Monthly Archives: February 2010
Satellite Images and GIS Aid in Disease Mapping and Surveillance
Also known as Landscape Epidemiology, which involves the identification of geographical areas where disease is transmitted. By knowing the vegetation and geologic conditions necessary for the maintenance of specific pathogens in nature, one can use the landscape to identify the spatial and temporal distribution of disease risk. Key environmental elements, including elevation, temperature, rainfall, and humidity, influence the presence, development, activity, and longevity of pathogens, vectors, zoonotic reservoirs of infection, and their interactions with humans. To view original story go here http://news.satimagingcorp.com/2009/10/satellite_images_and_gis_aid_in_disease_mapping_and_surveillance.html Vegetation type and distribution are also influenced by the environmental variables mentioned above, and can be expressed as landscape elements that can be sensed remotely and whose relationships can be modeled spatially. For the past 29 years, satellite sensors have proved to be valuable tools for describing the earth’s landscape. Since the launch of Landsat 7 and ASTER, NASA has initiated programs to integrate these technologies into the Read more…
The Language Problem
The Language Problem Maqsood Hasni Complied By: Prof. Mohammad Abdulla Qazi (PhD Isl. Std., PhD Linguistics) Principal, Govt College, Bahawalnagar PAKISTAN Contents “Maqsood Hasni was born in1951, at Islam Pura Tehsil and Distt. Kasur. His father, Syed Ghulam Hazoor Shah, was a Punjabi Sufi poet. He got his early education from his father. He got his master degrees in Urdu, Political Science, Economics and History from the Punjab University. He passed his M.Phil (Urdu) from Allama Iqbal Open University. He got his Doctorate in linguistics from USAAlong with this bright academic career, he has a very long and vast career as a journalist. Hundreds of his essays have been published in various journals and newspapers.As a poet, short story writer, humorist, linguistic, critic, researcher, Ghalib expert, Iqbal expert he wrote nineteen books.He tested his mettle in poetry in Read more…
Mineral Exploration Using Satellite Images for Geological Applications
Satellite Remote Sensing has been a standard first step for the mineral and petroleum exploration industry. Satellite imagery from satellite sensors such as GeoEye-1, WorldView-2, QuickBird, IKONOS, ASTER and LANDSAT 7 +ETM have benefited geologists, scientists and exploration managers in earth sciences due to the advantage of large scale mapping and the sensors containing multiple band colors which allows them to interpret wavelengths that cannot be seen by the human eye, such as near infrared, short wave infrared and thermal infrared to identify the difference in structural features of the earth’s surface. To view article source with images, please go here: http://news.satimagingcorp.com/2009/10/978.html IKONOS Satellite Image of Mining Operations in Nevada Multispectral imaging and thematic mapping allows researchers to collect data of reflection and absorption properties of soils, rock, and vegetation. This data could be utilized to interpret actual surface lithology to identify clays, oxides and soils from satellite images.The use Read more…
From you V. Me to We: Seven Strategies to Talk to your Communication Opposite
From You v. Me to We: Seven Strategies to Talk to Your Communication Opposite When Jodi said the headphones cost a fortune, Mike was confused. The price tag was $350 â expensive, but a fortune? Jodi speaks in superlatives, and superlatives donât compute in Mikeâs literal brain. Rory went off on two tangents before returning to his original point. As a systematic communicator, Carlos missed Roryâs conversational detour and was so lost he missed Roryâs point. Whatâs going on? What we see here is a failure to communicate due to seemingly incompatible communication styles. Research pertaining to communication style uncovers four different communication styles that are determined by two factors â pace and people-orientation. âVisionariesâ are fast-paced, people-oriented communicators. âAchieversâ are fast-paced task-oriented communicators. âReflectivesâ are slower-paced, task-oriented communicators. âLikeablesâ are slower-paced, people-oriented communicators. Each style has its own strengths and weaknesses. And like oil and vinegar, they donât blend Read more…
SPACE SCIENCE
At present, Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS have become important and effective tools in diversified studies like Geosciences, Forestry and Ecology, Soil and Agriculture, Water Resources, Urban and Regional Planning etc. During early half of the twentieth century, aerial photos were used in the application of Military Surveys and Topographical Mapping. This Aerial Photography provided high spatial resolution data in three dimensions, and used for the purpose of surveying and cadastral mapping like route alignment survey or Engineering Surveys (Dam/Bridge construction) and also for urban & regional planning. However, modern remote sensing technique is providing updated and developed satellite images which are suitable for medium scale mapping to monitor, investigate, and manage the natural resources. Due to continuous research programs in space science, the remote sensing technology has become more advanced besides its various applications. The satellite carrying different types of electro optical sensors and cameras produces digital Read more…
Cars Wanted for Cash , Sell Your Car , Buy My Car
I want to sell my car for cash, I need someone to buy my car, I want a online car buyer Trying to sell a car privately can be stressful, time consuming and can prove to be costly at the best of times, add in the current economic climate and it can be very difficult to find a genuine private buyer.this can end up being a completely fruitless process. Another option would be to sell to an online car dealer. By typing into a search engine, phrases such as “I want to sell my car”, “buy my car”, “selling a car”, “sell car london” or “who will buy my car” will result in many companies offering to buy your car. How do you choose which company to use? You may be able to reduce the choice by requesting a local car buyer by adding your town name to the search Read more…
Do Payment Remittance Makes any sense?
Payment disbursement is vital resource used to send payments electronically and is considered as effective and secure. There are many US banks which offer these services and this is becoming more popular all around the world. This software is offering complete control over direct deposit, vendors payment, tax payment and other various payments which are due to monthly or in couple of months. This helps you to get rid of paying extra charges for delaying payment. Many people use freelance services and they need to send money on monthly basis. The payment schedule is fixed and to get more services from the other person or company you need to send payment in time so that the business relationship is not tampered. To make sure that you avoid a hectic schedule of considering every money transfer or to note down its details, payment remittance is the best service you can afford. Read more…
What Is Co-location In Its True Sense?
When you need heavy infrastructure costs to be met for the purpose you need to get served and cost is a factor that proves to be a constraint, collocation can be a good choice to opt for. Especially, when co-location is opted for, you stand to see a lot of benefits for your business. Not only does co-location help you with cost factors, it also has a lot to do with the risks and the maintenance problems involved. In Short… When you contact a data center and work with their infrastructure to cater for your resources related to servers, bandwidth, web space, as well as hardware and power, the deal is termed as co-location. There are various advantages that you get to see through this. First of all, you have to option of working with you’re the data center either from your own premises (remotely), or visiting the data center Read more…
A common problem of home-based business
The newly developed home-based businesses try to establish themselves by portraying a professional image using an 08 number. A home based business which has bought an 08 number for the telecommunication medium for business can face a problem that most of the home-based businesses face. A home-based bussines man who has bought for example an 0844 number mapped to his home landline will receive two types of calls on his phone. One is the calls that were made on 0844 number that he has bought a i.e. the business call and the other type of calls he will be receiving are the calls that were made on his landline number i.e. his personal calls. Now, how will he be able to differentiate among the two type of calls before picking the phone up. If he picks up the a business call, thinking of it being a personal call , and Read more…
Houston Water Park Communities
Throughout the city of Houston, you will find many prestigious Houston water park communities. This type of community is generally in an upper class area that is a gated community. Houston water park communities also have a water park within their boundaries, and most often also contain a golf course as well. If you are looking for Houston luxury homes, you will find many available in these communities. These top Houston subdivisions feature many beautiful homes, many of which are customized and built specifically to the owner’s request. There are quite a few homes for sale within the Houston water park communities, but if there isn’t one that you can find that meets your needs, wants and fits into your budget, then you can always look at hiring a Houston custom home builder to build the home that you want in a water park community. There are plenty of lots Read more…
