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Scientists in the US have created the most detailed digital map to track the changing racial diversity of every neighbourhood in the country. Researchers from University of Cincinnati (UC) in the US applied NASA map making techniques to 20 years of data collected by the US Census Bureau to build one of the most detailed racial-diversity maps ever created. They take advantage of NASA land-cover grids made up of 30-square-metre blocks. Using this grid system, they can more precisely group people where they actually live by recognising lakes, parks, factories and otherwise uninhabitable areas. Researchers combined land-cover mapping techniques with cumbersome volumes of federal data collected every 10 years in the census. The zoomable map shows at a glance how the racial compositi...

Digital map firm MapmyIndia expects a 5-fold increase in revenue to Rs 1,000 crore with the introduction of home level navigation in its maps and from expansion of business overseas over the next five years. "We started with initial capital of Rs 3 crore in 2004-05 and now we have revenue of Rs 200 crore. With launch of eLoc, that helps in navigating till doorstep, government support and overseas expansion, we expect to garner revenue of Rs 1,000 crore in the next five years," MapmyIndia Managing Director, Rakesh Verma told Pixr8. He said that now people can visit MapmyIndia and create own digital location code, eLoc of office and home on the map and use it as an alternative to their postal address. "A six character code is created automatically as digital address on the map. Thi...

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New Digital Map to Track Racial Diversity in US

MapmyIndia Aims 5 Fold Jump in Revenue to Rs 1,000 Cr by 2023