Satellite images and geographical data can be fed into the software to generate virtual representations of real places, allowing soldiers to rehearse specific missions.
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In its simplest state, this is geographical data with a timestamp, but when you plot this data onto the scenery of a map and then create a shifting window into the scene through the sequence of time, you create a data-driven story.
An optional global positioning system unit encodes geographical meta data into your photos.
The vision is very similar to that of Infochimps, but in late 2010 Factual elected to concentrate on one area of the market: geographical and place data.
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The technology processes remote-sensing data, including data from the LANDSAT and RADAR satellites, in combination with ground truth data provided by a ground penetrating radar and other information drawn from geological, hydrogeological, geographical, hydrological and climate data and, when dealing with deep aquifers, seismological data.
In some cases, we see the design of data markers being used to combine the representation of additional data variables beyond the geographical positioning.
People on the ground can also use a geographical information system that displays farmer contact data, farm size and location, tree inventory and price information, which makes it easier to forecast and optimize cashew collection.
The database will make the information collected available to a wider audience and will allow for comparisons of data trends for beaches in different geographical areas.
That sounds a bit premature, since Fleck also concedes that the company has a lot more work to do in the coming year, including instituting a self-serve system to attract more advertisers, offering geographical and mobile targeting, and providing real-time performance data.
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Consumers are on edge following a high profile data leak at Sony and revelations that both Apple and Google smartphones record and store the geographical location of their users.
Other data sources have blamed the lingering employment woes on a gap in the skills needed and those available, geographical constraints tied to the still-difficult housing market and the increase in the number of people dropping out of the workforce, a trend that is tied to an aging population.
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