One of the fundamental aspects of ubiquitous computing is the instrumentation of the real world by smart devices. This instrumentation constitutes an opportunity to rethink the interactions between ...

QGIS has an excellent interface for exploring and analyzing spatial information. Point, line, and area features (vector data) are both geographic objects on a map and records in a table. Such features ...

Blocks of ice float in the former Squaw Cove, now known as Eastman Cove, on Thursday Jan. 9, 2014 in Sandwich, N.H. ready to be harvested and put into the ice house at Rockywold-Deephaven Camp. For ...

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