June 21, 2011
The 108th GCOE Seminar
1. “Creation of river transportation GIS database in modern Kyoto”
Lecturer: Iizuka Takafusa (RA/Historical Geography Information Research Group/Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Letters D2)
2. “Analysis on the Factors Affecting the Demolition of Kyo-machiya Based on the Result of the 3rd Kyo-machiya Community Building Survey”
Lecturer: Matsumoto Fumiko (PD/Historical Geography Information Research Group/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Special Researcher)
3. “Overview of Sharing Methods and Challenges for Geo-Spatial Information”
Lecturer: Seto Toshikazu (RA/Historical Geography Information Research Group/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Special Researcher/Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Letters D3)
Time: June 21 (Tues.) 18:00-19:30 (6th Period)
Place: (Kinugasa) Ritsumeikan University Art Research Center Multipurpose Room (BKC) Please use the Internet (Power Live)
Free of charge (no reservation required)
* The general public may also participate in the seminar through the Internet.
* Starting in the afternoon on the day of the event, materials can be viewed at the following link (for a limited time):
http://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/archive01/jimu/GCOESeminar/haifu-index.html
To view presentation abstracts, please click on “more” below.
1. Iizuka Takafusa, “Creation of river transportation GIS database in modern Kyoto”
River transportation in modern Japan reached its zenith in the early Meiji period due to industrialization and strategies to foster new industries. But from mid-Meiji onwards, river transportation gradually declined, influenced by the spread of railroads and land transportation as well as river improvements. However, depending on the region, we can see regional differences in the period of decline of river transportation. Particularly, in the Yodo River region of Kyoto, river transportation flourished even in the early Showa period. This presentation will display and discuss content from a GIS database of river transportation in modern Kyoto that is currently under construction.
2. Matsumoto Fumiko, “Analysis on the Factors Affecting the Demolition of Kyo-machiya Based on the Result of the 3rd Kyo-machiya Community Building Survey”
Based on the results of a survey of Kyo-machiya community buildings, among the 22,515 Kyo machiya reported in the 2nd Survey (2004-2005), 2,550, or 11.3%, have been lost in the 5 years leading to the 3rd Survey (2008-2010). In order to discover what distinguishes the lost Kyo-machiya and the remaining Kyo-machiya, I carried out a logistical regression analysis using land areas, industrial classifications and building conditions from the time of the 2nd Survey as parameters, and examined the influence of each factor. Furthermore, I used GIS to create a map of the analyzed data and examined regional biases.
3. Seto Toshikazu, “Overview of Sharing Methods and Challenges for Geo-Spatial Information”
The general method for much of today’s geo-spatial information, as represented by GeoWeb, is to use the Web as a mediator to use map data dialogically and easily. However, when constructing a new database (DB) with updates and geographical information in order to fill in the incomplete maps themselves, we find that maps on the web frequently cannot be used freely due to attributes such as author rights. In this presentation, I will focus on current phenomena related to the sharing of geo-spatial information, and will discuss the state of information sharing in an information society, as well as the problems that arise.
1. “Creation of river transportation GIS database in modern Kyoto”
Lecturer: Iizuka Takafusa (RA/Historical Geography Information Research Group/Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Letters D2)
2. “Analysis on the Factors Affecting the Demolition of Kyo-machiya Based on the Result of the 3rd Kyo-machiya Community Building Survey”
Lecturer: Matsumoto Fumiko (PD/Historical Geography Information Research Group/ Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Special Researcher)
3. “Overview of Sharing Methods and Challenges for Geo-Spatial Information”
Lecturer: Seto Toshikazu (RA/Historical Geography Information Research Group/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Special Researcher/Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of Letters D3)
