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    Legal barriers to 3D cadastre implementation: What is the issue?
    Ho, S ; Rajabifard, A ; Stoter, J ; Kalantari, M (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2013-11)
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    Spatio-Temporal Event Detection Using Probabilistic Graphical Models (PGMs)
    Mousavi, A ; Duckham, M ; Kotagiri, R ; Rajabifard, A (IEEE, 2013)
    Event detection concerns identifying occurrence of interesting events which are meaningful and understandable. In dynamic fields, as time passes the attribute of phenomenon varies in spatial locations. Detecting events in dynamic fields requires an approach to deal with the highly granular data arriving in real time. This paper proposes a spatiotemporal event detection algorithm in dynamic fields which are monitored by wireless sensor networks (WSNs). The algorithm provides a method using probabilistic graphical models (PGMs) in WSNs to cope with the uncertainty of sensor readings. The algorithm incorporates the ability of Markov chains in temporal dependency modelling and Markov random fields theory to model the spatial dependency of sensors in a distributed fashion. Experimental evaluation of the proposed algorithm demonstrates that the decentralized approach improves the F1-score to 82% and 29% better precision than simple threshold technique. In addition, the performance of the algorithm was evaluated and compared with respect to the scalability (in terms of communication complexity). In comparison with the centralized approach the decentralized algorithm can substantially improve the scalability of communication in wireless sensor networks.
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    3D data sourcing for land and property information: a geometric and semantic perspective
    JAZAYERI, IDA ; RAJABIFARD, ABBAS ; Kalantari, Mohsen ( 2013)
    Population growth has prompted land administrators to re-evaluate the current land development cycle, incorporating the third dimension to enable a more complete and effective property registration system. This research, which centres on the 3D data sourcing methods, has suggested a set of data sourcing requirements. It is envisaged that the culmination of legal entities together with the geometric and semantic components of our cities in a 3D environment will enable a more complete and effective land and property information registration system that will in turn ultimately help decision-making processes in our governing bodies to better manage economic development and build sustainable communities. Focussing on two of these requirements (geometric and semantic) an investigation on data acquisition techniques is discussed. Implementation of UAV data is suggested as an effective data sourcing method, particularly for developing countries and poverty stricken areas, where low cost is critical.
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    3D visualisation of cadastre
    Shojaei, David ; RAJABIFARD, ABBAS ; Kalantari, Mohsen ; BISHOP, IAN (Institution of Surveyors Victoria, 2013)
    The importance of managing stratified ownership land rights, restrictions and responsibilities (RRRs) are increasing due to population growth and land shortage, particularly in urban areas. As a result, stakeholders are looking for ways in order to manage land and property information more efficiently. Current approaches for managing and visualising land ownership rights are not efficient in very dense and complex urban areas. (From Introduction)
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    Utilising data modelling to understand the structure of 3D cadastres
    Aien, A ; Kalantari, M ; Rajabifard, A ; Williamson, I ; Bennett, R (TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2013-09-01)
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    Visualization requirements for 3D cadastral systems
    Shojaei, D ; Kalantari, M ; Bishop, ID ; Rajabifard, A ; Aien, A (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2013-09)
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    Building on the third dimension
    RAJABIFARD, ABBAS ; WILLIAMSON, IAN ; JAZAYERI, IDA ; Kalantari, Mohsen (Geospatial Media & Communications, 2013)
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    Structured approach to land issues through SES elements
    STEUDLER, DANIEL ; RAJABIFARD, ABBAS ( 2013)
    In order to respond to economic, social and environmental challenges, societies need sound and reliable information about their resource "land". The foremost important data set – before taking any strategic or operational decisions – is about who owns a particular piece of land. Such information is to be provided by well-organized and efficient systems such as land registration and cadastre, which are core elements of a "land administration" system. Land administration systems themselves can be considered as the basic documentation layer serving "land management" with relevant information to carry out land related activities such as land-use planning, land consolidation and other land related implementation policies. Landownership information in this context is very crucial as things always happen on somebody's land; land ownership is not the sole information though, but it is more often than not at the core of the solution. In order to take benefit on a macro-economic level of spatial or location-based information, data needs to be organized in such a way that it can be integrated and shared among stakeholders. Interoperability is key to make best use of geographic information. This can be achieved by establishing a spatial data infrastructure, which observes three conditions that will allow it to be operated in either a centralized or decentralized federated environment.
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    Spatially enabled land administration: paradigm shift in land information management
    RAJABIFARD, ABBAS ; Kalantari, Mohsen ; WILLIAMSON, IAN ( 2013)
    The administration of land is challenged by the increasing need of clients for land information and by the creation of new land related commodities and interests. In this space, spatial information and technologies can change the way business and governments manage activities and solve problems in relation to land. Much information relates to place and locations. Some of this is spatial information, but a great deal is information that can be organised according to its impact on a place. These emerging spatial technologies potentially expand the capacity of societies. They provide possibilities for ordering information that are profoundly world changing. The more difficult task involves embedding new technologies into the most conservative and fundamental processes in land information and management of the land market, particularly, into the land registries. Regardless, the opportunities provided by emerging technologies are driving changes in the way governments interact with their citizens, principally in initiatives to spatially enable their processes, as well as their information .Building on the growing need for land information and availability of spatial technologies, this paper presents two paradigm shifts in collecting and managing land information in the context of spatially enabled land administration.
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