The U.S. small wind market grew 15 percent last year despite the economic downturn. Remarkably, half of these sales came within the last three years for an industry that has been around for more than 80.

Building codes, which vary from state to state, are based on topography and climate, seismic and fault activity, and predicted population growth.

Now that GPS is available to help us find where we are and where we are going or to locate misplaced personal items like automobiles, pets, or even our children, what will be the next – perhaps life-saving – geoinformation technology to be integrated into daily life?