Having separate boards of directors at the 12 Reserve Banks and their 24 branches also brings a wealth of on-the-ground grass roots information to the table through the presidents.
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But like radar technology, ADS-B currently relies on ground stations to relay information, making it useless over remote areas.
We are concerned enough that we have offered a great deal of assistance to the Japanese, and we have our own experts on the ground both assisting and evaluating information independently for that reason.
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.
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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.
Yet as UAV technology improves they are set to become an even more important part of security and military operations -- part of a system that gathers and relays information to other drones, ground control, manned aircraft and satellites.
Now that gave me a sense that even if you have effective security forces on the ground, there is a very large challenge ahead of them if they are to be able to operate in a manner that actually brings this insurgency under control by gathering information and intelligence from the ground.
Retail salespeople are often the best resource for real-world information since they are on the ground dealing with customers.
Abdallah attributed the information to four witnesses on the ground.
Every flight attendant at American Airlines wields a Samsung Galaxy tablet to access customer information, and the on-ground Qatar Airways concierge crew in Doha is using tablets to identify VIPs or travellers in need of special meals.
There is not yet enough information to understand the situation on the ground, the official said.
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Since 2008, the firm's Ground Truth project has mashed together licensed data with information gathered by its own fleet of Street View cars and bicycles.
At its 27 ground hubs, an automated sorting system relies on information picked up by cameras and laser scanners as packages whiz by at 540 feet per second.
The Memphis-based company now has three distinct divisions: large ground freight, ground parcels and air express--with newly integrated information systems, sales and billing.
Fujitsu is eager to shed its loss-making hard-disk drive business, in order to focus on gaining ground against formidable rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard in information technology services consulting.
And they are hungry for information about how start-ups get off the ground and how they can get financing for them.
The police have extended their searches, pumped water from boggy ground, brought in special equipment and asked for more specific information.
This information was then verified with officials and contacts on the ground.
The site recommends hotels via Booking.com and includes airport and rental car information, too, so you can truly hit the ground with a comprehensive itinerary.
So, for example, having an operational Airborne Laser system and a ground based system give the sea based interceptor more timely and accurate information with which to do its job.
First, he says, the experimenters basically ground up whole bees, when dissecting them first might have yielded more information.
Although the armored-vehicle business may lose some ground as overseas contingencies wind down, the shipbuilding business routinely outperforms competitors and the information business is well positioned in all segments.
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Through chat windows, they exchange data, update intelligence reports and talk in real time with commanders on the ground, including troops whose lives may depend on the constant and rapid flow of information they get from Langley.
Earlier this week there was some chatter about how the Energy Information Agency had discovered a flaw in its accounting of natural gas in the ground, and that potentially there could be a lot less than thought.
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She said ground-based experiments and space missions planned in the next few years would give more detailed information on distant planets like those announced by the Kepler team.
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Like the copper cable, it would be buried in the ground--but a strand the diameter of a human hair could carry thousands of times more information than the copper wire.
The Department of Defense is using a tactical ground reporting system so soldiers can report people and events they encounter in the field, in effect crowdsourcing information from disparate sources so other teams can understand what they may encounter.
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More than one-third of travelers also want to be able to book ground transportation via mobile, and nearly as many would like to use their mobile devices to share flight information easily via social media, text and e-mail, the survey found.
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