La planification d'urgence sous tension

in Cahiers de la Sécurité (2008), 3(Janvier-Mars), 72-83

Emergency preparedness is essential in our Western societies. It serves to reassure the community on the measures taken for its safety and to organise the activities of all those working in the field ... [more ▼]

Emergency preparedness is essential in our Western societies. It serves to reassure the community on the measures taken for its safety and to organise the activities of all those working in the field. However, emergency planning procedures are under pressure as the result of a dual trend: the emergence of new risks and a more complex institutional setting. [less ▲]

A decision-maker point of view on uncertainties in spatial decisions

in Goodchild, Michael; Fisher, Peter; Shi, Wenzhong (Eds.) Spatial Data Quality (2002)

Élaboration d'une carte satellitaire de Belgique

in Acta Geographica Lovaniensia (1998), 37

This paper presents a satellite map of Belgium, created by assembling several SPOT images recorded in 1992. Data and process required to build the map are described and a significant part of the paper is ... [more ▼]

This paper presents a satellite map of Belgium, created by assembling several SPOT images recorded in 1992. Data and process required to build the map are described and a significant part of the paper is devoted to the interpretation of the image. A couple of map extracts at enlarged scale, covering the Polders and Famenne-Ardenne regions, show the full interpretation possibilities provided by satellite imagery. [less ▲]

Designing and implementing a GIS in an international context

in Transactions in GIS (1997), 1(4), 301-320

International collaborations between private companies, national research laboratories, and universities in the field of GIS have opened up new ways of exchanging knowledge and experiences between ... [more ▼]

International collaborations between private companies, national research laboratories, and universities in the field of GIS have opened up new ways of exchanging knowledge and experiences between different countries. However, when a collaboration involves the actual design and implementation of an operational GIS, rather than simply theoretical or applied research, or the development of specific applications, many problems can arise, sometimes leading either to the partial success or the complete failure of the project. Some of these problems are frequently encountered in all kinds of international collaborations: problems arising from different cultural mentalities, difficulties establishing a single common leadership, difficulties with communication and information exchange, and so on. Problems relating to the specific nature of the GIS are also present, for example the absence of digital geographic data format standards, the absence of metadata standards, the omission to use GIS or IS design methods, etc. This paper focuses on a joint Sino-Belgian project for the design and implementation of an urban geographical information system (UGIS) integrating remote sensing techniques in Hangzhou city, China and examines the general, specific, and international aspects of the problems encountered in an international collaboration. [less ▲]