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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

New U.S. Datum Requires Location Corrections

A new datum or geospatial reference system is being introduced in the United States to become the official datum in 2022.  Pam Fromhertz of the NOAA National Geodetic Survey gave an overview of the reasoning behind the new datum, technical … Continue reading

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The ice edge is a high-risk environment for Arctic industries

Originally posted on Geography Directions:
By Siri Veland and Amanda Lynch, Brown University Near shore sea ice from Barrow, Alaska June, 2014. (C) Siri Veland Expectations of receding, thawing and melting of the Arctic have prematurely driven investments and geopolitical negotiation…

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Whither the Creative City? The Comeuppance of Richard Florida

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
Talent, Technology, and Tolerance, said Florida (2002), were the pre-conditions for a successful urban economy. Florida’s ‘creative class’ theory, much copied, emulated and critically maligned, delineated urban regions with ‘talent’ (PhDs); ‘technology’ (things like patents granted);…

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International Date Line: Line of Demarcation

The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary line on Earth’s surface defining the boundary between one day and the next. The International Date Line (IDL) on the map. The International Date Line is located halfway around the world from … Continue reading

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