README for GIS Sandbox
Goal: Given names of villages, determine random distribution geographically that ensures separation of certain groups without
Data Sources
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Information about districts: http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/003/AC106E/AC106E08.htm
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Transportation in Ghana: http://ghanatransnet.org/links/index.html
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Population Density and Admin. District Names: http://www.statoids.com/ygh.html
Closeness Metric Considerations
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Using panoramio. We learn the number of available images near a lat/long coordinate. Can these data be used to predict the accessibility of various cities? Can we track individual user's submissions and infer their paths and therefore commonly traversed routes? (Is tourism related to economic networks?)