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2006-04-25 Arabia

Saudi Arabia Launches a New Electronic System to Monitor Mosques

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Posted by Fred 2006-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Big Omar Is Watching

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-04-25 00:40|| 2006-04-25 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 As I see it, they're audio bugging the Mosques, listening to what the Imams are saying/preaching.

Won't make a damn bit of difference, bugging only works when the buggees don't know they're being listened to.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-04-25 08:12|| 2006-04-25 08:12|| Front Page Top

#3 It looks like they are using GIS for geographic profiling. I found a description and 'modified' it to fit the end user.

What is a GIS?
A GIS is a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced information; that is, data identified according to location. Practitioners also define a GIS as including the procedures, operating personnel, and spatial data that go into the system.

How does a GIS work?
Relating information from different sources
The power of a GIS comes from the ability to relate different information in a spatial context and to reach a conclusion about this relationship. Most of the information we have about our world contains a location reference, placing that information at some point on the globe. When seething information is collected, it is important to know where the seething is located. This is done by using a location reference system, such as longitude and latitude, and perhaps elevation. Comparing the seething information with other information, such as the location of mosques across the landscape, may show that certain mosques receive little seething funding. This fact may indicate that these mosques are likely to dry up, and this inference can help us make the most appropriate decisions about how humans should interact with the mosque. A GIS, therefore, can reveal important new information that leads to better decisionmaking.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-04-25 08:21|| 2006-04-25 08:21|| Front Page Top

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