The western U.S. is a geologists' dream, home to the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, active volcanoes and striking sandstone arches. But one landform simply doesn't make sense.

Abstract: Urban land use classification and spatial pattern analysis form the foundation of sustainable urban development strategies. With cities expanding rapidly, the ability to classify, map, and ...

If you take a look at a map of Scotland, you'll notice an eerily straight line running through the highlands, this is the Great Glen Fault the product of half a billion years of time and geology.

Abstract: With the widespread use of encrypted spatial data, many range query schemes emerge to address potential security risks caused by access pattern leakage. However, most existing schemes rely ...