Maps are data in themselves. However, map data also includes related data that the maps showcase. For instance, real-time traffic, current and historical political boundaries, active weather patterns, crime statistics, infrastructure and points of interest.
This data generally starts with public records or satellite images. Afterward, users add relevant data. For example, fleet tracking software records GPS and location data on vehicles and combines it with road maps. Or meteorological data is recorded and county boundaries overlaid onto it.
Naturally, this data ends up as a map of some kind—topographical, isochrone, cluster, etc. However, unless built or collected as an image, the map started as simple data points in columns and then were integrated into maps.
The uses of this data are enormous. Governments use it to address crime in certain areas or update aging infrastructure. Businesses use it to locate new store locations. Individuals use it to prepare for adverse weather or quickly get through traffic. In short, this data can help resolve almost any human concern.
With the massive amount of freely available data, testing the accuracy of most maps is not difficult. For maps that update in real time, however, you should check that your map connects to a live updating (clean) feed.
You may also use government geological standards and guidelines to ensure the quality of your data. See, for example, the FGDC (Federal Geographic Data Committee) standards.
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As organizations continue to adopt IoT technology, ensuring secure access to a private network becomes particularly difficult. Network access control systems, however, protect network data by requiring user authentication and authorization before every request.
These systems also proactively address security breaches, though many also integrate with anti-virus or malware systems that organizations already use.
VR therapy is the use of virtual reality equipment and programs within a therapeutic setting, sometimes as the primary therapy used, to address both mental illness and physical injury. In many cases, VR headsets are used in combination with biometric sensors like heartbeat or electrodermal activity sensors.
CCBT stands for Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and refers to the use of apps or other programs to do CBT therapy on a personal basis.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is, essentially, a method of training people to recognize fallacious beliefs or self-destructive behavior in themselves and then working with them to change their beliefs and behaviors to more healthy, productive ones. For example, someone prone to catastrophizing (assuming the worst outcome of a situation) may need to learn how to identify more likely outcomes.
CBT works best with mild to moderate emotional disturbances, especially depression and anxiety. Patients may use these programs in concert with their therapists or general practitioners, but cCBT has also proven itself very effective when used on its own.
Sensor-enabled vehicles use an autonomous navigation system to move through the atmosphere or down roads and terrain without direct, continuous human direction. Vehicles that use autonomous navigation systems include robots, spacecraft, ships, airplanes, and cars.
Naturally, there is a lot of overlap between this use case and remote navigation systems.
The online fitness industry consists of videos, video-based classes, personalized coaching, wearable technology, and more. An online fitness program uses data generated by users themselves to create a custom fitness coaching experience.
Online fitness has experienced a massive growth over the past year with lockdowns and is likely to stay very popular.
MFA stands for multi-factor authentication. It refers to the use of more than one means of identification to access a secure software system. Usually, MFA security uses a combination of traditional security measures, like keycards and passwords, and biometric measures, like retinal scans.
A subset of MFA security, which uses two, three, or more authentication measures, 2FA security uses two.
A store’s location directly impacts supply, profits, marketing, and almost every other aspect of store performance. Much can be learned from the performance of different types of retail stores in different neighborhoods, countries, or even climate areas. Therefore, retailers use geospatial data machine learning models to plan store locations and predict profits.
Property value and mortgage value assessment is the estimation of the future value of a particular asset for purchase, insurance, and more.
Unlike most other purchases, real estate tends to rise in value over time. This rise is influenced by economic and social trends, environmental conditions, and on governmental controls and regulations. These large-scale trends directly affect the general demand for property ownership, the scarcity of property for purchase, the utility of the property for potential owners, and the ease at which property rights can be transferred.
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