The U.S.-Mexico border is unique in terms of its geography. It is the longest land border in the world between a developed economy and an emerging economy. The continental U.S.-Mexico border (excluding offshore limits) is about 1990 miles (3200 km) long. At roughly the mid-point, the...
Neither the EcoSpold 2 data format, nor its authors, take any position on geographical areas of controversy. The geographical shapes presented in the EcoSpold 2 data files should not be taken as absolute definitions of country or region borders. Rather, they are approximations consistent with co...
Given the difficulties associated with measuring and interpreting corruption, the CPI has received considerable criticism. (For example, see this Wikipedia entry onCorruption Perceptions Index). Despite this criticism, the CPI provides a viable approach to comparing corruption in various countries. Accordin...
The island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, has dozens of small faults “overshadowed” by some 11 older: Camu, north of Hispaniola, and Hispaniola, Northern, Guaza, Bonao, Hatillo, San José de Ocoa-restoration, Los Pozos, San Juan, Enriquillo-Plantain Garden, the...
OpenStreetMap is like theWikipedia of maps. It’s the largest community of mappers in the world who constantly edit the geography of our changing planet. See, the problem with Google Maps data is that it’s proprietary and extremely difficult to obtain. And often other types of detailed dat...
OpenStreetMap is like theWikipedia of maps. It’s the largest community of mappers in the world who constantly edit the geography of our changing planet. See, the problem with Google Maps data is that it’s proprietary and extremely difficult to obtain. And often other types of detailed dat...
CNN Wire Staff. "Egypt's Tumult, Day-by-Day."CNN.com. Retrieved from:http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/05/egypt.protests.timeline/index.html Wikipedia.org.Cairo - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo...
Within Latin America, Mexico is far better than Venezuela, Haiti and Paraguay. However, it is way behind Chile, Uruguay, Costa Rica and Brazil. As a regional leader, Mexico should do much better in terms of corruption. Back in 2008, Mexico’s score of 3.6 placed it significantly above the...
A Wikipedia of LiDAR? That’s right. There’s been a movement in the United States for aNational LiDAR Dataset. This initiative is being led by the United States Inter-agency Elevation Inventory (USIEI). NOAA and USGS are spearheading this collaborative effort. ...