In line with the objectives established by the “European capital of culture” initiative, the entire community is involved in embarking socio-economic and infrastructure projects supported by an ...information platform which ensures efficient data management for the municipality. This platform should provide a good visibility of the candidate city in the context of enhancing the contribution of culture to its long-term development in accordance with its priorities and strategies. In particular, an important role is played by the implementation of a spatial data geoportal at Local Administration level (Timişoara City Hall) to streamline the data workflow and provide easy access to it in order to increase the visibility of cultural and historical heritage of the municipality. The need of this geoportal arises from the fact that Timişoara has the widest architectural heritage area in the country, of important value to both Romania and Europe. The preservation of this cultural heritage is a duty for the authorities and also for the owners. The present paper brings forward proposals and trends in implementation of a dedicated geoportal for the management of heritage objects to complete the existing urban GIS primarily aiming to contribute to fostering the urban planning and the sustainability of the “European capital of culture” project. This geoportal should include the 3D models of the cultural heritage objects for better preservation over time or restauration purposes and offer virtual tourism tours if they are made available by means of webGIS. That is why, the authors propose a webGIS solution in order to make the geoportal available on the City Hall's webpage. The actuality of the paper is given by the fact that preserving cultural heritage and historical sites represents an important issue that must be taken into account when urban planning projects are required for developing the model of urban growth.
The purpose of this paper is to analyse and asses the information technology-assisted teaching process of a debutant teacher, by following the advice of a mentor and using new teaching methods in the ...subject area of algorithms for geodetic networks analysis within the framework of the mentoring program “University school for initial and continuous training of the teachers and trainers in the field of technical and engineering specializations – DidaTec”, POSDRU/87/1.3/S/6089. As a result of the mentor – debutant meetings, evaluation reports were prepared by the debutant establishing the adequate teaching process and methods to be used; the design and development of a seminar material in electronic form, with the specific structure of blended learning and e-learning.
Brownfield redevelopment is gaining ground in Europe, and more and more Member States are searching for sustainable measures to deal with those sites in order to reduce their negative impact. ...Brownfields in Romania are mainly connected with the decline of industry from the communist era. Timisoara is one of the biggest cities in Romania, where the increasing demand for land for housing and industrial use encourage the urban sprawl. In this paper, we approach the problem of brownfield sites and we are trying to highlight the importance of interdisciplinary team of experts in making cities more resilient to local challenges. Initial site assessment is mandatory for further redevelopment of a brownfield site, and the surveyors have an important role. Many issues have to be taken into account, such as the site location, ownership, costs (as purchase of land, costs with demolition of existing facilities or soil decontamination) or risk and vulnerabilities. But the advantages of brownfields redevelopment are considerable and can represent gains on many fronts: on the environmental, social and economic development side. It has been considered that it is necessary to realize that land is a finite resource and it should be used in a sustainable way. A priority is to protect the unblended habitats, the good land for agriculture, and for this we must ensure that the land is used in the most efficient way.
This paper aims at presenting geodetic studies that are in close connection with landslide modelling and must be used for continuously monitoring the areas affected by geomorphological hazards. ...Although sometimes the geodesist's contribution to certain projects for landslide monitoring meant to develop early-warning-systems or risk maps is not adequately appreciated as stated in FIG Working Group (2006) 20 and he is only seen as supplier of measured geometric data, the geodesist has a significant contribution through his abilities regarding the modelling of dynamic systems, like strategic constructions (dams, tall buildings etc.) or landslides and data interpretation The study of how an objective affected by landslides behaves in time implies geodetic measurements performed at pre-set time intervals using state of the art technologies, which allow processing and review of data thus obtained in a three-dimensional system. Moreover, the goal is to set the stage for the shaping and optimization of monitoring networks by choosing the optimal research methods to be used.
AbstractInvestments in the development and improvement of the Romanian road network were made recently to ensure enhanced comfort, safety, and efficiency in transport conditions while observing ...sustainable development policies. The most important objective for Romanian road authorities has been improving the safety of the road system to achieve a secure and efficient movement of people and goods within the public network while effectively managing risks associated with road transport operations. Infrastructure-related risks include personnel injuries and material damages, which can result from physical and natural hazards, accidents, and engineering failures. In this context, this paper brings forward the applicability of state-of-the-art geodetic technologies in adjacent domains, such as civil engineering and road infrastructure works, while explaining that the best solution can be found only by thorough interdisciplinary collaboration between specialists. Thus, the study focuses on complex monitoring methods and the models used for a road structure in Romania. The main objective of the paper is to describe the methodologies (geodetic and laser scanning) used for assessing the deformations of a real road structure. By using these technologies, the authors found real deformations and their underlying causes and thereby managed to adopt the optimal technical solution for rehabilitating the road structure. Finally, the discussed case study provided highly accurate results because the methods and technologies used allow for millimeter-precise measurements of displacements and linear and angular deformations suffered by the construction.
New learning environments aim to developing abilities and skills for students through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). The new strategies for restructuring the higher ...education system involve continuous improvement of the curriculum and educational programmes, in line with the evolution of technology and continually referring to similar institutions in the country (regional development) and in the European Union. Starting with the vision of acquiring in-depth knowledge of Geodesy and cadastre in the e-Learning System by students or anyone interested, an online network was implemented for university collaboration to develop the capacity of providing superior competences in Geodesy, mainly for harmonization and standardization of a training program at multi-regional level. This network constitutes an integrated informatics solution that consolidates existing relationships as well as their expansion, between universities, businesses and research centres, developing at the same time the capabilities of working in collaboration, highly acclaimed skill by employers. In the present paper, the authors present a comparative study regarding the overall results of students (development, skills acquired, theory assimilated, progress) using e-Learning technologies (platform mentioned above) versus the traditional method. The subjects belong to the 2nd and the 4th year of study, Bachelor cycle, as the study also focused on differences between students situated at the beginning of their studies and students that are close to graduation. The e-Learning platform used represents a smart additional tool to work, characterized by efficiency and capacity to adapt and is used successfully since 2012, facilitating collaboration between sets of graduates, students and teachers. It allows viewing and managing complex educational content types, such as interactive materials, tutorials, exercises, simulations, educational games and provides a user-friendly interface for all users, both professors and students.
Geomatics represents a natural consequence of the accelerated development of information technology; it's a combination of the basic concepts of Geodesy and Geoinformation and encompasses a wide ...range of the fields, including tools and techniques used in surveying, mapping, remote sensing, Geographic information systems (GIS), global navigation systems by satellite (GPS), geography, planning and decision making in almost all areas: infrastructure, environment, demography, urbanism, health, sociology, economics, tourism, administration, transportation and many others. As a consequence of the population growth and industrialization, society has become more complex for government and other institutions, with the result that more complex and complicated tasks have to be performed. In order to solve these tasks properly, more and more information is required. Having passed through the stages of agricultural and industrial societies, we now live in an information society. Town planning cadastre defines itself as a particular cadastre, a part of the general one, which involves inventory and systematic evidence of the buildings, fields, networks and utilities inside towns. All these problems regard both technical and economic aspects. In order to automate cadastral activity, the first important procedure is to collect all physical information from a certain territory, which will supply later on the database for town cadastre. Geodetic activity for engineering projects is able to provide accurate solutions for positioning, setting out, control, mapping in order to cover basic needs of land administrative information and decision making for the local authorities. The paper points out the purpose and the importance of town planning cadastre for providing the exact data on the situation of the urban fond in order to identify its needs; it presents the case of Timisoara city located in the western side of Romania that has been chosen as the European Capital of Culture for 2021. As a national strategy, a key component in the policies of growth poles is promoting urban development as part of a long-term project with sustainable impact on economic, cultural and social development.
The Geo - Positioning for Land and Resource Management represents a beneficial system for collecting field data and mapping geographic coordinates. Such information is also valuable for Automated ...Land Record system, which is spatially based and requires geographic coordinates for most data. Additionally, there has been an increase in the use of automated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data analysis for land management activities. Lately, positional sciences have been added spaced - based techniques for obtaining ground coordinates. Global Positioning Systems (such as GPS), in particular Real-Time Positioning method is an important component of the automation process for GIS solutions in Land Evaluation Monitoring. Combined real-time data and geo-positioning data collection, together with artificial intelligence systems will be capable to assist monitoring global changes. PUBLICATION ABSTRACT
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