Browsing by Author "Comer, Jonathan"
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Analytic characterization of WebGIS utilization in recreation and tourism information search
Chang, Kaowen (Grace) (2009-07)Scope and Method of Study: This research examines user behavior in the context of WebGIS use for recreation/tourism. The aim is to delineate the recreation and tourism information seekers' participation in WebGIS services ... -
Assessing functional diversity of a managed forest-savanna landscape using remote sensing techniques
Pauley, Nicole (2020-05)Global biodiversity loss and changing disturbance patterns are having significant effects on the composition, function, and productivity of biological communities. Functional diversity, a multifaceted trait-based component ... -
Deer Vehicle Accidents in Kansas: Spatial Distributions and Trends
Meier, Matthew Joseph (Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)This study uses multivariate regression analysis to gain a better understanding of what factors are influencing deer vehicle accident distributions in Kansas. The study examines an 17 year time span from 1992 to 2008, with ... -
Exploring Links between Gateway Communities and National Parks: A Quantitative Assessment
Lincoln, Cary Andrew (Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)The definition of a gateway community to a national park unit has few quantitative benchmarks or standards. Therefore, the goal of this study was to investigate levels of tourism services in a sample of communities near ... -
Geographic Assessment of Urban Quality of Life Using Socio-economic and Environmental Factors Across Mexico City.
Ovando Montejo, Gustavo Alberto (2015-05-01)Urban areas are places of economic and social development characterized by progress and improved standards of living, especially in the developing world where some areas have become places of convergence, resembling many ... -
Indus, the Blue Gold: Rethinking the Transboundary Water Distribution Between India and Pakistan
Jana, Puja (2019-07)The Indus River and its five tributaries rising in the Himalayan Mountains in India flows through Pakistan and ultimately drains into the Arabian Sea. The water resource of these rivers aids in the generation of hydroelectricity, ... -
Influences of geographic factors on the complementary nature of wind power and insolation
Li, Weiping (2012-12)The major objective of this study is to investigate the spatial variation of the complementary nature of wind power and solar radiation (CWS), and how geographic factors impact this nature. Quantification approaches, spatial ... -
Measuring the spatial dimensions of poverty in Oklahoma
Graham, Amy Kristine (Oklahoma State University, 2009-07-01)This study utilizes exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA), global, and local regression modeling in order to better understand the spatial distribution of poverty across Oklahoma, as well as the underlying factors that ... -
Normalized difference vegetative index based crop yield prediction models to minimize nitrogen fertilizer application
Monroe, Alvin Dean, Jr. (2008-12)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to develop a theoretical basis and numerical strategy to optimize nitrogen (N) fertilizer application and thereby improve crop yield potential models, increase ... -
Patterns in the Locations of U.S. Mass Shootings
Keenen, Avonlea (2019-07)Mass shootings are topics of intense public concern and debate. Unfortunately, most previous research examining mass shootings within the U.S. has focused on motivations or other characteristics of the shooter(s) with less ... -
Potential Climate Change Impacts on Wind Resources in Oklahoma: a Focus on Future Energy Output
Dryden, James Mack, Jr. (Oklahoma State University, 2011-05-01)The current study focused on the potential climate change effects on wind resources in Oklahoma. This was a quantitative study that involved Global Climate Model output, Oklahoma Mesonet data, and electric power-curve ... -
Spatial Analysis of Membership and Success in the Kingdom of Ansteorra
Gillilan, April (Oklahoma State University, 2004-12-01)Humans study success in order to identify habits or traits of successful people and to acquire such traits. This thesis is an extension of that activity, being a study of a world-wide medieval recreation group (the Society ... -
Spatial patterns of mental health treatment in Oklahoma
Heald, Stephanie (2018-05)Mental Illness has significant economic and social ramifications for communities and encompasses a wide range of disorders demanding different levels of treatment. Oklahoma consistently ranks among the states with the most ... -
Three studies using business naming patterns to delimit regional geographies
Andrews, Jesse R. (2022-07)The following work contains three articles delimiting and interrogating the concept of vernacular regions using the spatial distribution and frequency of keywords in business names. The basics of this approach are not ...