatial Research (CIRA) in Capua (Italy). Results obtained by following the method proposed by Wickremesinghe and Campanella (1991) have been compared with those...

3D Property Research – a Survey of the Occurrence of Legal Topics in Publications

3D property is an increasingly discussed and researched topic. Several conferences and workshops have contained contributions on this subject and there are often special sessions devoted to it at e.g. FIG conferences. There are also many articles, conference contributions, theses and other publications available that present and discuss 3D...

Methods for monitoring the detection of multi-temporal land use change trhough the classification of urban areas

Urban areas are complicated due to the mix of man-made features and natural features. A higher level of structural information plays an important role in land cover/use classification of urban areas. Additional spatial indicators have to be extracted based on structural analysis in order to understand and identify spatial patterns or the spatial...

Changes in the urban spatial structure of the greater Cairo metropolitan area, Egypt

Since the 1980s, rapid population growth and urbanization have become issues in big cities like Greater Cairo (GC). As a consequence of explosive growth, the living conditions of Cairo Metropolis deteriorate. Development trends of the last twenty years have increased general wealth and modernization, this sets out how GC megacity is creating an...

Organising large scale green covered roofs

Last two decades the use of plants on rooftops has grown fast. Municipalities use different arguments to initiate policies for large-scale programs for green roofs. However, there is an intriguing intertwining of two scales: building and city. To accelerate policy execution the scales should be combined, but they are not. The stakeholders, not...