Computer system for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. GIS allows to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts
An oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity. Term used in Europe to define No. 2 heating oil and diesel fuel. Used also in the generation of electricity during peak hours of demand
Geoelectric methods are used in exploration of groundwater resources in both shallow and deep regional aquifers. These methods are also applied in engineering geology and archeological investigations for the detection of caves, voids, caverns, fractured zones and metallic objects. More recently, these methods have been employed in environmental studies for detailed landfill exploration and detecting leaks from lined waste disposal sites
Geodesy is the science which makes global positioning possible. Geodesy is literally the science of measuring and monitoring the size and shape of the Earth and the location of points on its surface
Pressure above one atmosphere
An agreement to buy energy at a specified time and price in the future. Money changes hands on the delivery date
