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  • Master Thesis
    An application of a GIS-based campus information system: Kirkuk University as an example
    (2015) Mohsin, Maaeda
    In today's world, developing information technology (IT) plays an important role in our lives. One of the advantages of developing technology is obtaining, creating, saving, collecting, analyzing and using data and information formed by data easily in the computer environment. Like all areas in our lives, in academic life too, information technologies should be used effectively in order to benefit from them. Computer-supported studies are providing an academic environment will enable information to be used effectively. An information system that is map-based and contains an academic structure is easy to use. It supports the people and the associations that are at the stage of decision-making. Geographic information systems (GIS) are one of the most active technologies available for a spatial data management or handling system. An easy way to have access to an area is to digitally represent it in a computer environment. The GIS started with the purpose of creating digital maps, and it quickly became a valuable tool in the decision-making process for various areas. GIS is a system that uses spatial (geographically referenced) data and non-spatial database of descriptive information (attributes) and includes operations that support spatial analysis. Therefore, GIS and the programs supporting the system can be seen as advantageous while creating a map-based campus information system (CIS). In this study, a map-based CIS was designed after preparing a digital map of the campus area in desired formats containing spatial and non-spatial data, integrating different types of data that include: images, text, video, and graphics in a 3D (three-dimensional) model of the University's structure shown by appropriate programs in a computer environment. The system is known as a Geographical Information System-Based CIS and users who are going to use this system should be identified. In this study, the map-based CIS users are academic and administrative personnel in the University's structure, present students, and visitors that are seeking information about the University. After considering all users and identifying their needs, the system was designed. Kirkuk University campus was chosen for the application of the study. A sample model of a campus information system was designed for this area. The programs that were used while designing the CIS were MapInfo version 12.0 together with C#.NET, which was utilized to develop the GIS application-based CIS for Kirkuk University. In conclusion, users will integrate more easily into the Kirkuk University environment by using this application in text, images, a 3D model drawing of the campus (using the Google SketchUp program version 2013) and videos (using the Lumion program version 3.0). The multimedia database demonstrated in this study that GIS is a very important tool in the management of university facilities. This study is highly significant for Iraq and many other third world countries where the management of university facilities is conducted manually and is therefore slow and inaccurate. Advanced countries of the world where GIS is yet to be adopted as a powerful tool for the management of university facilities will find this study highly relevant.
  • Master Thesis
    Finding the most suitable irrigation dams for hydropower development by using gis tools
    (2020) Bayati, Omar Al
    This thesis aims to find the most suitable irrigation dams for hydropower development in Turkey to provide clean energy from an available resource by assessing on technical, spatial, and environmental criteria. The selected dams are arranged based on their suitability scores into three categories (high, medium and low) using a multi-criteria fuzzy logic tool that calculates the score separately for each criterion and then aggregates them into an overall suitability score. Six criteria are assessed: normal water level, reservoir storage capacity, dam purpose, years in operation, nearest substation distance and environment impact assessment requirement. The criterion of nearest substation distance was used to ensure that the benefits of potential power are consistent with the cost of grid connection. A methodology for finding best grid connection path is presented based on a multi-criteria geographic information system (GIS) spatial analyst to achieve the least cost, lowest power losses and lowest environmental impact. Two dams are chosen as case studies, Karadere and Karaçomak. For these dams, technical and spatial criteria are evaluated and the potential power and economic benefits are estimated. A least cost path methodology is applied to find the best grid connection path for each of those dams to their nearest substations.
  • Master Thesis
    An investigation of electronic government transition case study in health: Hospitals in Erbil
    (2013) Jamel, Ahmed Abdulrahman M.
    Electronic government initiatives and public participation to them are among the indicators of today's development criteria of the countries. After consequent two wars, Iraq's current position in, for example, UN's e-government ranking is quite concerning and did not improve in recent years, either. In the preparation of this work, we are motivated with the fact that handling geographic data of the public facilities and resources are needed in most of the e-government projects; such examples are reported to the literature. Geographical information systems (GIS) provide most common tools not only to manage spatial data but also to integrate such type of data with nonspatial attributes of the features. With this background, this thesis proposes that establishing a working GIS in the health sector of Iraq would improve e-government applications. As the case study, investigating hospital locations in Erbil is chosen. The results show that setting up a GIS in Erbil does not require extreme technical knowledge; however, a strong limitation that obtaining clean and up-to-date data is an important concern. Although it is possible to establish a GIS in this sector, the starting point should not be acquiring hardware and software but to collect clean data from the field and to ensure that the data gets updated timely. Keywords: e-government, Iraq, Erbil, GIS, spatial data, hospital locations
  • Master Thesis
    The benefits and potential implementation problems of GIS in the water distribution services of municipalities case study: The Kirkuk Water Directorate
    (2012) Ali, Suha Aziz
    A potential implementation of geographic information systems (GIS) in Kirkuk Water Directorate is evaluated at a preliminary level. Selected literature has been surveyed and it is perceived that there are municipalities of smaller, bigger and same sizes which have successfully setup GIS in their water distribution departments for asset management, real time monitoring and hydraulic modeling in there services . Such works report success stories in managing their network as well as pinpointing malfunctioning segments due to problems such as leak, blowout or broken pumps. This research targeted to reveal potential problems that Kirkuk Water Directorate can face while transforming paper based records into digital environment for a prospective GIS. While the literature survey has provided reports of successful applications, any potential problem that Kirkuk Water Directorate can face could be only inferred from them. Hence, to experience GIS software and data preparation, a GIS course has been followed by the researcher. The researcher has also contacted key informants who have actively worked in Ankara?s water distribution department during the rehabilitation of its GIS. By this way, potential problems could be identified. Investigations have been done over sample files of map sheets shared by the Kirkuk Water Directorate and it is seen that potential problems can be solved by a data operator who has attended a basic GIS course. Both the literature and investigation results show that preparing spatial and non-spatial databases of assets is the start of a productive GIS. Before increasing data quality, building a hydraulic model is almost impossible and setting up a real time monitoring system is quite difficult. It is also found that organizational changes such as in business rules could be necessary as frequent field trips will be needed with the GIS staff to check assets in use. It is expected that this research will be beneficial for the municipality of Kirkuk to manage resources in implementing GIS for it is anticipated to start financial feasibility works under this topic
  • Master Thesis
    Using dijkstra algorithm in calculating alternative shortest paths for public transportation with transfers and walking
    (2014) Al-Tameemi, Haitham Latif Hassan
    In this study, the possibility of using the Dijkstra algorithm in calculate shortest paths and using GIS to connect transport lines for increasing efficiency in the accessibility to shortest paths was studied. The results are presented as spatial maps. Basically, the research question this thesis addresses is: “Can Iraqi authorities use graph theory and shortest path algorithm to build a system to develop a public transit system including exchanging lines and walking, based on the experiences of transport systems in Turkey?"As a research methodology, Ankara’s mass transportation has been examined as considerable similarities are found between Ankara and Baghdad in terms of population in number and in density. Hence, an introduction is given on both cities. Additionally, information technologies to investigate and promote public transport systems in the literature are visited. As gathering spatial data has required considerable time and resources, sample datasets of Ankara’s mass transport system are used to run demonstrative applications to highlight potential problems in the technical side. The surveyed literature also includes graph theory, transportation network, shortest path problems and GIS usage in the public transportation. The used MapInfo Professional and MapBasic software tools are available on the market. Specific application programs are developed in MapBasic to ease analyses and implementation in MapInfo. Additionally, programs are coded in C++ to apply Dijkstra algorithm to feed data to GIS software. Limitations are also reported to open further research avenues including other algorithms for path optimization. The results show that Dijkstra algorithm can be successfully applied to reform and design mass transportation systems. An unfortunate finding underlined that it is too early to jump to application design as the primary problem is to collect reliable and up to date spatial data of Baghdad.