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  2. GNS Science - Wikipedia

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    GNS Science (Māori: Te Pū Ao), officially registered as the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, [1] is a New Zealand Crown Research Institute. It focuses on geology , geophysics (including seismology and volcanology ), and nuclear science (particularly ion-beam technologies , isotope science and carbon dating ).

  3. 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption - Wikipedia

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    The volcano erupted on 9 December 2019 at 2:11 pm local time (01:11 UTC). [3] The ash plume rose 3.7 kilometres (12,000 ft) into the air. [26]It was initially believed that there were about 100 tourists on or near the island when the eruption took place; later, this figure was revised to 47 people who were on the island at the time. [27]

  4. Geology of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The Geological Survey of New Zealand now known as GNS Science has done extensive mapping through New Zealand at 1:250,000 and 1:50:000 scales. The most modern map series are the "QMAPs" at 1:250,000. [47] New Zealand's geological research is published by GNS Science, in the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, and internationally.

  5. Satellite navigation - Wikipedia

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    A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geopositioning. A satellite navigation system with global coverage is termed global navigation satellite system (GNSS). As of 2024, four global systems are operational: the United States 's Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia 's Global Navigation ...

  6. BBC News - Wikipedia

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    BBC Radio News produces bulletins for the BBC's national radio stations and provides content for local BBC radio stations via the General News Service (GNS), a BBC-internal [101] news distribution service. BBC News does not produce the BBC's regional news bulletins, which are produced individually by the BBC nations and regions themselves.

  7. Graphical Network Simulator-3 - Wikipedia

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    Type. Network simulator. License. GNU GPL. Website. gns3.com. Graphical Network Simulator-3 (shortened to GNS3) is a network software emulator first released in 2008. [2][3][4] It allows the combination of virtual and real devices, used to simulate complex networks. It uses Dynamips emulation software to simulate Cisco IOS. [2]: 55 [5]

  8. Geographic Names Information System - Wikipedia

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    The logo of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica.

  9. GEOnet Names Server - Wikipedia

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    The GEOnet Names Server (GNS), sometimes also referred to in official documentation as Geographic Names Data [1] or geonames [2] in domain and email addresses, is a service that provides access to the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) and the US Board on Geographic Names's (BGN) database of geographic feature names and locations for locations outside the US.