Sanborn Maps

According to Silver and Balmori (2003 48) “Cartography, a term derived from the word for chart (charte) or drawing, has in recent years undergone a radical transformation.” This was identified earlier as Anson (1988 ix) noted “Today the art and science of map making is caught in the throes of a technological revolution which shows no signs of slowing down.” However, advancements in mapping have been associated with scientific developments in mainly the computer and internet technologies. Prior to this, mapping

earth's crust using geophysical methods such as gravity and magnetic surveys. Mining geologists also use geophysics to search new mineral deposits. In areas such as the Nevada Great Basin, geoscientists rely more on geophysical images than on geologic maps. The Great Basin area holds one of the biggest mineral concentrations in the world. Economically, gold is the most prominent commodity. The most important gold deposits are hosted by carbonate rocks, called the Carlin-type and Carlin-like gold deposits

Paillier is a homomorphic cryptosystem. It allows us to compute the addition of two encrypted values c1 and c2 without the need to decrypt them. According to the homomorphic property, the product of the two cipher-texts (c1 * c2), when decrypted gives the sum of their corresponding plain-texts (m1 + m2). This property gives rise to interesting homotopies (paths between paths) in our higher inductive type cryptR. Consider the two paths increment-by-100 and crypt-increment-by-100 in cryptR which are

1. Why is a data warehouse needed in the GeoStor system?  Answer: A data warehouse contain pool of data both current and of the past/historical which in turn are used to support decision making by the managers., Without it, GeoStor would lack the variety of data it needs to be able to perform different tasks for different functions.   2. List the major benefits of GeoStor to Arkansas and to private-sector users.  Answer: GeoStore is used by Arkansas state agencies for different tasks such as

The Effects of Political Using Maps Maps hold their own great power. Knowing where people, goods, and ideas are is of immeasurable value. As most powers of this magnitude are, the government has a say in it, regulating and producing them. The government’s involvement with maps is undeniable, especially our own. The question is how well they put their ability to use. Are outcomes favorable for the citizens? Are politicians or governments benefitted from misuse of maps more often than not? While many

implication of corporate lobbying based on the constant changes in the political map (mid-term and presidential elections). Political geography and corporate political strategy also examines “the relationship between political geography and corporate political strategy as measured by lobbying expenditures”. M. Antia, I. Kim and C. Pantzalis found that firms tend to increase lobbying expenditures when a shift in the political map puts them further away from the president, in other terms, companies tend

At first I did not not feel very confident when trying to answer this question because I could not remember the method involved when converting scale. I was able to interpret the question and I understood what it required; however, I could not recall the process involved in reaching the answer. After trying a few different methods and giving it some thought, I remembered what to do. I had learnt how to answer these questions in high school geography and I still had the knowledge, but I just had to

Land Surveying has been around for thousands of years and has an impact on everyday life. From drawing maps to designing cities with the efficient layouts surveyors effect everybody in one way or another. Surveying as any profession has had its stars as well. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln were all surveyors before becoming men of power. Of course technology from their time has advanced and is actually one of the fastest advancing fields in the world. The men who founded

1.) Why does Baudrillard discuss Borges’s map? Borges’s map was meant to represent the worlds insistence to recreate the things that we see in exact detail, yet he uses the tale to point out the fact that todays society has redefined images and objects thanks to mass media, confusing reality with that of the representation. He states that “the map precedes the territory” which I take to mean that the medium precedes the message. More so, that the copy of an image, the representation, precedes the

discusses the many ways that maps have advanced over centuries. Without the satellites and technology that we have today, maps were first created from educated guesses. Some people thought the Earth was flat. Others believed that the universe revolved around the Earth. Although maps have not always had the accuracy that they do today, they have still played a large role in how we solve problems, especially when it comes to crime and public health. The latitude and longitude on a map may be able to tell