Geographical Information System and their applications
Mathematical modeling and simulations in geography and ecology
Applied statistics and geostatistics
Courses
Introduction to geoinformatics (BA), together with Prof Eyal Ben-Dor
and Mr. Zion Struk Introductory course for beginners. The basic notions
of Geodesy, Remote Sensing, GIS and Saptial Analysis. Software - MapInfo
Fundamentals of GIS (BA) Annual course for beginners. Vector and
raster data structures, thematic mapping, spatial databases, SQL, topology,
georeferencing, address matching, basic methods of spatial analysis, 3D,
Coordinate systems, Algorithms. Software - ArcGIS, MapInfo.
Quantitative methods in
Geography (BA) Application of statistical methods in
geographic research. Linear regression, Cross-Tabulation, Analysis of spatial
patterns, Multiple regerssion, Planning of experiment. Software - SPSS,
Geoda, ArcGIS.
Modeling and Simulation in Geography (BA) Course for
beginners. Review of the geographic modeling from 1950s with focus on the
Cellular Automata and Agent-Based Systems. Software - Excel, NetLogo
Spatial decision-making (MA) Course for advanced GIS students.
Multi-criteria decision making and its implementation in GIS, architecture of
Decision Support Systems, organization of databases for Spatial DSS. Software
- ArcGIS
Establishing enterprise GIS (MA) Course for advanced GIS
students. Relational DBMS theory, SQL3, Client-Server architecture, Building
simple client applications, GIS and Internet. Software - Microsoft SQL Server,
ArcGIS.
Gennady Waizman, 2007, (with Prof. Shraga Shouval, AUC)
High-Resolution Modeling of Vehicle-Pedestrian Interactions
Yulia Grinblat, 2009, (with Prof Daniel Czamanski, Technion)
Land-use dynamics on the urban-agriculture-nature interface
Yonathan Almagor, 2009, (with Dr. Nurit Alfasi, BGU) The role of
developers in city dynamics: field studies and simulation modeling
Assaf Chen, BGU, July 2012, (with Prof. Arnon Karnieli, BGU)
Examining the dynamics of agricultural land use land cover changes in semi-arid to arid environments
Marina Toger Technion, July 2012 (with Prof. Daniel Czamanski, Tecnhion)
The Impact of Urbanization and Land Use Changes on Biodiversity at Urban Edges
PhD Graduated
Adital Levi, graduated 2006, Association between Air Pollution and Acute Respiratory Illnesses in Tel-Aviv area
Erez Hatna, graduated 2007, Individual Behavior and Emerging City Structure
Shlomit Flint, graduated 2011, Statutory planning versus urban reality: Jerusalem as a test case
Daniel Broitman, graduated 2012, The fusion of economic and non-economic factors in the land-use models
Nadav Levy, graduated 2014, Modeling parking search and parking in the city
MA Students
Einat Roth, Porter School, since 2011, The loss of small scale agriculture at the urban fringe
Nitzan Neeman, Dept of Engineering, TAU, since 2012, GIS model of urban runoff
Amit Rozenthal, 2010, High-resolution modeling of the bus
accessibility in the city
MA Graduated
Lucia Bergovoy Yellin, Porter School, May 2014, with Dr. Chava Peretz, and Dr. Judith Shaham, TAU,
Short-Term Effects of Air Pollution on Health
Asaf Bar-Yosef, Porter School, October 2013 Vicious loop of public transportation dynamics
Omer Ben-Asher, Dept of Geography, July 2013, with Dr. Giora Kidron, TAU,
The factors and feedbacks affecting Bedouin agriculture in the Negev
Idan Hauz, Dept of Geography, BGU, March 2013, with Dr. Nurit Alfasi, BGU,
Urban dynamics in Arab towns in Israel Demonstration on Sakhnin
David Tal, Dept of Geography, November 2012
Development of the web-based catalog and search engine for the library of historical maps
Uzi Shamir, Dept of Geography, October 2012
Effects of artificial water sources on distribution patterns of desert-dwelling bat species in the Negev and Judea deserts
Tiferet Zilberman, Porter School Environment Sciences, September, 2012 with Dr. Giora Kidron, TAU,
Vulnerability of the Northern Negev landscapes
Igor Aksinenko, Dept of Geography, July 2011 Field studies of the drivers' parking behavior
Nadav Levy, Dept of Geography, December 2010
Development of the model of drivers' parking behavior and cruising for parking in the city
Ariela Kwartler, Dept of Geography, November 2010
Development of GIS-based methodology for estimating accessibility by means of public transport
Jenny Shavit, 2010, High-resolution modeling of the car
accessibility in the city
Asaf Bar Josef, 2010, Private car versus public trasport in the
city
Nadav Levy, 2010, Development of the model of drivers' parking
behavior and cruising for parking in the city
Tiferet Zilberman, 2010, Vulnerability of the Northern Negev
landscapes
Eilon Blank, 2010, Experimental studies of the drivers' and
pedestrians' behavior on the road junctions
David Tal, 2010, Development of the web-based catalog and search
engine for the library of historical maps
Diana Khachaturyan, 2009, The influence of rapid transit network
(metro) on accessibility in Tel Aviv metropolitan
Yonatan Almagor, 2009, Study of the land-use dynamics versus
development programs, the examples of the Arab settlements Sachnin and
Tamra
Natalin Bergman (BGU), 2009, with Dr. N. Alfasi, The meaning of tolerant behavior in
process of urban renewal
Ido Porat (BGU), 2008, with Dr. N. Alfasi, Long-term planning versus local factors in
regional development
Moti Zohar, 2008, Spatial distribution of earthquakes in
Mediterranean
Adi Vitman, 2007, The Influence of the Geographic Location on
Development of Non-Agricultural Businesses in Israeli Kibbutzim
Anna Venitsianov, 2007, Development of spatially explicit
high-resolution model of urban residential dynamics and its application for
Modiin
Slava Birfir, 2006, The model of parking search along the
streets
Udi Or, 2005, The high-resolution study of residential distribution
in Israeli cities
Ilanit Melamed, 2005, Development of the local segregation
measures
Dov Pash, 2005, High-resolution segregation in the city
Rahel Rodnitski, 2004, Comparative study of the street networks'
morphology
Sigal Mesika, 2003, GIS application for estimating the risk of the
forest fires
Erez Hatna, 2002, Agent-Based model of population residential
dynamics in Yaffo, Tel-Aviv
Adital Levi, 2002, GIS as a tool for studying spatial distribution
of archaeological sites
