Browsing by Author "Finchum, George Allen"
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Assessing the validity of location-based social media in the study of spatial processes
Haffner, Matthew (2018-05)The advent of big spatial data has created new opportunities for studying geographic phenomena. Open mapping projects, citizen science initiatives, and location-based social media all fall under the umbrella of volunteered ... -
Deciphering activity patterns using time-geography framework: A case study of Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Campus
Bombom, Leonard Sitji (2013-12)Human societies are organized around activities. Every individual participates in certain activities at all times, which are organized in both time and space. Therefore to understand how human societies are organized, it ... -
Determining Coal's Place in the Appalachian Regional Commission and Its Impact on Poverty and Migration in Appalachian Kentucky
Rose, Nicholas James (Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of coal in the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) discourse and to analyze the influence of coal on poverty and migration in Appalachian Kentucky. This is accomplished ... -
Development of Processes for Online GIS Data Selection, Extraction, and Aggregation using ArcIMS and .Net Technology
Chudiwale, Varun (Oklahoma State University, 2005-12-01)ArcIMS website was designed using modern .Net technologies. These technologies combined together enable users to extract different GIS datasets from online mapping systems. The website also provides an interactive, ... -
Discovering Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Traffic Accidents in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Hicks, Alston Paul (Oklahoma State University, 2009-12-01)The purpose of this study was to establish a greater understanding towards spatial and temporal patterns of traffic accidents in Stillwater, Oklahoma through the use of a GIS. Traffic accidents from 2001 through 2008 were ... -
Evolution of Central Places over Time: an Analysis of the Changes Within the Towns of North Central Oklahoma
Martin, Brian Scott (Oklahoma State University, 2009-07-01)This study explored the evolution of the historical and current urban economic systems of north central Oklahoma. Of particular interest in this study were the towns that were created or benefited from the development of ... -
Extracting Area of Interest from Geographically Referenced Information
Sharma, Diwakar (Oklahoma State University, 2007-12-01)The concurrent extraction of raster and vector data models have always, been a challenging task for GIS professionals. However, it is difficult to filter out areas from the maps that are not of interest. There exists no ... -
Farmers' Markets and Organic Farming in Oklahoma
Gill, Kris (Oklahoma State University, 2006-05-01)This research examines the connection between organic farming and the farmers' market in Oklahoma. It specifically addresses the barriers to the dispersion of organic knowledge and farming in the state in relation to the ... -
From Turkey Trot to Toad Suck: The Geography of Arkansas Festivals
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Geographical Study of the Varying Impact of Demominational Affiliation and Poverty on Presidential Voting in Kansas: 1972 to 2012
Barrow, Joel David (Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)This empirical study examines the claim made by political analysts such as Thomas Frank that, in Kansas, residents' presidential party affiliations are influenced more heavily by social issues than economic issues. A popular ... -
Grid Based Raster Selection and Vector Extraction
Gupta, Amar (Oklahoma State University, 2006-12-01)The increased volume of raster imagery necessitates the development of methods to efficiently retrieve data associated with it. The use of digital imagery is ever increasing for GIS applications due to enabling technology ... -
Investigating How Land Use Patterns Affect Traffic Accident Rates near Frontage Road Cross-sections: a Case Study on Interstate 610 in Houston, Texas
Kusselson, Scott Brian (Oklahoma State University, 2013-12-01)Frontage roads, acting as a transition between high-speed free-flowing traffic on highways and low-speed congestion traffic on local streets, have been used as the "primary design solution" to alleviate traffic congestion ... -
Latinos of Tulsa: Their Place in Space and Patterns of Migration
Dent, Samuel Taylor (Oklahoma State University, 2008-07-01)This study's goal is to develop a better understanding of Latinos and Latino businesses in Tulsa. This study was created with the help of two surveys. On site interviews were conducted to acquire the majority of the data. ... -
Least Cost Solutions for Removing Poultry Litter from Eucha-spavinaw Watershed Under Phosphorous Restrictions
Chala, Zelalem Teklu (Oklahoma State University, 2005-07-01)The purpose of this study was to minimize the cost of removing specified amounts of poultry litter from a watershed by processing it, by transporting it from the watershed to phosphorous-deficit areas, or both. The study ... -
Measuring Social Interaction Potential in Oklahoma City and Tulsa
Haffner, Matthew Michael (Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)Social degradation is now a serious problem in cities in the United States. People are interacting with their neighbors, families, and those within their community less frequently. Some major causes of this are central ... -
Public perception and knowledge of the Dust Bowl as region, era, and event
Porter, Jess Christian (2007-12)Scope and Method of Study: This dissertation assessed the general public's understanding of the Dust Bowl as a region, era, and event for the purpose of illuminating spatial and demographic variations in the knowledge base. ... -
Socioeconomic Analysis of the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma: 1940-1980
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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 Equity of Parks in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area
Skraastad Jurney, Pamela Dianne (Oklahoma State University, 2006-07-01)The purpose of this study was to assess the equity of park distribution in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Equity is providing a service in proportion to need. Equity in this study is defined as the "need" groups, ... -
Status of Gis Education at 4-year Colleges and Universities in the United States
Tas, Halil Ibrahim (Oklahoma State University, 2003-05-01)