This paper reviews the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Census 2000 data in library planning. An example of the data accessible through Census 2000, and how libraries can use that data, is given....

The U.S. is the second largest beer producer in the world, accounting for 14 percent of the worlds' total market share. The 162 billion dollar industry directly employs 900,000 U.S. workers, and millions of workers indirectly ...

-grant research university, MU balances three major activities: teaching, research & outreach/extension. MU's FY08 Budget is $1.75 Billion. Externally-funded research in FY08 exceeded $200 million....

It is commonly known that obtaining a Bachelor's degree or higher will help someone reach a higher household income. The process of earning a Bachelor's degree is timely and expensive, so it logically follows that ...

The Olympics are one of the few events that bring most countries together for competition. It brings a lot of pride to the countries that are able to send the athletes to compete in the summer and winter games. Only the ...

geographic information system (GIS) is a useful tool in this research because of the spatial occurrence of the wetlands. Various landscape parameters such as road density, percentage of open water surrounding wetlands are quantified with the help of a GIS...

This presentation describes the goals of CARES (Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems ) to promote understanding of resource issues using information technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing...

The BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (BMW MOA) was chartered in April of 1972 with the stated goal to “promote the camaraderie and friendship of individual members and BMW motorcycle clubs.” Since then BMW MOA has grown ...

This presentation offers an overview of several different ways to organize and present GIS databases. It begins with a comparison of hybrid models and spatial database servers. That is followed by advantages and disadvantages of relational databases...

on the soil surface necessary for the existence of wetlands. The primary goal was to represent infiltration and evapotranspiration spatially and temporally by the creation of a Python code that can be used automatically and that produces a GIS representation...

This study presents an ArcGIS geoprocessing protocol for quickly processing large amounts of data from publicly available government sources to consider both water quality standards (WQS) and nonpoint pollution source (NPS) control, on a watershed...

Illicit methamphetamine, a synthetic, highly addictive drug, has gained national attention because of its destructive properties. Between 2002 and 2004 close to 400 clandestine methamphetamine labs were seized in Franklin ...

across waterbodies under these flood conditions. The publicly available Geographic Information System (GIS) and datasets from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Missouri Spatial Data Information Service, and the National Flood Hazard Layer were...

This investigation presents an analysis of groundwater vulnerability in three mid-Missouri counties that represent an agricultural production region that is physiographically and hydrogeologically complex. The goals of this study are to (1) provide...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] As the propensity for irregular warfare grows in the 21st century, understanding the potential for movement across borderlands will be essential to ...

based on hydraulic and practical constraints. A GIS map that incorporates a DEM can be used to obtain elevation information for a selected study area. Baseline and alternative slope-conserving sewer routes can then be selected by considering the pixel...

The study investigated the effect of Geographical Indication (GI) certification and fair trade knowledge (FTK) on U.S. female consumers' perceived brand equity and purchase intention of fair trade (FT) textile and clothing ...

Final report of the 2013/2014 IIF project, "Digital Indigenous Studies." Outcome achieved: "The Digital Indigenous Studies project enabled Professors Hearne and Palmer to work with 30? undergraduates combining and applying ...