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The entire spectrum of technologies for information processing, including software, hardware, communications technologies and related services. In general, information technology (IT) does not include embedded technologies that do not generate data for enterprise use.

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Camera-based application that identifies and interprets user motions.

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Gesture control is the ability to recognize and interpret movements of the human body in order to interact with and control a computer system without direct physical contact. The term “natural user ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Geothermal power is a highly geographically variable renewable energy source. Traditionally, energy is produced from geothermal resources that have a combination of three attributes: high temperature ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Geothermal cooling is different from using geothermal energy to generate power. It uses the near-constant temperature of the earth just below the surface to provide cooling capability. Geothermal ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Orbital plane that is geosynchronous with the earth’s equatorial plane (that is, zero inclination), also known as the Clarke Belt, named after Arthur C. Clarke. It is also an object orbiting the ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Satellite that appears to be located at a fixed point in space when viewed from the earth’s surface. Satellites located in geosynchronous orbit move in time with the rotation of the earth. ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

Geospatial mashups are applications that can display many sources of information and the geographical relationships among them. A mashup is a lightweight, Web-based, composite application, with no ...

Domain: Technology; Category: Information technology

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