Author:Jonker Klunne, WDate:Aug 2011The article will focus around the use of the Internet to build a virtual community around the technology of microhydro to boast the uptake of the technology by analyzing the microhydropower.net internet portal and associated discussion forum.Read more
Author:Schmitz, PDate:Jul 2010The SCOR model was used to plan and manage the production of a series of maps that were used in the Taliep Petersen murder case. The South African Police Force contracted the CSIR to create space-time maps using cellular telephone data to map ...Read more
Author:Moodley, D; Terhorst, AL; Simonis, I; Mcferren, GA; Van den Bergh, FDate:Sep 2006Key concepts in disaster response are level of preparedness, response times, sustaining the response and coordinating the response. Effective disaster response requires a well-developed command and control framework that promotes the flow of ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, P; Kampfer, A; Nelson, MDate:Jul 2011The SA Navy Hydrographic Office is the national authority for the provision of hydrographic services for South African and Namibian waters. The mission of SA Navy Hydrographic Office is to provide hydrographic information and products essential ...Read more
Author:Murambadoro, MDate:30 Aug 2010Food security research and policy have focused more on the rural poor where the incidence and depth of poverty is more pronounced. However the number of people living in urban areas is increasing and so is the number of the urban poor. Food ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, CJ; Barnard, EDate:Nov 2005This paper presents an analysis of temporal information as a feature for use in speaker verification systems. The relevance of temporal information in a speaker’s utterances is investigated, both with regard to improving the robustness of ...Read more
Author:Koen, Hildegarde S; Cornelius, Justin C; Oosthuizen, RDate:Jul 2022The advent of the fourth industrial revolution and the need for connectedness have increased both data availability and quality. This data surge can also be seen in the transport and mobility industry. Anything from onboard global positioning ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Ramoroka, TM; Lysko, Albert ADate:May 2015This paper uses the example of the television white space (TVWS) project in Limpopo Province of South Africa to consider benefits of TVWS technology to enable e-Learning environment and introduce pupils and teachers previously unfamiliar with ...Read more
Author:Zhou, M; Herselman, Martha E; Coleman, ADate:Apr 2015Lowering costs and easy access to health information is important to public healthcare workers (PHWs) and patients who are both offline and online to improve equitable access to healthcare information. Harnessing mobile health (mHealth) ...Read more
Author:North, Brian C; Falcon, RDate:Nov 2010This presentation highlights the utilisation of low grade fuels in Fluidised Bed Combustors (FBC) with regards to South African coal. It looks at types of coals and fuels tested, test facilities and examples of FBC’s at the CSIR. Benefits ...Read more
Author:Aschmann, MJ; Leenen, Louise; Jansen van Vuuren, Johanna CDate:Mar 2017The Internet offers anonymity and a disregard of national boundaries. Most countries are deeply concerned about the threat cyberspace and in particular, cyberterrorism, are posing to national security. The Deep and Dark Web is associated with ...Read more
Author:Matlou, OG; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2017Software Defined Wireless Sensor Network (SDWSN) is realised by infusing Software Defined Network (SDN) model in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), Reason for that is to overcome the challenges of WSN. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine ...Read more
Author:Gous, EDate:Nov 2013This paper reports on the design and evaluation of distributed net-centric command and control user interfaces for future air defence operations. The design was based on the Cognitive Work Analysis framework to identify the required capabilities ...Read more
Author:Brink, VZDate:Oct 2012In this talk the presenter outlines the need for a common communication technology protocol in South African mines.Read more
Author:Barnard, E; Plauche, M; Davel, MDate:Dec 2008The commercial successes of spoken dialog systems in the developed world provide encouragement for their use in the developing world, where speech could play a role in the dissemination of relevant information in local languages. We investigate ...Read more
Author:Wabeke, LO; Nel, Willem AJDate:Jun 2010Recent research show that utilization of knowledge of the environment can allow a radar system to adapt its processing to improve its performance. Furthermore, a radar system that utilize both a-priori and measured knowledge in an adaptive ...Read more
Author:Javu, L; Winkler, H; Roro, Kittessa TDate:Nov 2020Global horizontal solar irradiance is the maximum solar radiation coming in all directions from a cloudless sky incident at a location and time. This paper eval uates and validates clear-sky models in different locations of South Africa from ...Read more
Author:Mokgalaka, H; Mans, Gerbrand G; Smit, J; McKelly, DDate:Jul 2014Geographical access is an important aspect of the health care planning process. GIS-based accessibility analysis is a logical method which can be applied to test the degree to which equitable access to services and facilities is obtained. The ...Read more
Author:Mokgalaka, HDate:Jul 2014Accessibility analysis models the access of residents to facilities - assuming people will go to their nearest facility for service. If an analysis is done for a large area, this will show whether provision is sufficient and equitable if both ...Read more