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This 5 page paper considers the uses and sources of spatial data and the way they can be used and accessed in order to be utilized in the solving of specific problems that need spatial data inputs. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
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geographical studies. If we assume there is the problem of predicting the impact of weather patterns on communities then we can look at a wide range of spatial data
sources and consider how they may be used. This is also a subject that could be applied to a wide ranging area of disciplines with specific importance. For example, for
engineering and architecture there would be the need to assess the potential impact of weather patters interaction with the finished building and its purpose, this may also be applied so
social sciences or even to medical studies, for example looking at the impact of radiation fallout on Chernobyl. The range of sources of spatial data that could be used
as an input to this problem are vast. The the US Environmental Protection (EPA) website and the envirofacts data warehouse is a very useful source, not only of geographical data,
but also concerning the location of different types of facilities in different areas. has been developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The web site is aimed at
both residential and business users as it is set up as a large database where the data is accessed geographically. There is a basic search engine which can find the
area and produce a map for an area either with the use of a zip code, the use of an area name and state abbreviation the area name may be
a county or a city. Any search engine will need to have data organized is a searchable manner, here the organization of the
data is searchable by way of the geographical location (Braude, 2003). The data is also layers. The results are given for the different environmental factors that are on the map.
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