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This month the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) published the 6th report in their African Report on Child Wellbeing (ARCW) series, with the 2020 edition theme being "How friendly are African governments towards girls?". Previous reports and their themes were: 2008 - How child-friendly are African governments? 2011 - Budgeting for children 2013 - Towards …
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Scottish Government recently published an improving air quality outcomes research report prepared by SLR Consulting Ltd in support of the development of the forthcoming National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4). NPF4 will be the long-term spatial plan for Scotland that sets out where development and infrastructure is needed to support sustainable and inclusive growth. It is …
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It is fairly easy to build a basic Alexa skill. So lets build a geographic one which allows you to ask Alexa which countries neighbour a stated country. To get started you'll need to have a standard Amazon shopping account and have signed into the Alexa Developer Console. Anatomy of an Alexa skill Alexa skills …
Not all geographic visualisations are maps. Charts, diagrams and graphs can be used to communicate and provide insight. Particularly when used to show change over time. Using the statistical computing and graphics application R, with time series data from the World Bank on metric tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per capita and urban population as …
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With Glasgow moving into COVID protection level 4, here is another video in the 'Five Historic Places' series so you can still explore and learn about Glasgow virtually. https://youtu.be/Y3Ipjk-7S8k You may also be interested in the equivalent Edinburgh video. Both videos were created using Google Earth Studio, Amazon Polly and Adobe After Effects.
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