As part of its CompStat system, it combined mapping and the analysis of crime statistics to target "hot spots" by concentrating patrol, detective and narcotics units.

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Aerial mapping and analysis shows that some of the best roofs to invest in to harness this feed-in tariff are on rooftops of inner city Angelenos.

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The more serious side of Mr Coetzee's exploits was the mapping of these remote rivers and analysis of their water, to help ensure that villagers had clean, accessible supplies.

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Social network analysis may not and need not be a perfect mapping to show value.

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Additionally, the TV's picture engine employs multi-frame analysis to help create missing resolution, and Sony's Super Bit Mapping technology incorporates 14 bit up-scaling, processing and pixel mapping to smooth gradation and improve the quality of low-tone pictures.

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