A distant-learning training module on the environmental design of urban buildings

The present paper aims to present a distant-learning training module that concerns the environmental design of urban buildings. The whole approach attempts to integrate topics that concern the design of urban buildings from various points of views, e.g. active and passive systems, automation systems, indoor air quality, economic aspects, energy and resources management. The package offers both printed and electronic material that gives the possibility to the students to study the various topics by using different educational methods. Additionally, the present package contains software tools that permit the students to examine real or hypothetical situations and to study further the influence of various parameters that concern the environmental building design.     

Mapping urban change in the UK using satellite radar interferometry

A multitemporal sequence of ERS interferometric coherence data acquired between 1993 and 1999 are utilised for automatically mapping urban change within South Wales, UK. Validation of the change map derived from the coherence data is performed using independent, multidate, digital survey data of the city of Cardiff, UK. All major building developments that have occurred within the study area are located. There is evidence to suggest that this approach is generalisable for a wide range of coherence data and to other regions with similar landscapes.     

浅述城市规划管理信息系统

阐述了城市规划管理信息系统的内容及其建立的方法和步骤，以及其与管理人员构成和该系统的经济效益，并指出城市规划管理信息系统利用计算机技术，科学地现代化地优化了城市规划设计与城市规划管理，为了城市建设的科学发展应加大投入，跟上时代步伐，进入城市建设的计算机时代。     

Comparisons of Urban Travel Forecasts Prepared with the Sequential Procedure and a Combined Model

Detailed analyses and comparisons of urban travel forecasts prepared by applying the state-of-practice sequential procedure and the solution of a combined network equilibrium model are presented. The sequential procedure for solving the trip distribution, mode choice and assignment problems with feedback is the current practice in most transportation planning agencies, although its important limitations are well known. The solution of a combined model, in contrast, results from a single mathematical formulation, which ensures a well-converged and consistent result. Using a real network, several methods for solving the sequential procedure with feedback are compared to the solution of the combined model ESTRAUS. The results of these methods are shown to have various levels of instability. The paper concludes with a call for a new paradigm of travel forecasting practice based on an internally consistent model formulation that can be solved to a level of precision suitable for comparing alternative scenarios.     

基于特征线匹配的城市建筑物识别方法研究

随着手机GPS位置测定、导航以及摄像功能的普及,对于移动状态下的位置定位以及都市空间建筑物实时搜索等应用功能存在日益增长的需求。介绍了图像处理方式的城市建筑物识别方法,通过对两种图像匹配算法--SIFT和Local Search的比较分析表明,构造物轮廓线及其组合是一种相对稳定的几何特征,在匹配时受图像的仿射变换、画质变化以及镜头畸变等因素干扰较小,此外,基于轮廓的图像匹配指数还能反映摄影位置的变化。因此,对Local Search进行了改进,利用实时图的建筑物的特征轮廓线与从三维数据库中提取的建筑群特征轮廓线进行匹配,然后选择匹配指数高的记录作为识别结果。结果表明基于Local Search算法的建筑物识别技术可以很好地适应移动条件下建筑物快速识别的要求。     

Assessing terrestrial wildlife populations in the Toronto and Region Area of Concern

Beneficial use impairments (BUIs) under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement identify environmental issues requiring remedial action within the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs). We conducted this study to support the assessment of the wildlife component of BUI 3: degradation of fish and wildlife populations. We compared bird and amphibian (frogs and toads) data from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s Terrestrial Long-term Monitoring Program in the Toronto and Region AOC to an adjacent, but otherwise similar, reference watershed, Duffins Creek. Twelve of 13 targets were met within the AOC for forest bird, wetland bird, meadow bird and amphibian populations based on averages of mean annual values at sites within the AOC that were within two standard deviations of averages at sites in the Duffins Creek reference watershed between 2008 and 2017. Even though wildlife populations within the AOC were within the normal range of variability expected from a reference watershed, they were often at lower levels than within the Duffins Creek reference watershed. In addition, forest bird and amphibian populations were negatively affected by urbanization within the AOC and meadow bird indices declined. We conclude that while wildlife populations within the AOC currently meet targets for BUI 3, they continue to be negatively impacted by numerous stressors that are primarily related to past and ongoing urbanization. Thus, continued restoration of wildlife habitat and protection of existing habitat within the AOC is highly recommended.     

基于接收信号强度的非视距检测与修正算法

为了减少非视距（NLOS）误差对基于到达时间（TOA）的无线定位系统性能的影响,本文提出一种采用接收信号强度（RSS）与TOA测量值相结合的方法对含有NLOS误差的TOA测量值进行检测并修正。在视距（LOS）传播的TOA与RSS之间关系已知的前提下,利用定位基站得到的TOA与RSS测量值,计算TOA测量值中含有NLOS误差的可能性,并利用该可能性对TOA测量值进行修正。该方法在不增加通信次数的情况下,大大提高了定位精度。本文最后在一个无线定位系统上实现了该算法,并进行了对比实验。实验结果表明,该算法不需对多次定位结果进行统计,即可有效降低NLOS误差对系统性能的影响,适用于对功耗要求苛刻的场合。     

Diets,population structure,and seasonal activity patterns of mudpuppies (Necturus maculosus) in an urban,Great Lakes coastal habitat

Freshwater species native to the Laurentian Great Lakes region face numerous environmental stressors, and the conservation status and ecological relationships of many remain poorly understood. One such species, the mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus), is declining, but better information on their natural history and development of more effective population monitoring techniques is needed. We assessed seasonal variation in capture success, biases in capture techniques, and feeding ecology of mudpuppies in Wolf Lake, a highly perturbed and urban former estuarine wetland complex to Lake Michigan. Trapping periods of ≥ 3 consecutive nights occurred from January to May 2015, and October 2015 to March 2016. Overall trapping success differed among trapping periods (p = 0.01) and declined precipitously at water temperatures above 14.1 °C (p < 0.001). Mudpuppies in traps (mean 26.9 ± 0.5 cm) were larger than those caught with hand nets (mean 14.7 ± 0.8 cm, p < 0.0001), suggesting that multiple methods may be needed to accurately assess demographics. Stomach contents obtained through gastric lavage included mollusks, leeches, insects, isopods, amphipods, crayfish, fish, a frog, and a juvenile conspecific. Invasive species, including rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus), round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus), and zebra/quagga mussels (Dreissena spp.) were present in guts, suggesting mudpuppy foraging has changed along with aquatic communities in the region. Prey community analyses revealed differences in overall diet among size classes of mudpuppies (p = 0.001), but relatively weak similarity within size classes. Results suggest that mudpuppies in lake ecosystems occupy a broad niche that changes as they grow.     

武汉城市圈高校教育资源共享机制的构建

武汉城市圈内高校教育资源十分丰富但分布极不平衡。为提高教育资源的使用效益,促进城市圈高校教育的一体化发展,必须以科学发展观为理论指导,从转变观念、创新体制和完善机制等方面构建武汉城市圈高等学校教育资源共享的平台,以便更好地发挥高等教育在推进武汉城市圈＂两型社会＂建设中的＂动力站＂和＂加速器＂作用。     

大数据环境下的城市计算及其应用

介绍城市计算的技术内涵、数学模型及研究方法。包括数据流、图数据模型和排队论以及传感技术、城市数据管理、城市环境异构数据可视化等技术。并指出当前国内外的研究热点课题以及城市计算的应用和面临的挑战。