Tag Archives: Large Corporations
GIS Mapping Basics
Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, are systems that gather, organize and analyze data in terms of its geographical location. GIS mapping uses computer software to register data from land surveys, aerial and satellite photography, as well as a wide variety of other sources. This data is then combined and represented in map form.By layer data in geographical form, Geographic Information Systems mapping can tell us a lot about a particular location that we didn’t know before. The data input can include things like, rivers, mountains, streams, roads, gas stations, highways, bus stops, etc. Statistical data like census figures and other demographical information can also be fed into a GIS to produce different geographical analyses. The kind of data you input into a GIS depends on the type of analysis you are trying to acquire about a given location. For example, you can input a city’s crime stats onto a geographic Read more…
Industrial Machines for the 21st Century
The 21st Century inherits much of the conveniences of industrial work from the discoveries and inventions made a century before. Computing and telecommunications technologies have seen some of its most furious pace of growth and development in the last 50 years. Miniaturization in electronics and data storage made these computers and telecoms gadgets not only small enough to be hand-held, but more powerful and affordable to the common man.Aerospace and military sciences and engineering contributed much of the impetus to spearheading developments in these areas. And as a result, they have made inroads in the commercial industries that make life at home and work in the office a lot more productive and convenient.Mainframes and Super ComputersAirlines and the aerospace industry have long been home to mainframe computers. These are highly robust computers that can do multiple tasks without suffering the problems found in our home and desktop PCs.The requirements of Read more…
