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Information technology is a common part of human activities today. In most countries of the world, the security, health, and industrial sectors can be established here. The dependence of these sectors on information technology has been significantly strengthened by the global covid-19 pandemic and the current war in Ukraine. Data digitization has brought positives such as availability, fast transmission, and processing of necessary information. As well as negatives as constant attempts to steal, destroy or abuse t...

Laser scanning can be used to acquire measurement data for Building Information Modeling (BIM). Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) technology is ideal for this type of work. Having a point cloud of the measured object, dimension and model it in accordance with reality are possible. TLS gives the opportunity to obtain a big amount of observations, which on the one hand allows for an accurate depiction of the object, but on the other hand is troublesome during BIM developing. Therefore, the paper presents the methodol...

Large European airports have now been forced to close several times due to the disruption of their protected area by drones. The biggest incident in terms of damage and restrictions clearly includes the attack of 19 and 21 December 2018 on one of the largest airports in Europe, London - Gatwick. All air traffic was interrupted, and flights were canceled and postponed. It was only a matter of time before drone technology was used by terrorist organizations and other criminals for their attacks. The article discusse...

In the practice of leading countries, digital transformation implies the industry principle of supporting the introduction of new technologies. At the same time, programs and projects can be built both on the principle of introducing any one promising group of technologies in several industries, where it is especially relevant, and provide for the digital transformation of a particular industry through the forced introduction of many technologically heterogeneous solutions that are in demand in a given sector of t...

The current information age has led, globally, to an exponential increase regarding the availability and the use of the information, both structured and unstructured, a phenomenon known as Big Data. The term Big Data refers not only to the massive volume and variety of data itself, but also to the set of technologies that surround it, in order to collect, store, retrieve, manage, process and analyze data in order to solve complex problems in society, respectively for increasing the quality of life in all its aspec...

The COVID-19 outbreak has heavily influenced the way many businesses operate across all sectors linked to both changes in the consumer behavior, social-distancing restrictions and also the availability of resources and services (inc. public services) for businesses. These restrictions have influenced also the work of enterprises in the sector of bioeconomy - producers, processors and distributors of manufactured goods like food, clothing or home goods and other bio-based sectors both in the stages of primary produ...

This article deals with the design and implementation of an intelligent biometric system that allows the detection and classification of a person's face from static image data and creates a system for evaluating its reliability. In its introductory part, it theoretically describes applied biometrics and biometric systems for security identification and user verification, and also deals with the theory of the description of algorithms for human face detection and recognition. Subsequently, the authors use the MATLA...

Explosive atmospheres may occur both in underground mining, as well as in surface industries such as the oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, wood or baker industries, basically in all industries which extract, process, use, transport or store flammable substances. Within the European Union, Directive 2014/34/EU regulates the placing on the market of equipment, protective systems and components intended for use in such hazardous atmospheres. In this regard, for proofing the compliance with the essential safety re...

Diagnostic ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are important medical imaging methods in modern radiology. Our research is focused on imaging brain structures in neurology. In this paper we present differences of digital image analysis of the substantia nigra (SN) between US and MRI using the same algorithm. In the past, we developed an application for analyzing substantia nigra echogenicity in BMODE US images. Our developed application is based on a principle of binary thresholding in Region of In...

Based on data from the last decade, institutions have faced an increasing number of applications for licenses and permits for raw materials, construction, industrial and metallic minerals. Receipt of applications and accompanying documents for licenses and permits is currently performed as a manual process and submitted by enterprises in hard copy format. Institutional officials consistently face with the difficulties in manually processing all data from applications and accompanying documents submitted, causing d...

Biomass is monitored in many agricultural studies because it is closely related to the growth of the crop. The technique of digital repeat photography that continuously capture images of a given area with an RGB or near-infrared enabled cameras, Phenocams, has been used for more than a decade mainly to estimate phenology. Studies have found a relationship between Phenocam data and above-ground dry biomass. In this context we investigate the modeling of barley fresh above and underground biomass with Green chromati...

The significant increase in the price of energy resources leads today's society not only to a reconsideration of energy conservation policies but also to the encouragement of architects, builders, and building owners to use thermal insulation and exterior wall finishing systems. The design of thermal insulation for facades is a constructive decision, in which the layer with thermal insulation properties is fixed on the load-bearing side of the walls, with the help of adhesives and/or by mechanical means, followed ...

The significant development of single-board computers today can create many different threats to information security. These devices open up new opportunities for attackers, as they allow them to find new ways to carry out attacks. Since SBCs are often small in physical size, but have the processing power to run full Linux distributions, combined with a variety of different external interfaces, this allows you to create devices that can listen to sound, photo and video recording, and intercept network traffic. Met...

This article deals with the use of the principles of fractal geometry applicable in the field of cryptographic security of communication within information systems. The theory of the proposed solution is based on the field of iterative fractals created using the TEA (Time Escape Algorithm) algorithm. The introductory part deals with the issue of choosing a suitable category of fractals for the purpose of securing information systems. The next part deals with the issue of generation, analysis of fractal structures,...

Forest fires cause major damage to human habitats and forest ecosystems. Early detection may prevent serious consequences of fast fire spread. Although there are many smoke detection algorithms employed by various optical remote sensing systems, there is still a major misdetection of images containing fog. Fog exhibits similar visual characteristics to smoke. Furthermore, when monitoring dense forests many smoke detection algorithms would fail in robust recognition due to fog covering the trees at dawn. There have...

The purpose of law 165/2013 is the identification and inventory on topographic maps of all lands owned by the public or private domain of the state and the identification of lands that constitute the available reserve of the local land commission to complete the restitution process in nature or equivalent of the real estate abusively taken over during communism. This paper aims to present the steps in verification, validation, and correction of surface topological errors for works specific to law 165/2013 using Ar...

The paper presents the results of research on the possibility of calculating the investment potential of a particular area based on its spatial characteristics. The level of spatial unit in this research is local administrative unit (cities or municipalities), while the geographic coverage is entire area of Republic of Croatia. Regarding the method, the results could be applied internationally and are not limited to national borders. Furthermore, when deciding on investing, it is important to know the risk. This r...

Predictive process control is a method of regulation suitable for controlling various types of systems, which is based on the idea of using the prediction of future system behavior and its optimization. Normally, a system model is used to predict behavior, and therefore it is necessary for the correct function of predictive control to make its correct selection and determine its parameters so that the controlled system is described as accurately as possible. Another advantage of predictive control is the possibili...

This paper presents three common and simplified steps in conceptual modeling, which are also proposed as “tools” for project initiation. These steps are: 1) system characterization, 2) system structural analysis, and 3) multi-criteria modeling of alternative scenarios. The main motivation for a standardized approach is that that many projects involve complex systems with diverse stakeholders. Both of these aspects increase the need for effective communication and for including perspectives across disciplines and s...

Flying ad-hoc networks (FANET) based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are characterized by frequent changes in the network topology, which is caused by switching nodes on and off, as well as their movements in space. These aspects of the FANET operation determine the relevance of the development of new routing protocols, which differ significantly from the protocols of hierarchical networks with a constant topology. One of the key problems of FANET is the high overhead costs for transmitting service messages abo...

This article discusses methods for designing distributed information systems for use in design using the Hyperledger blockchain platform. Of course, the main stages do not differ, but there are also differences that will be identified in the course of the study and a proprietary approach to the implementation of these features is proposed. The request for the possibility of decentralizing business processes in certain areas (such as financial transactions) led to the emergence of distributed ledger technologies, w...

Ensuring information security in various infrastructures is extremely relevant, due to the increase in the number of automated workstations (AWPs). The article discusses and analyzes the market of single-board computers, as the main computer, as well as their functionality, disadvantages, advantages over stationary PCs, uses to protect information. It is possible to assume that the relevance of the topic in the modern world will only increase every year. There is a general trend around the world to reduce the size...

The paper solves the problem of creating a device for electrical measurements for the purpose of geological research. There are a large number of data acquisition and processing systems, analog-to-digital converters (ADC) and other serial processing technical means for measuring and storing analog electrical data with their preliminary conversion into digital readings. This is done for the purpose of subsequent processing of these signals, which allows calculating some characteristics, which are then used to calcu...

The article is devoted to the problem of cleaning and disposal of waste from mining enterprises of the Russian Federation, using the example of the production of alumina (aluminum oxide). The problem associated with the efficient use of industrial waste as sorbents for the purification of wastewater from mining enterprises is considered. A method is proposed that meets the requirements of the purification efficiency in terms of environmental and economic parameters. The substantiation and proof of the expediency o...

The subject of this study is the development of a web-based system for real time data tracking and applying GNSS corrections in GIS environment. This includes the data structures specification in a geospatial database, obtaining a methodology for system realization and discussing the results with an accent to the accuracy of the corrected GNSS positions. The system for tracking and applying GNSS corrections in GIS environment is entirely built by using free and open source software and has web-based interface. The...

The effectiveness of the public administration system depends on the level of professional performance of civil servants and the quality of implementation of government decisions. At the present stage, the world is at the stage of transformation of public administration institutions due to the development of digital technologies, which are a key factor determining the rate of economic growth and play a decisive role in increasing the competitiveness of the state. The introduction of digital technologies expands th...

The article deals with new possibilities of electronic documentation eHealth (a global concept of electronic health care) and examines the use of information technologies in health care. It describes the issue of keeping medical records in electronic form and then analyzes the method of implementation of these technologies. The electronic form of this information will greatly simplify and make available the transfer of information. Currently, this form is required mainly from workers in the medical and biomedical ...

Article discusses the problem associated with the aquifer intensive exploitation, using the example of a region located on the territory of the Caucasian Mineral Waters (South Federal District of Russia). Over the past decades, the mineral waters extraction volume has more than doubled. This was reflected in the distribution of natural vertical hydraulic gradients in the upper part of the hydrolithosphere. And, also, to the intensification of the descending flows and the influx of aquifers polluted by municipal wa...

Modern intelligent transport systems are software complexes that continuously perform analytical and predictive tasks, the main purpose of which is the dynamic management of traffic flows to reduce the likelihood of traffic jams, solve environmental problems, and so on. In turn, the technologies known to the authors that underlie intelligent transport systems are closed to specific infrastructural objects and often solve the problems of some sections, without considering the potential impact of the decisions made ...

The article considers the estimation and prevention problem of ecologically dangerous influence of technogenic noises generated by moving transport, such as heavy tracked and wheeled transport, railway transport. The influence on the people and the environment of a low-frequency controlled CV-40 seismic vibrator [1] used for seismological research is considered separately. The influence of vibrations located in the area of low and infra-low frequencies is estimated. The results of field records of technogenic nois...

We have proposed an approach to establish spatial patterns on the application of graphs theory. Traditionally, the theory of graphs is used in spatial studies to quantify the geographical position and its various aspects. Graph theory is a section of qualitative geometry, the differences of which are that it operates with dimensionless quantities, does not use the concepts of angle, and line length. It operates with spatial elements - points, lines, surfaces, volumes, and relations (connections) between them. Diff...

The article deals with the problems of designing multi-channel high-frequency signal generators for the transceivers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It is proposed to use high-speed digital-to-analog converters to increase the output frequency and improve the noise characteristics of UAV transceivers. The possibility of using special operating modes used in modern high-speed direct-to-analog converters (DACs) for digital generation of broadband signals is shown. Mathematical models of noise characteristics at ...

The purpose of the paper is to implement a method which can synthesize effective data insertion procedures for structure-independent databases based on the Tentzer model. This is a universal database model, which is based on static reference relational tables, linked in a certain way at the physical data level and the logical structure is a meta structure over it. This method makes it possible to synthesize data insertion procedures for such databases, and as result two types of inhomogeneities will be eliminated ...

The purpose of this report is to encompass and analyze the advantages of the creation, the implementation and transformation of software product in the production and processing of products. Several main conclusions have been made in the scientific report, with the general conclusion being that based on the computer program developed and implemented in practice, an easier method of work is ensured, while considering the specific pre-production and production processes, as well as processing operations in productio...

In this paper, the authors conducted information analysis of activities of Nobel brothers in the Tambov Region of Russia in order to discover and reconstruct associated memorable places. An important aspect of analysis is identification and detailing of objects suitable for virtual modeling and applying 3D modeling technologies for cultural heritage objects using an open source software platform OpenSimulator. It can be argued that in modern cultural environment there are favorable conditions for the use of virtua...

The article describes the LoRaWAN network. LoRaWAN is a communication protocol that provides long-distance communication with low power consumption. Long Range Wide Area Networks (LoRaWAN) is open-center access (MAC) layer technology designed for long-distance connections with a large number of low-energy devices. LoRaWAN devices in various network settings use the most modern network simulator (NS-3). First, one device and its mobility are introduced. Due to its properties, the protocol is very popular in the fie...

Primary and secondary mineral resources are of strategic importance for the EU. Most EU countries (including Slovenia) are already part of the pan-European Minerals Intelligence Network which provides consistent and organized data information on primary and secondary mineral resources on the European level. It was established in previous projects as EuroGeoSource, Minerals4EU, ProSUM, Mica and ORAMA. The Eastern and south Eastern European (ESEE) region represents a gap in this network, but at the same time is also...

Extracting information from a text is an undivided part of modern NLP applications. Ontologies and semantic networks play important role in sense disambiguation problem, helping us distinguish concept nodes in text inputs. As we know, every language is always changing. Each generation of people adds something new to it, and new terms and word forms emerge while others become deprecated and people stop using them. Therefore modern linguistic ontologies have to store this information within a concept node. In this p...

For the development of traffic management systems in order to optimize it, especially traffic control at intersections, it is necessary to model traffic flows and their main characteristics. The purpose of this work is to propose a methodology for creating such models, to develop algorithms that simulate the operation of traffic lights and the movement of vehicles, to develop an application that plausibly simulates traffic flows and their control. In this work, for modeling the transport system, we proposed the pr...

Present paper is a brief story about Bulgarian efforts to integrate data, products and services in Bulgaria into a newly established scientific infrastructure named a National Geoinfomation Center (NGIC) and its efforts to assess and communicate the information about natural hazards and risks to the general public. We started two years ago with the ambitious goal of uniting our observations and research in the area of monitoring and investigation of the Earth’s interior and the near-Earth space. The instrumental u...

An important problem in solving inverse problems in seismology associated with determining the characteristics of a seismic source is obtaining a priori information about the propagation velocities of seismic waves. Along with such factors as the of external noise levels, the geometry of arrangement of the receivers, the parameters of the Earth model, etc., the degree of completeness of information about the velocity characteristics of the medium determines the accuracy of the inverse problem solution. It is espec...

Traffic congestion is an important problem in transport systems. The reason for traffic jams is the growing number of vehicles. It is objective and irreparable. Many roads do not have the ability to separate at different levels and have to cross. Most intersections use traffic lights to regulate traffic. Traffic light regulation is a non-stationary, non-linear problem under conditions of uncertainty. Most traffic lights nowadays use fixed time intervals. It is necessary that traffic lights monitor traffic flows at...

This article describes the peculiarities of developing a customizable chat bot. It reviews and compares approaches to developing a chat bot. It describes the features of using Software Development Kit (SDK), which can be easily implemented by a technician into a company's mobile application. Such a chat bot can be used in banks applications, as well as in any other applications which require assistance to the user in solving his/her problem. The chat bot will be able to solve typical user cases, but in more specif...

Risk management is increasingly seen as part of the concept of sustainable corporate development and improvement. It is a logical process or approach that aims to eliminate or at least reduce the level of risk that accompanies the implementation of company policy and achievement of organizational goals. Risk management is part of the managerial responsibility that bears every head of a business or public organization. That is why the issue of optimal risk management policy is particularly important. In this way, t...

The problem of studying the interaction of various geophysical (seismic, acoustic, meteorological) fields is considered in the context of prediction of geoecological risks generated by technogenic and natural phenomena. Early it was proved that meteo-dependent processes of infrasound propagation from explosions in the atmosphere can increase many times the ecological load on the social and natural environments. Such situations are observed in the open coalmines, test sites, and other objects where regular explosio...

With each passing day, consumers, particularly students, expect more intelligent and personalized services. The key to providing such services is the concept of a personalized learning. Applying appropriate personalized learning models to students is a process that is filled with many challenges. The aim of this article is to study the level of personalization in modern training systems. As a result, the main problems in modern software solutions for developing interactive learning content are considered. The main...

Today's society encounters cyber attacks on the energy sector not only on a theoretical level but unfortunately also in reality. The total number of cyberattacks is still rising, despite the ever-evolving defense against them. The article contains an overview of the largest cyberattacks in history on the energy sector and ways to carry them out. A cyber attack is a situation where a hacker or their group tries to gain access to key information or elements of the infrastructure. These can be power plants, their con...

Adaptation of materials of Internet resources is the provision of relevant content with maximum consideration for the individual characteristics and needs of the user. Thus, the system developers are regularly tasked with showing users the information that meets their tasks and interests, paying attention to the moments that really have value for certain categories of users. This article is devoted to one of the options for solving this problem. The article discusses the construction of a matrix-graph model for pr...

When building new or upgrading existing control centers, ergonomists and designers strive to design solutions that improve operators' working conditions, including work comfort, and reduce their psychological burden stemming from the complexity of their activities and the high responsibilities they bear. However, meeting the needs of operators, while adapting to space constraints or specific technical requirements for the control system, is very difficult. Coping with this difficult task, therefore, requires a res...

The existing approach to organizing big data processing requires the analyst to understand the set of initial data. This understanding presupposes the presence of knowledge not only about the list of available characteristics, their fullness, noisiness, etc., but also about the nature of their occurrence - the semantics of the data. Big data semantics can be represented using context. The context in the project refers to the activity in which the data is used or because of which was obtained. Applied scientific ap...