Browsing by UP Author "Cooper, Antony Kyle"

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Browsing by UP Author "Cooper, Antony Kyle"

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  • Acceptance of open source geospatial software : assessing QGIS in South Africa with the UTAUT2 model 
    Henrico, Susanna Jacoba; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle; Rautenbach, Victoria (Wiley, 2021-02)
    Geospatial information and technologies are widely used in South Africa, initially mostly with proprietary software but today, mature, open source alternatives such as QGIS are available. We wanted to find out if and why ...
  • Adapting the Dyna-CLUE model for simulating land use and land cover change in the Western Cape Province 
    Tizora, Petronella; Le Roux, Alize; Mans, Gerbrand; Cooper, Antony Kyle (CONSAS Conference, 2018-09)
    Models which integrate and evaluate diverse factors of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change can be used to guide planners in making more informed decisions and achieving a balance between urban growth and preservation of ...
  • Are earth sciences lagging behind in data integration methodologies? 
    Paasche, Hendrik; Eberle, Detlef; Das, Sonali; Cooper, Antony Kyle; Debba, Pravesh; Dietrich, Peter; Dudeni-Thlone, Nontembeko; Gläßer, Cornelia; Kijko, Andrzej; Knobloch, Andreas; Lausch, Angela; Meyer, Uwe; Smit, Ansie; Stettler, E. (Edgar Heinz); Werban, Ulrike (Springer, 2014-02)
    This article reflects discussions German and South African Earth scientists, statisticians and risk analysts had on occasion of two bilateral workshops on Data Integration Technologies for Earth System Modelling and ...
  • Capacitating local governments for the digital earth vision : lessons learnt from the role of municipalities in the South African spatial data infrastructure 
    Siebritz, Lindy-Anne; Desai, Ahmad; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
    The Digital Earth vision foresees the availability and accessibility of geospatial information to achieve the goals of sustainable development, economic growth and social well-being. In the case of urban areas, up-to-date ...
  • A comparative analysis of stakeholder roles in the spatial data infrastructures of South Africa, Namibia and Ghana 
    Sinvula, Kisco M.; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle; Owusu-Banahene, Wiafe; Nangolo, Emma; Rautenbach, Victoria; Hipondoka, Martin (European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2017)
    Spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) at various levels (global, regional national, local and corporate) are being developed by and in countries around the world. We assess here the SDI developments in three African countries, ...
  • Evaluating a public sector organisation for SDI readiness – the case of a South African government department 
    Hlela, Sibusisiwe Bongiwe Patience; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle (CONSAS Conference, 2016-09)
    Spatial data infrastructure (SDI) facilitates the collection and sharing of geographic information developed by different organisations. As a result, SDI initiatives are occurring in different countries. Various government ...
  • Is open source GIS feasible in military operations? Evaluation by applying a use case 
    Henrico, Susanna Jacoba; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle (Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University, 2020)
    The study of terrain and all its related elements and facets are of crucial importance to the military, with the importance of terrain being recognised by military leaders more than two thousand years ago. Military operations ...
  • Modeling the risk of robbery in the city of Tshwane, South Africa 
    Kemp, Nicolas James; Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Cooper, Antony Kyle (Taylor and Francis, 2021)
    In this study, we model the risk of robbery in the City of Tshwane in South Africa. We use the collective knowledge of two prominent spatial theories of crime (social disorganization theory, and crime pattern theory) to ...
  • Overview of an address and purpose of the workshop 
    Cooper, Antony Kyle; ISO Workshop on address standards : Considering the issues related to an international address standard, 25 May 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark (Department of Computer Science, University of Pretoria, 2008-05-25)
    Various countries around the world have address standards or are developing them. There are also address standards developed by international organizations for specific domains (such as postal delivery) and initiatives ...
  • Perceptions of virtual globes, volunteered geographical information and spatial data infrastructures 
    Cooper, Antony Kyle; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Kourie, Derrick G. (Canadian Institute of Geomatics, 2010)
    The Internet has spawned the development of virtual communities or virtual social networks which generate and share information with one another, and with the public at large. Volunteered geographical information (VGI) ...
  • Qualitative insights into the acceptance of QGIS in South Africa 
    Henrico, Susanna Jacoba; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle (Wiley, 2022-12)
    We conducted a study to find out whether and why South African users accepted QGIS. In the quantitative part of the study, we found that QGIS acceptance is primarily influenced by habit, followed by facilitating conditions, ...
  • The South African spatial data infrastructure – where are the municipalities? 
    Siebritz, L.; Desai, Ahmad; Cooper, Antony Kyle; Coetzee, Serena Martha (European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2022)
    Many municipalities in South Africa, especially those in rural areas, do not have the resources to maintain the geospatial information required to deliver essential services. Conversely, National Geo-spatial Information ...
  • A spatial data infrastructure model from the computational viewpoint 
    Cooper, Antony Kyle; Moellering, Harold; Hjelmager, Jan; Rapant, Petr; Delgado, Tatiana; Laurent, Dominique; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Danko, David M.; Düren, Ulrich; Iwaniak, Adam; Brodeur, Jean; Abad, Paloma; Huet, Michel; Rajabifard, Abbas (Taylor & Francis, 2013)
    The Commission on Geoinformation Infrastructures and Standards of the International Cartographic Association (ICA) is working on defining models of spatial data infrastructures (SDI). SDI models from the enterprise ...
  • What is an address in South Africa? 
    Coetzee, Serena Martha; Cooper, Antony Kyle; Adam, John B. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2007-11)
    Addresses come in many forms as they have a variety of uses. In our paper we illustrate the need for standardized addresses in South Africa by describing scenarios where standardized addresses are required, or where ...