Tag: Research

Agglomeration Vs Public Transportation

    Agglomeration, all it really means is more people in the same place. As more people collect in a city center, more jobs cluster there too, boosting both wages and economic productivity over time. And the key to it all, may be public transportation. This thought is putforth by Daniel Chatman, Planning Scholar, University of …

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ArcGIS is Being Used to Improve US Fuel-Efficiency Standards

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside are using ESRI’s ArcGIS geographic information system (GIS) software to evaluate technologies that provide drivers feedback about harmful emissions and fuel efficiency. The Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated a $1.2 million grant for the three-year project, officially named the Next-Generation Environmentally Friendly Driving Feedback Systems Research and …

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