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Application of GIS and AHP Analysis for the Delineation of Potential Groundwater Bearing Zones in Fractured Rock Aquifers
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
Groundwater extraction accounts for
around 29% of Puerto Rico’s water demand. About
50% of the withdrawn water from aquifers serves
the needs of “Non PRASA” communities mainly
located in the central province of the ...
Managing Leaking Underground Storage Tanks: A Spatial Database Approach
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
(LUST’s) are a significant source of environmental
contamination and may pose several threats to
human health and safety. Functional management
of the problem at local level is difficult ...
Exploratory Spatial Analysis of Type 1 Crimes in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
Criminal activity has a spatial and a
temporal component. Police investigations have
long relied on maps for a better understanding of
criminal activity patterns. Monitoring crime
statistics by entering paper forms ...
Erosión y Aumento en Inundabilidad en el Municipio de Río Grande
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
En la actualidad se puede observar
que los cambios en la climatología y las
variaciones en condiciones atmosféricas son la
orden del día, provocando cambios abruptos en el
comportamiento de las inundaciones en todas
partes ...
Sensitivity Analysis for Regional Hydrological Modeling Using HEC-HMS Simulation Program and Geographic Information System in Tropical Watershed
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
The flood hydrograph estimation in a
catchment is a significant parameter for water
resources and conservation of water. Recently, the
Geographic Information System (GIS) has become
an efficient tool obtaining the ...
Comparación de Cálculos de Niveles de Inundación entre un Análisis Hidrológico e Hidráulico Existente y un Modelo de Elevación Digital del Terreno
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
Actualmente se han producido
impresionantes avances en el desarrollo de
aplicación de sistemas de información geográfica
(GIS), al desarrollo y gestión de los recursos
hídricos. Recientemente los Modelos de Elevación
Digital ...