Giedrė Beconytė
Biographic Data
| ID | 2783447 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giedrė Beconytė |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giedrė |
| FAMILY NAME | Beconytė |
| SIGNATURE | BECONYTĖ G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vilnius University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3036-0544 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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Areas of Crime in Cities
In all countries, cities and their suburbs are the most densely populated areas. They are also the places visited by the largest number of tourists and one-day visitors, who inevitably run the risk of becoming victims of crime. It is, therefore, important, not only at national but also at the international level, to know the structure of urban crime and identify urban areas that differ in terms of their criminogenic situation. This requires a geo…
Where Maps Lie
This paper proposes a method for quantitative evaluation of perception deviations due to generalization in choropleth maps. The method proposed is based on comparison of class values assigned to different aggregation units chosen for representing the same dataset. It is illustrated by the results of application of the method to population density maps of Lithuania. Three spatial aggregation levels were chosen for comparison: the 1 × 1 km statisti…
Spatial distribution of criminal events in Lithuania in 2015–2019
The presented map poster represents statistics for 3.46 million events reported to the police in Lithuania in 2015–2019. For eight types of events (violent crime, theft, property crime, economic crime, infringement of public policy, drug-related crime, traffic accidents, various other events), two maps at a scale of 1:3,000,000 are presented. They demonstrate the values of location quotient and the main insights into the dynamics of crime over th…
Spatial Distribution and Dynamics of Events Registered by Lithuanian Police in 2015–2019
The article presents the preliminary results of spatio-temporal analysis of the events registered by Lithuanian police in 2015–2019. Such analyses contribute to understanding of crime as a socially and spatially bound phenomenon. Distribution of crime is complex, inhomogeneous and depends on various characteristics of locations. Of all 3.48 million of events registered in the five-year period, five groups were selected for analysis: crime of viol…
Plants and animals in the oikonyms of Lithuania
Two toponymical maps presented in this paper show 2332 inhabited places of Lithuania that have names (oikonyms) associated with vegetation and animals. The maps and the dataset are the outcomes of a project that is aimed at combining the outcomes of professional onomastic research with an environment that fosters exploration. The oikonyms were extracted from the reference base dataset of Lithuania by means of an automated algorithm. Original cart…
Cartography of crime
In Europe, especially in Eastern Europe, geographic research in criminology deals mainly with data analysis and accompanying cartographic communication through the visualisation of crime maps is less developed. Therefore, there is still a dearth of crime maps that could potentially not only show the facts, but also portray the criminal landscape of the city and tell the reader a story in a way that stimulates thinking, and motivates deeper analys…
A map of astronomy in Europe
The Map of Astronomy in Europe has been designed to demonstrate how diverse information about a specific topic can be put together and presented in an attractive way in order to raise interest of society in the topic – in this case astronomical observations. The map represents information on several phenomena and objects related to astronomical observations in Europe and have been compiled from data collected from numerous publicly available sour…
Mythical creatures of Europe
The map of Mythical Creatures of Europe represents information on 213 mythical creatures of 68 types that are described in folk-lore of European countries. It is compiled from data collected by MSc students in Cartography at Vilnius University in Lithuania in 2011, totalling approximately 1200 man hours. Among numerous sources of information on mythical creatures, this map and database are unique as they contain geographic references and informat…
Vilniaus miesto policijos 2010 ir 2011 m. registruotų įvykių teritorinė sklaida
Straipsnyje aptariami Vilniaus miesto policijos 2010 ir 2011 m. registruotų įvykių geografinių tyrimų, atliktų Vilniaus universitete 2011–2012 m., rezultatai. Apie šimtą tūkstančių įvykių per metus buvo lokalizuoti pagal nurodytus jų adresus ir klasifikuoti pagal veikos pobūdį. ArcGIS 10 programinės įrangos įrankiais atlikta bendra ir skirtingų tipų įvykių pasiskirstymo laike analizė rodo, kad daugiausia įvykių mieste įvyksta pirmojoje tamsaus pa…
Šalies įvykiai ir nusikalstamumas 2010 m. – viešosios informacijos pateikimas žemėlapiuose
Straipsnyje pateikiami 2010 m. šalies įvykių suvestinių, viešai skelbiamų Policijos departamento prie Vidaus reikalų ministerijos tinklapyje, erdvinės ir laiko sklaidos analizės rezultatai. Analizuoti 3447 įvykiai buvo susieti su koordinatėmis pagal registruotą adreso informaciją, įvestos jų datos, laiko ir tipo atributų reikšmės. Panaudojant ArcGIS 10 programinės įrangos įrankius, atlikta įvykių pasiskirstymo laike analizė (pagal mėnesius, savai…
Nusikalstamumo augimo Lietuvoje prognozė įvertinant jo erdvinę sklaidą ir sąsają su registruotu nedarbu
Straipsnyje nagrinėjama 2002–2008 m. Lietuvoje užregistruotų nusikalstamų veikų priklausomybė nuo nedarbo lygio šalyje. Pasirinktiems savivaldybių junginiams buvo apskaičiuotas nagrinėjamų kintamųjų koreliacijos koeficientas įvertinant atsiliekantį nusikalstamumo rodiklių svyravimą ir palyginant su nedarbo rodiklių svyravimais. Aptariamas galimas gautų reikšmių priežastingumas. Remiantis didžiausia sąsaja tarp nedarbo irregistruoto nusikalstamumo…
A Map of 21 st Century Conflicts in Europe
Please click here to download the map associated with this article. The Map of 21st Century Conflicts in Europerepresents collated information on five types of conflict and acts of terrorism within the geographic boundaries of Europe in the 21st century (January 2000–May 2010). It is compiled from data collected progressively by three teams of MSc students in Cartography at Vilnius University in Lithuania, in 2006, 2008 and 2010, totalling approx…
Nusikalstamumo augimo Lietuvoje prognozė įvertinant jo erdvinę sklaidą ir sąsają su registruotu nedarbu
Straipsnyje nagrinėjama 2002–2008 m. Lietuvoje užregistruotų nusikalstamų veikų priklausomybė nuo nedarbo lygio šalyje. Pasirinktiems savivaldybių junginiams buvo apskaičiuotas nagrinėjamų kintamųjų koreliacijos koeficientas įvertinant atsiliekantį nusikalstamumo rodiklių svyravimą ir palyginant su nedarbo rodiklių svyravimais. Aptariamas galimas gautų reikšmių priežastingumas. Remiantis didžiausia sąsaja tarp nedarbo irregistruoto nusikalstamumo…
A Map of 21 st Century Conflicts in Europe
Please click here to download the map associated with this article. The Map of 21st Century Conflicts in Europerepresents collated information on five types of conflict and acts of terrorism within the geographic boundaries of Europe in the 21st century (January 2000–May 2010). It is compiled from data collected progressively by three teams of MSc students in Cartography at Vilnius University in Lithuania, in 2006, 2008 and 2010, totalling approx…
Šalies įvykiai ir nusikalstamumas 2010 m. – viešosios informacijos pateikimas žemėlapiuose
Straipsnyje pateikiami 2010 m. šalies įvykių suvestinių, viešai skelbiamų Policijos departamento prie Vidaus reikalų ministerijos tinklapyje, erdvinės ir laiko sklaidos analizės rezultatai. Analizuoti 3447 įvykiai buvo susieti su koordinatėmis pagal registruotą adreso informaciją, įvestos jų datos, laiko ir tipo atributų reikšmės. Panaudojant ArcGIS 10 programinės įrangos įrankius, atlikta įvykių pasiskirstymo laike analizė (pagal mėnesius, savai…
Vilniaus miesto policijos 2010 ir 2011 m. registruotų įvykių teritorinė sklaida
Straipsnyje aptariami Vilniaus miesto policijos 2010 ir 2011 m. registruotų įvykių geografinių tyrimų, atliktų Vilniaus universitete 2011–2012 m., rezultatai. Apie šimtą tūkstančių įvykių per metus buvo lokalizuoti pagal nurodytus jų adresus ir klasifikuoti pagal veikos pobūdį. ArcGIS 10 programinės įrangos įrankiais atlikta bendra ir skirtingų tipų įvykių pasiskirstymo laike analizė rodo, kad daugiausia įvykių mieste įvyksta pirmojoje tamsaus pa…
Mythical creatures of Europe
The map of Mythical Creatures of Europe represents information on 213 mythical creatures of 68 types that are described in folk-lore of European countries. It is compiled from data collected by MSc students in Cartography at Vilnius University in Lithuania in 2011, totalling approximately 1200 man hours. Among numerous sources of information on mythical creatures, this map and database are unique as they contain geographic references and informat…
A map of astronomy in Europe
The Map of Astronomy in Europe has been designed to demonstrate how diverse information about a specific topic can be put together and presented in an attractive way in order to raise interest of society in the topic – in this case astronomical observations. The map represents information on several phenomena and objects related to astronomical observations in Europe and have been compiled from data collected from numerous publicly available sour…
Cartography of crime
In Europe, especially in Eastern Europe, geographic research in criminology deals mainly with data analysis and accompanying cartographic communication through the visualisation of crime maps is less developed. Therefore, there is still a dearth of crime maps that could potentially not only show the facts, but also portray the criminal landscape of the city and tell the reader a story in a way that stimulates thinking, and motivates deeper analys…
Plants and animals in the oikonyms of Lithuania
Two toponymical maps presented in this paper show 2332 inhabited places of Lithuania that have names (oikonyms) associated with vegetation and animals. The maps and the dataset are the outcomes of a project that is aimed at combining the outcomes of professional onomastic research with an environment that fosters exploration. The oikonyms were extracted from the reference base dataset of Lithuania by means of an automated algorithm. Original cart…
Spatial Distribution and Dynamics of Events Registered by Lithuanian Police in 2015–2019
The article presents the preliminary results of spatio-temporal analysis of the events registered by Lithuanian police in 2015–2019. Such analyses contribute to understanding of crime as a socially and spatially bound phenomenon. Distribution of crime is complex, inhomogeneous and depends on various characteristics of locations. Of all 3.48 million of events registered in the five-year period, five groups were selected for analysis: crime of viol…
Spatial distribution of criminal events in Lithuania in 2015–2019
The presented map poster represents statistics for 3.46 million events reported to the police in Lithuania in 2015–2019. For eight types of events (violent crime, theft, property crime, economic crime, infringement of public policy, drug-related crime, traffic accidents, various other events), two maps at a scale of 1:3,000,000 are presented. They demonstrate the values of location quotient and the main insights into the dynamics of crime over th…
Where Maps Lie
This paper proposes a method for quantitative evaluation of perception deviations due to generalization in choropleth maps. The method proposed is based on comparison of class values assigned to different aggregation units chosen for representing the same dataset. It is illustrated by the results of application of the method to population density maps of Lithuania. Three spatial aggregation levels were chosen for comparison: the 1 × 1 km statisti…
Areas of Crime in Cities
In all countries, cities and their suburbs are the most densely populated areas. They are also the places visited by the largest number of tourists and one-day visitors, who inevitably run the risk of becoming victims of crime. It is, therefore, important, not only at national but also at the international level, to know the structure of urban crime and identify urban areas that differ in terms of their criminogenic situation. This requires a geo…
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Geography (9 works) · Cartography (7 works) · Geographic Information Systems Studies (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Property crime (4 works) · Regional science (4 works) · Crime analysis (3 works) · Criminology (3 works)