MODULE 1 Historical Background • The history of GIS involves some controversy as parallel development occurred in North America‚ Europe‚ and Australia. • Much of the published work on GIS focus on US contributions. • The Canada Geographic Information System or CGIS is the first GIS developed in 1960s . • Roots in Canada Land Inventory (CLI) mapping project : a multilayer land-use / planning map of Canada’s inhabited and productive land – around 1 million square miles. • CGIS was planned and
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Pondicherry has an interesting cross-cultural history and its built form lends a distinctive identity to the town. The old part of Pondicherry is known as the Boulevard Town since it is bounded by four boulevards that once constituted the outer limits of the city’s fortification. The Boulevard Town presents two distinct architectural styles in the Tamil and French quarters‚ which are separated by a canal and unified by a grid iron plan. The Government Square is the only major green space in Pondicherry
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School‚” Benjamin R. Barber explains his views on America’s education crisis. In his essay‚ he talks about the absence of actions the government and society take regarding education. He expresses his views on the rise of illiteracy in America. The rising complacency in formal education leads(contributes) to an education crisis. The lack of resources for schools constricts learning. Poverty stricken school districts in America receive inadequate funding. In his essay‚ Barber expands on the idea
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On pages 35-37 of Plato’s philosophical dialogue “Apology” (389 BCE)‚ Socrates argues that if he is wise it’s because he‚ unlike others‚ knows that he is not wise and he knows that people can not know when they think they know. In the beginning of the dialogue socrates sets up the question on why he is in trouble with the court(for corrupting the youth) and where did his reputation come from. He explains to the court that the oracle pronounced him as being the most wise and that no one else was
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Paper Towns foreshadow the characters and plot. To exemplify‚ the picture is of a thumbtack being stuck into a blurred map. This reveals a significant hint as to what may happen in the novel. I believe that the story involves some sort of mysterious adventure of the main characters. I think this because I think that the map on the cover represents adventure‚ and the fact that it is blurred symbolizes a mystery to the setting or characters. 2. Based upon the front cover of the novel‚ I can definitely
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$20 per Gallon Book report This is an amazing book about the effect of gasoline prices on the world. The author starts off by describing what happen in 2008 when the countries gas prices soared to historical highs $4 a gallon. Some people only look at the bad side of gas going up and never consider the good things that can come out of it. In this book the upside and downside of rising gasoline prices are examined‚ and I find out some surprising facts about gasoline prices rising. For instance
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A study would also be carried out on the personality and self of the brand and product. We would examine how Nike’s product personality can affect the customer buying decisions and how will it links to the customer self-image. Besides that‚ a research of the target market segment and consumer analysis which states the criteria‚ profitability and changing customer environment of Nike would also be included in this assignment. Lastly‚ we would study about how psychographics and lifestyles and affect
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Customer Complaints: A Gift in Disguise Werner‚ John. ASQ Six Sigma Forum Magazine12.3 (May 2013): 28-30. Abstract (summary) Improving the complaint management process is important for any organization‚ and the rewards for establishing an effective process are substantial and well worth the effort. When customers experience a problem with a product or service‚ some will complain to the front-line personnel. Most organizations do not have a complaint tab or button on their home page or on their
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RESEARCH REPORT KOTU fashion accessories Shop Attract and keep loyal customers more effectively INTRODUCTION According to Minh Tam (2012)‚ there was an increase by 17.3% in the total retail sales of goods and services in Vietnam‚ which was VND195.1trillion during 2012. This is a lower growth but still considerable comparing to the previous years‚ which often remained 20-22%. Therefore‚ Ms. Mai Thuyen Thuyen‚ the owner of KOTU Shop (KTS)‚ stated in an interview on 6 March 2013‚ that since
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Software Development: Graded Unit 2 Gift shop Project Documentation John Carlo Obaob Initial Investigation Project Brief The project will be about a Gift Shop database system. Because transaction records on papers can be lost or tampered‚ a simple yet effective and functional shop database system can be of use. This can also reduce the overall cost for managing the records that is paper based. This type of database system can be more secured and easy to manage. Because paper based database
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