Simply put, GIS is one of the most important and useful tools when responding to a natural disaster. The centralized, readily-available, and highly accurate spatial information offered by a GIS helps to simplify data management and lessen the time taken to respond with the appropriate actions in order to alleviate threats during an unexpected event.
We live in an era where almost every decision we make is based upon convenience. Whether you are deciding where to eat dinner or which route to take to work, the best choice is usually the most convenient one. It’s the same story with your Internet usage. If while you’re out and about you need to search the Internet…
Vershire, Vermont is a tiny historic town tucked into a narrow valley near the start of the Ompompanoosuc River. For this Orange County town of 730 people and 15 businesses, patience is simply an accepted part of everyday living. Being the smallest town in Orange County, Vershire has been passed over and ignored when it comes to most things.
Many people believe that we are in a new technology revolution. However, some of the technologies underlying today’s advancements are not new at all. In fact, many are simply innovative applications and refinements of technology that has existed for decades. One of the most recent innovative applications of fiber optic cables…
Along with Google’s announcement that they will bring their Fiber service to Austin, Texas, another announcement from a corporate blog has recently started to gain the attention of Texas locals. This announcement came from a much less popular telecom company in the area, Time Warner Cable.
When the civil war-ravaged nation of Syria suffered a countrywide Internet outage last week, Syrian state-run media blamed the problem on fiber optic cables. According to BBC News, state-run media reported that a “fault in optical fiber cables” was to blame for the blackout. This nationwide outage lasted for nearly 20 hours.
Last month, the Provo City Council approved Google’s plans to acquire the city’s existing fiber optic network, iProvo, for only $1 so that Google could bring its 1 Gbps Internet service there. This would allow Google to offer a basic five-megabit connection to all residents for seven years, as well as free gigabit service to 25 public institutions…
With rapidly growing communication needs, there is an ever-increasing demand for higher speeds and improved connectivity than what is provided by traditional broadband. The good news is that when connectivity providers compete, the customer always wins. Healthy competition between carriers results in more choices, better service…
Barely one week after Google announced its plans to extend its fiber optic network to Austin, Texas, the company also announced its intentions to bring its 1 Gbps Internet service to Provo, Utah. According to the announcement last week, Google Fiber will offer Provo residents and businesses download speeds of up to 1 Gbps for…
