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Wike: Stop Watering Your 2023 Ambition With the Blood of Igbo Youths 😭😭

By Chidiebere Nwobodo 

I am not a fan of Nnamdi Kanu neither am I an IPOB member but as Igbo man who will never deny his tribal identity, even at gun point, I have to strike a balance between IPOB's extremism and Wike's undeclared war against southeast extraction of Ndigbo. In the heat of #EndPoliceBrutality protests, Nnamdi Kanu—in the quest cum overdrive to own a struggle he did not initiate, committed strategic blunder with his inciting and thoughtless utterances that nearly pitched other Nigerians against Ndigbo. 

But thank God for Igbo elders who saved the day by putting the narrative in its proper perspective. Nnamdi Kanu doesn't understand that there is a time when silence is golden; you don't talk for talking sake, especially at a time of national crisis. Kanu said he was misconstrued and had apologized for that senseless comments that were inflammatory enough to provoke genocide against Ndigbo. 

#EndSars movement had nothing to do with tribal chauvinism or secessionist agenda of any kind. It was a mass revolt of frustrated Nigerian youths against kleptomaniac political elites; that cut across Nigeria. The whirlwind of the protests were palpable, especially in the south and middle belt states. The jolted and panicked political establishment, in an attempt to use their greatest weapons of enslavement, which are ethno-religious proclivities, found Nnamdi Kanu's irrational outburst at that moment a willing tool for their divide-and-rule propaganda. Thanks to Nigerian youths for not falling for that parochial and outdated antics. 

After the unprovoked massacre of unarmed youths at Lekki Tollgate by daredevil soldiers, violence erupted across the country. Many lives and properties were destroyed by rampaging youths tagged hoodlums. Not even Southeastern states of Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, etcetera, were spared.  It was a season of national anarchy and chaos. But Rivers State incidents took a different turn of ethnic cleansing, because Wike was waiting for this opportunity to deal with Southeastern Igbos; just to impress the Caliphate north and position himself for 2023. He is still angry with southeast politicians for voting for Atiku Abubakar in the PDP presidential primary instead of his preferred choice. 

Governor Wike found IPOB's excesses as a facade to masquerade his devious and vile agenda and unleashed sadistic attacks on southeast people living in Rivers State. As much as I am not an advocate of violence and barbarism, Rivers State was not the only state where soldiers, police officers and civilians were murdered during the crisis. Wike, blinded by ambition, teetering on the path of self-destruction, has sanctioned bloodletting against Igbo youths in the state. People are being dragged out of their homes, shot at, just because their were perceived as Igbo youths from the East. 

And I ask: who do we blame for destructions in Lagos, Abuja, Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Cross River, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, etcetera? IPOB I guess? very laughable. I saw pictures of Rivers State youths that led protests in the state. These were not IPOB members, but aggrieved youths clamoring for a new Nigeria. How come Wike is scapegoating IPOB alone for the destructions in the state, if not for political reasons to rubbish and victimize Igbo youths of southeast extraction? 

When Wike addressed protesters on the first day of protest, after his ill-conceived ban collapsed, he alluded to some politicians from southwest sponsoring the protests. And stated that he would not play second fiddled. His anger was that when Akin Fakorede—then Rivers State SARS commander, was his nightmare that no one came to his rescue. All of a sudden, it has become IPOB. And I ask: can phantom politicians from southwest bankroll IPOB activities in Rivers State? that's how fallacious Wike's flawed narrative is. 

These were the same youths who risked their lives to defend Governor Wike's mandate when the so-called Federal Might was unleashed on him in 2015 and 2019 elections. Wike never bothered whether they were IPOB members or Igbo youths from the east. In fact, I can remember the same Nnamdi Kanu giving instructions to Igbo youths to defend Wike's election against riggers. Wike never refused that offer of support. IPOB was not a terrorist organization then, until Wike started nursing ambition for 2023. 

Mind you, Fulani herdsmen have killed a lot of people in Rivers State since Wike mantled the saddle as governor; he never raised an eye brow—nor proscribed them as terrorist organization, because he is in bed with Gov. Aminu Tambuwal and seat of Sokoto Caliphate. The Caliphate north is preparing to use Wike and Rivers State resources in 2023 like they used Rotimi Ameachi in 2015 to dethrone his fellow South-South brother from Aso Rock Villa. They have started dangling the same carrot of vice presidency to him like they did scammed Ameachi. Hegemonic caliphate north has seen another instrument of divide-and-rule in Gov. Wike. The Ikwere son has foolishly yielded. 

Gov. Wike has found IPOB as a pawn in the political chess game. Unfortunately, our neighbor under the cloak of governor, has been supervising albeit sadly, the gruesome killing of our people in Obigbo, just to send a message to his slave masters up north that he should be trusted with power than Igbos of southeast in 2023. He thinks he is in competition with the east as regards presidential aspirations. Wike needed N79 billion naira refund from Abuja to kick-start his campaign. So he must show how much he detests his neighbors just to win the hearts of the cabal, to enable them release this "blood money" to him. 

Gov. Wike like a buffoon and megalomaniac in power, doesn't learn from history. Ken Saro-Wiwa ordeal can serve as great history book for him. You don't kill your brothers to please a stranger whose sole agenda is to perpetually enslave you—he is only dividing you to weaken you more. Like a bull in the China shop, Wike is set to wreck a lot of havoc on the psyche cum sensibilities of his eastern brothers, just to prove how far he can go as a stooge of the north. Unfortunately, he is swimming in the pool of reveries and hallucinations. Wike is a fly that thinks himself a bird. 

 IPOB is not as deadly and bloodletting like bandits, Fulani herdsmen and Bokoharam, yet those slave masters urging Gov. Wike on, have not openly criticized the heinous activities of these groups, even in their own domain. Wike, remember these words: power is transient and blood of Igbo youths being spilled in Obigbo will forever hurt you. We WILL NEVER FORGET! #ObigboBleeds

HISTORY YOU NEED TO KNOW *OBIGBO NOT OYIGBO, THE TRUTH NOT FALLACY*

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*OBIGBO NOT OYIGBO, THE TRUTH NOT FALLACY*.

"Don't mind those stupid Igbophobic bunch of idiots.They think they can bury the truth and murder history forever. It was Obigbo not Oyigbo even before the artificial and erroneous creation of Nigeria.

Obigbo was part of East central State when Gowon created Rivers state out of Eastern Nigeria. It was in 1979 when Melford Okilo was the governor of Rivers State and Mbakwe governor of Imo State. Okilo wrote the then civilian president of Nigeria Shehu Shaggari on the need to cede Obigbo to River State judging from it's geographical proximity to Port-harcourt the capital city of River State.

He went further to argue that Yakubu Gowon erred in the boundary demarcation between the Old Imo State and Old River State by not using natural landmarks like rivers, lakes and mountainous forms rather he used ethnic identity and affiliation.

By this, he appealed through the boundary adjustment commission that the boundary be adjusted to accommodate Obigbo as part of River State siting the imo river has provided a natural boundary.The Boundary Adjustment commission saw the logic in his argument and convinced the presidency of Shehu Shaggari on the need.

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As at then, large Deposits of hydro-carbon had been discovered at Afam and other communities in Obigbo arousing greed from people who thought Igbos would not have oil in their land. Mbakwe, the then Governor of Imo State objected to this move, countering the argument that Rivers State was created by Gowon to give voice to Eastern minorities that have been crying of Marginalization from their Igbo brothers in the old Eastern region dominated by the Igbos, therefore the objective of the creation of Rivers State was to have a State devoid of Igbo influence.

Mbakwe argued that it would be politically incorrect and catastrophic to have an Igbo speaking clan in a State with a state stereotyped hatred for the Igbos. River State then was under the control of NPN the same party in control of the government at the center led by Shaggari while Imo was in opposition NPP led by Zik.

The matter ended up in supreme court with NPN influencing the judgement, the court ruled that Obigbo be ceded to Rivers but River State. Mbakwe accepted on the condition that another boundary community in any part adjoining the two State should equally be ceded to Imo to make up for the lost, the Court and River State government accepted and Ohaji-Egbema, another Igbo speaking community gowon drafted to Rivers State during his obnoxious state creation, was returned to Imo State in exchange. though not all of Egbema community returned. Out of the 12 communities in Egbema, 10 were returned to Imo while River State retained the other remaining 2. That is why you have the same Egbema people in both Imo and River State and Asa-Ndoki in both River and present day Abia State.

After Okilo got what he wanted, in creating a local government for the people of Obigbo, instead of naming the Local government to reflect the aboriginal and ancestral nomenclature the people over time were known with, for best known to them, apparently to play this fast game they (Ijaws) played on the Ikwerres that resulted to them changing their igbotic communal name to things that sound strange to igbo system of name.

When (N)wike was talking rubbish of Igbos being migrants in River State, I was like; this man lack sense of history or simply being intelligent by half. Obigbo people are not like the Ikwerre's played politics with their ethnicity and who are suffering from crises of identity today. You can't be bearing Igbo name and say you are not igbo and speaking igbo dialect. Ethnicity is not defined by politics, though it can be influenced by it.

So Nwike and all the minion Igbophobias, take note; we know where Igbo land extends to and it is not definitely limited to the five South-East States."

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ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud

How to Make Maps with ArcGIS Pro & Adobe Illustrator in 3 Steps (hint: AIX)

MappingOctober 29, 2020

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• Sarah Bell

ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud 2.2 is here! This post will show you how to take advantage of ArcGIS Pro’s new AIX file format for an efficient and user-friendly Adobe Illustrator map-designing experience. In addition to the AIX advantages, at the end of this post you will also learn how to use the new geospatially enabled AIX – available today with the new 2.2 release. Read “A Brief History…” below for more information on this new feature.

There are three Maps for Adobe account levels: complimentary (free), Plus, and the ArcGIS account holder. One of the many great things about this Pro-to-AIX workflow is that – if you are an ArcGIS Creator or GIS Professional user, you already have access to these features. For all of you mappers who want to explore this new feature, download the Maps for Adobe plug-in here.

A Brief History of Maps for Adobe

2015. In 2015, a few of us at Esri were conceptualizing a mapping plug-in for Illustrator. At this point in Maps for Adobe history, we had a nifty prototype that could pull data from ArcGIS Online into an Illustrator file.

May 2017. Version 1.0 is released! Since this release, Maps for Adobe users can build entire maps with Maps for Adobe inside Adobe Illustrator. Maps for Adobe continued to grow with subsequent updates, all the way to version 1.5.2, released March 3rd, 2020.

May 2020. Maps for Adobe 2.0 is released. Ok, this one is big. Its significance exists in details that are important to many mapmakers who, like me, enjoy using Adobe Illustrator for some of their maps’ aesthetic design. ArcGIS Pro users (v. 2.5 and later) can export an Adobe Illustrator Exchange (AIX) file, which can be opened with Maps for Adobe 2.0. Any ArcGIS Pro user with a Creator or GIS Professional license has access to both of these great mapping tools.

October 2020. Maps for Adobe introduces the geospatially enabled AIX file in version 2.2. This release combines Maps for Adobe version’s 1.x ability to create maps inside Illustrator with version 2.0’s ability to open an AIX file. What does this mean? Well, with this latest release, you will be able to open an AIX file in Illustrator and keep adding more data to that Illustrator file with Maps for Adobe. Super convenient!

What is an AIX file?

Prior to May 2020, ArcGIS Pro users typically exported a PDF if they wanted to open their map in Illustrator. A PDF export results in a set of editable vectors, however it does not maintain a map’s layer organization. For those mappers I keep mentioning – the ones who consider Illustrator an important part of their workflow – layer organization is essential to expedient design. ArcGIS Pro 2.5 and later gives the option to export an AIX, or Adobe Illustrator Exchange file. Maps for Adobe users can open the AIX file in Illustrator, which will be “unpackaged” as an impeccably organized AI file. The figures below illustrate a Pro project of a map that I will be referencing throughout this post’s demonstration.

More than 50,000 individual map features

• I have a map layout set up for a typical thematic map of the US: a separate map frame for Alaska, Hawaii, and the mainland 48 states.
• Each map frame in this layout has the following layers:
  • • USA post offices (more than 32,000 points)
    • FedEx Facilities (~9,500 points – *the self-serve FedEx boxes were removed from this dataset)
    • Five separate USA counties layers, each symbolized by a different theme:
      1. 1. Population Density
         2. Post offices per capita
         3. FedEx facilities* per capita
         4. Total post offices
         5. Total FedEx facilities*
• A USA States layer

32,000+ Post Office points, ~9,500 FedEx points, and (5×3,141)=15,705 counties is more than 50,000 individual features.

By exporting this layout as a PDF, I would get one single layer in Illustrator with over 50,000 pieces of “artwork” without any identifying layer structure. Imagine trying to scroll through 50,000 paths (image below) just to find the counties of a specific data range for Post Offices Per Capita. The image shows the first few paths of the more-than-50,000 in a PDF export opened in Adobe Illustrator. It would take a full day to organize this export prior to styling it with efficiency. This is why you should use the AIX export option.

Authoring a map for AIX export

There are a few things to consider when setting up an ArcGIS Pro map before sharing it as an AIX. As this feature continues grow, these considerations will change, so keep checking the product’s doc page for updates. In fact, because the AIX option is so new, the product engineers want YOU to help them make it the best for your workflow. They even made this survey for you, so that you can help influence this feature’s evolution.

Step 1 – Setting up the map in ArcGIS Pro to share as an AIX file

The Layers

I decided to create a thematic map series about U.S. Post Offices for this demo. But really, this workflow could work on any map style. In Pro, once you’ve set up your layout with all the analyses and features that you want to include, make sure the layers are visible. See the Maps for Adobe doc for more information on the Pro-to-AIX setup.

Step 2 – Share the layout as an AIX file format

When your map is ready in Pro, click the Share tab and then select “Layout” if you’re sharing the layout as an AIX, which is what I did for this map. (If you were sharing from a map tab, you would select share –> map).Make sure you’re selecting the export option of Layout, and not the print option:

Select AIX as the file format in the dialog. To add new data to the geo-spatially enabled file in Illustrator, be sure to uncheck “clip to graphics extent” to retain the coordination:

To add new data to the geo-spatially enabled file in Illustrator, be sure to uncheck "clip to graphics extent" to retain the coordination.

Step 3 – Sign in to Maps for Adobe to open your AIX file

With Maps for Adobe 2.2 installed, open Adobe Illustrator, and sign in to Maps for Adobe using your ArcGIS organizational or Creator account. To open an extension in Adobe Illustrator, just go to the Windows menu, where you will then select “Extensions –> ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud. Once you are signed into Maps for Adobe, you can open your AIX file as an organized structured ready-to-design Illustrator file.

 

The AIX layer structure in Illustrator

Parent Layers

 

The image above shows the Illustrator file’s layer structure from the Pro project:

• A parent layer for the legend, containing all the artwork making up the legend.
• Parent layers for each map frame’s labels.
• Parent layers for each map frame (Hawaii, Alaska, and the Lower 48 mainland states)

Sublayers

By expanding the Lower 48 parent layer, you can see the beautifully organized structure of each thematic map layer that I had in my Pro project.

Classed category layers in Illustrator

For each layer that was symbolized by a particular class or categorized system, there will be a sublayer for each category. For example, in the image below, there is a sublayer for all the category ranges for Post Offices Per Capita. This means that I can easily select only the counties that I want and give them their own unique style in Illustrator. As you can imagine, this ready-to-go structure saves mapmakers a lot of time.

 

Geospatial AIX

As you will recall, I told you at the beginning of this post that our 2.2 release has the new geospatially enabled AIX feature. By using my ArcGIS Pro project, let’s take a look at what this means for Maps for Adobe users.

Map frames load as Mapboards

For those of you who have made a map with the traditional Maps for Adobe (making a map directly in Illustrator), you know the three basic steps:

1. The Mapboard panel is the space where you create your map’s extent, which is called a mapboard.
2. Once you create a mapboard, you can add layers to the mapboard in the Compilation panel.
3. After all desired layers, labels, and geoanalyses are added, the mapboard can be downloaded as an AI file from the Compilation panel.

Now, when you open an AIX file in Illustrator, Maps for Adobe will automatically load each map frame from your ArcGIS Pro project as a mapboard in the Mapboards panel. The image below shows the Mapboards panel centered on my Lower 48 mapboard, and the dropdown illustrates each of the three mapboards that loaded when opening the AIX file. That is to say, my Lower 48, Hawaii, and Alaska map frames from my ArcGIS Pro project each have a respective mapboard. What does this mean? Well, now with my map opened in Illustrator, I can add even more layers!

Add new layers to your AIX-generated AI file

When you open the AIX file, an AI file is created that is automatically synced to Maps for Adobe, as described above. With this link, you can search ArcGIS Online, including Living Atlas and your own personal organization, for additional web maps and layers to add to your AI file. You can also sync local data to the AI file. In the image below, I am adding state boundaries from my ArcGIS organization to my Lower 48 mapboard. After adding the states layer to the mapboard, I click the sync button to add the layer to my Illustrator file. You can view some of the final Post Office maps that I made with this workflow at the end of this post.

If you want to help the product engineers grow this new AIX capability, be sure to check out their survey they made with mapmakers like you in mind.

Additionally, at this month’s North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) annual conference, I presented the ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud 2.2 release (Maps for Adobe). NACIS is a 40-year-strong community of map enthusiasts who meet once a year to share and learn about cartography projects.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sarah Bell

Datavisualization & mapping. When I'm not doing that, I'm rock climbing, running, and enjoying the outdoors. I post some of my work on my site, sarahbellmaps.com

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Use This Easy Trick to Cure Procrastination

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Procrastination is something that we all struggle with at some point in our lives. For as long as humans have walked this earth, we have been struggling with delaying the things that really matter to us.

We set huge goals, feel an incredible surge of motivation, and then when the time comes to take action on those goals, we just can’t force ourselves to do it.

Why does this happen? Let’s talk about it.

 

Why Do We Procrastinate?

Before we talk about how to combat procrastination, it’s important to understand why procrastination is such a common issue for people.

It’s time to bring a little behavioral psychology into the mix.

Through research, psychologists have discovered a phenomenon called “time inconsistency.” Time inconsistency refers to the tendency for our brain to value immediate rewards as opposed to delayed rewards.

An easier way to understand this concept is by imagining you have two different people living inside of you: your Present Self and your Future Self.

When you make a to do list, or you set goals, you are making plans for your future self and envisioning what you want your life to look like in the future. (Ex: By Sunday night I will have completed that essay)

However, while the Future Self can set goals and make plans, the only person that can actually take action on those goals is the Present Self. When the time comes to make a decision, you are no longer thinking about the future, you are in the moment, which means your present self is the one running the show.

The Present Self really likes instant gratification and doesn’t value long term pay off. The only goal that the present self has is to feel good right now, which means that the present self and future self are constantly at odds with one another.

This is why it’s completely normal to have conflicting emotions when you are about to make an important decision.

Your future self knows you should go to the gym, but your present self wants you to sit down on the couch and watch TV.

Your future self knows you should stay in and work on the paper you have due Monday, but your present self wants you to go get drunk with your friends.

Your future self knows you should go approach that attractive girl at the bar, but your present self wants you to stay at the booth with your friends and avoid the possibility of rejection.

Most of the time, our present self wins this internal debate inside our head because it requires your brain to expend the least amount of energy, and this cycle of self-sabotage can lead us to some pretty dark places.

 

How Do You Start Taking Action?

The easiest way to combat your brain’s constant need for instant gratification and spring yourself into action is to use something called “The 5 Minute Rule.”

The rule is pretty self-explanatory, all you are going to is sit down and commit to working on the task that you are avoiding for only 5 minutes. No more, no less.

Doing this accomplishes two things.

First off, you’re giving yourself an out. Most procrastination is built on avoidance of a potentially stress-inducing activity. It’s not that we don’t want to start working on the project, we actually really do want to start it! We just don’t want to work on it for hours and make ourselves miserable.

By only committing to the task for five minutes, you are giving yourself the option of giving up after five minutes if the act of starting the task is as horrible as you thought it was going to be.

Second, you are actively exposing yourself to the activity, which always leads to it being less painful than you thought it was going to be.

The best part is, and you’ve probably experienced this more than a few times, once you start the activity you actually feel pretty good!

Once you’ve redirected your focus to completing the activity as opposed to avoiding it, your stress levels begin to decrease naturally as you focus your energy in a different way.

This graph below provides a clearer picture of how this phenomenon works.

As you can see, the level of pain you feel while you are procrastinating is significantly less than the pain you feel when you are in the middle of the activity.

The problem is not doing the work, the problem is starting the work.

 

Where to Go From Here

I hope that this brief article on overcoming procrastination has given you some actionable advice to start implementing into your day to day life.

At the end of the day, starting is most often the hardest part of completing any task.

When you can remove the initial friction you feel to complete a task by working on it for just five minutes, you’ll be amazed at how much more you get done on a day to day basis.

 

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Benefits of GIS in Urban Planning 

Investigating the Squatter Settlements in Eskisehir, Turkey

Traditional methods of information management are hard to use in the planning process of problematic urban areas such as squatter settlements. GIS provides the capability for dynamic query and analysis, display of information and a more understandable representation. By introducing GIS, the authors analyse the social and infrastructure possibilities of the squatter settlements in Eskisehir Municipality. They determine areas with inadequate public services and infrastructure, and provide basic solutions.

The problems of large metropolitan cities have been comprehensively studied by many researchers. Nevertheless, a country that just consists of a few very large urbanised areas arbitrarily embedded in a rural context is not viable and not optimally sustainable. A network of medium-sized cities that are evenly distributed over the territory is more feasible. Therefore it is important to also investigate the problems of these smaller cities. The city of Eskisehir, Turkey, has been chosen as a case study. This city is located in the northwest of Anatolia at an equal distance from the primary metropolis Istanbul and the capital Ankara.

The city Eskisehir in Turkey

Demography: increase people living in urban areas

Turkey’s urban population has grown from 23.6 million in 1985 to 44.1 million in 2000. During this 15-year period, the proportion of people living in urban areas has increased from 45.2% to 65.1%. These figures show that although Turkey’s level of urbanisation is lower than in western countries the rate of growth is very high. One of the worrying results is the uncontrolled settlement of low-income families in squatter areas. Housing is a basic human right, but without effective control it may harm the ecological balance. The construction of informal houses was not common in Eskisehir until the 1970s. As a result of rapid industrialisation, housing stock became insufficient after the 1970s and squatter settlements started to concentrate around industrial sites and along the main roads. Today, about 30% of the population lives in squatter areas. In 1997, over 154,000 people lived in the 16 squatter areas, whilst in 2000 the number had risen to nearly 169,000. Settlement is made easy by property developers who divide the land into parcels, often illegally. The developers do not put much effort into constructing basic services because their main interest is profit; they are not concerned with living standards or environmental balance.

Planning and GIS

Planning involves determining appropriate future decisions and actions through a series of choices. Making choices requires, in addition to thorough planning knowledge, comprehensive (geo-)data about the past, present and future. The information may be descriptive, predictive or prescriptive in nature. Appropriate and efficient management of information greatly improves the quality of planning. Generation of the proper type of information is very difficult with manual methods. GIS provides many basic functions for appropriate and efficient management of geo-information. Essentially, GIS supports the collection, maintenance, analysis and display of spatially related information. GIS data enable multiple viewpoints to be considered and provide the capability for dynamic query and display of information, and a more understandable representation. On the other hand, the accessibility of digital data may cause abuse and misuse, raising fundamental issues of data security, responsibility and reliability.

Understanding the planning area

Statistics, reports, articles, aerial and close-range photos, satellite images, maps and drawings all aid in understanding the planning area and its problems. Alternative solutions may be developed by importing this data into computer models. These models may predict, for example, demographic changes and land use modifications or simulate traffic flow. Often these computer models are implemented as stand-alone software. GIS facilitates by providing digital geo-data and display of intermediate and final results. Arriving at the most appropriate solution requires communication and collaboration among many stakeholders. Communication is best done through visualisations such as images and maps rather than through bare text. GIS is a perfect visualisation aid. So, GIS makes model creation and interpretation easier and provides understanding that may otherwise not be achieved.

Database

A database was created by an extensive survey of land use and population statistics of Eskisehir. All analogue maps and plans were scanned, and blocks and buildings digitised. Numerical data were converted into tables, graphs and maps. A basic image and GIS layers were created as thematic maps in a topological data structure. Topologically coded geo-data enables spatial query and analysis whilst large and complex sets of diverse data types can be efficiently managed. Issues such as insufficiency of public services and infrastructure and accessibility of public services can in this way be addressed more easily than by traditional methods. All the themes such as districts, public facilities, blocks and houses were stored as separate layers, which can be easily represented graphically. Many layers were created using the basic image as source. Data created with the Turkish GIS software package NetCAD were converted to data compatible with ArcGIS 8.3.

Analysis

The analysis and overview are based on relevant literature, amnesty laws, statistics from the State Statistics Institute created in 2000, maps, master plans and reconstruction improvement plans (upgrading), field surveys, data from concerned authorities and from the reports written by these authorities and organisations. The parameters used during analysis included:

• population
• number of storeys
• sufficiency of public services according to the planning standards
• walking distances to public services
• area of public services.

From the descriptive information such as infrastructure, population data and area of the districts, the following parameters were derived:

• floor area coefficient of the houses
• presence of basic services and infrastructure in uncontrolled settlements.

 

Results

As a result of legislation of squatters by amnesty laws and weakened fear of demolition of houses, the number of the squatters has increased year after year. After the last amnesty laws, municipalities were allowed to upgrade district plans and increase the number of storeys to four. Compared to standards and law, public services are inadequate; the ratio of services to the number of people is low and walking distances are too high. Even the ratio of proposed public services to the existing population is too low according to the standards defined in developmental regulations. While 98% of the houses in 1989 had a septic tank, in 2002 60% of the houses were connected to the sewer system, 39% had a septic tank and 1% did not have any disposal system. Nearly all buildings have electricity and indoor running water (99.2% and 91.5%, respectively). These proportions are larger than Turkey’s average. None of the districts are connected to a source of natural gas. Suitability factors, factor scores, factor weights and permitted land use conversions can be specified for all land use by using GIS. Automated mapping allows the efficient handling and dissemination of thematic information enabling quick map making for planning and decision making.

Conclusions

Housing demands in Eskisehir will increase in the foreseeable future. To prevent future settlement of squatters, the following has to be done:

• Eskiºehir Municipality should take preventive measures by identifying possible development areas for settlement in agreement with development of industrial sites, housing areas proposed in the master plan, municipal services, public land and the transportation network
• after identification of settlement areas, site and service specifications should be ensured by constructing roads, water and electricity supply, drains and sewerage, layout of plots and service areas
• the use of GIS techniques should be stimulated to support settlement development by using planning models and scenarios and proper data in digital format.

 

Google Maps: Eskisehir

 

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6 Effective Digital Marketing Strategies In the world of digital marketing, some strategies are just more effective than others. As a small business owner, you need to choose a profitable digital marketing tactic to reach your marketing goals. The following tactics are some of the most effective digital marketing strategies available to your business. 1. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) SEO is a leading digital marketing strategy as it offers loads of benefits to small business owners. Anyone wishing to rank on page one of Google will have to get their website optimized for search engines. As mentioned earlier, the internet is where people spend most of their time these days, and Google is a vital part of it. Users in the modern world rely on Google for everything; they become virtually lost without it. When consumers need quick answers to questions, they use Google; when they need to learn more about a product or service, they turn to Google as well. Investing in SEO for your small business might seem like a lot, but it’s of great importance as your business won’t grow without it. Benefits of SEO For Your Small Business • By optimizing your website, you get a position of high visibility on the SERPs • Nothing increases your brand’s awareness like being on the first page of Google for keywords specific to your industry • SEO brings more traffic to your site • SEO helps you build business growth outside your location • An effective SEO strategy puts you ahead of the competition • An SEO-optimized website is more likely to convert visitors to customers. 2. Social Media Marketing (SMM) Social media marketing is a type of digital marketing that comprises activities such as the creation and sharing of relevant content on social media platforms to reach your branding and marketing goals. Social media marketing consists of posting texts, images, and videos on social media platforms to raise brand awareness and ignite engagement with the target audience. Benefits of Social Media Marketing for Your Small Business • Promoting your business on social media helps you improve brand awareness • Increased website traffic as more people learn about your business • More conversions for your business • SMM helps you create a unique brand identity • Impress potential customers • Allows you to build a relationship with existing customers • Boosts organic visibility • SMM also helps you track the marketing tactics used by your competitors • It is cost-effective. 3. Video Marketing In recent years, video content has grown to become one of the most powerful marketing tools. The heavy use of video content in marketing has become a norm in today’s business world. Businesses now realize the power it holds to captivate their audience. Numerous studies have shown that including a video in your content can bring about a 157% increase in organic traffic from search engines. Another study has shown that Google ranks pages with video content higher in the SERPs than those with just texts and images. Benefits of Using Video Marketing for Your Business • Video content helps existing and potential customers trust your brand more • It is an effective tool for boosting your SEO ranking • Video marketing can help you improve consumer engagement • It is excellent for building your brand awareness • Videos help you connect better with your target audience • Videos can help boost your conversion and sales. You can either have a video published on your website or YouTube. It would be best to do both. When posting a video on YouTube, don’t forget to choose a title optimized for search engines, and include a link to your website in the comment section. You must also not forget to create a relevant video thumbnail. 4. Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Pay-Per-Click is another effective digital marketing strategy. It is a digital marketing tactic where business owners pay a specific amount for each click their ad gets. In other words, you buy visits to your site. Businesses can use this method to create publicity on search engines, apps, and social media platforms. Of all the popular PPC methods, over the years, Google AdWords has proven to be the most effective. Google AdWords helps you place your ads on the SERPs, so that your ad shows up amongst other paid and organic search results when a Google user searches for a product or service similar to what you offer. Studies have shown that 64.6% of users click on Google ads when they are looking to purchase an item online. **Benefits of Using PPC For Your Business** • It is known to work well with other marketing strategies • PPC provides you with a wealth of targeting options • PPC lets you measure and track your effort using Google Analytics and Google Ads tool • PPC contributes to your business goals by helping you reach a broad online audience. 5. Cold Email Marketing Most people consider cold email to be less effective than other techniques we discuss here. But is this really true? Cold emailing is widely believed to have the potential to earn businesses conversions and sales when done right. In fact, 89% of marketers say they generate more of their leads from emailing. Benefits of Using Cold Email Marketing for Your Business • With a compelling CTA, cold email marketing can increase the traffic to your website and even lead to conversions • Cold email marketing is easy to track and measure • You can increase brand awareness with cold email marketing • It is super effective, yet affordable • Cold email marketing is a great method for acquiring leads and validating future business ventures. With a successful cold email outreach, businesses can reach hundreds and even thousands of potential customers. There’s a 32% chance that a cold email sent out to a potential customer will get opened. 6. Lead Generation Marketing Lead generation refers to the marketing process of stimulating and attracting a potential customer’s interest in your product or service to build a sales pipeline. In other words, it is the generation of consumer interest in what your business has to offer. The term “lead” refers to a potential customer of your business – someone who’s shown an interest in what your offer. To capture a lead, businesses use lead generation tactics to make users do stuff like complete an online form, sign up for something, or contact them directly. Benefits of Using Lead Generation for Your Business • Lead generation can heavily contribute to the increase in your sales and profits • It helps you better target your desired customers • It is a cost-effective strategy • It contributes to a better ROI for your business. One of the most important keys to a successful business is the generation of sales leads. No lead, no sales. Every business needs leads if they’re to grow. Therefore, generating leads is as important as any other digital marketing strategy. 6. Content Marketing Content marketing is the process of creating and distributing valuable content to build brand awareness and increase conversions. It aims at using the publication and distribution of content to attract business leads, increase website traffic, and ultimately make more sales. Content is indeed king. Whether it’s in the form of a captivating video or a high-quality article, content is everything in digital marketing. No business can do without it. Content marketing is the foundation of SEO, video marketing, and social media marketing. Content marketers employ an array of tools and mediums to reach their marketing goals. They create content like videos, podcasts, articles, infographics, social media, and blogs as a vehicle. Benefits of Using Content Marketing for Your Business • It helps your business drive more conversions • Content marketing helps bring more traffic to your site • Increases your brand awareness • Enables you to build trust with your target audience • Good content can help boost your SEO ranking and online visibility. Content marketing is about having a conversation with your target audience. It’s an effective digital marketing strategy as it helps position you as an authority in your industry, humanizes your brand, and offers business intelligence you can act on to grow your brand. Conclusion Using all or any of the marketing strategies stated here will bring about a massive growth to your business. If you don’t have a digital marketing strategy, it’s essential to set up one today as you could be missing out on an important opportunity to grow your brand, reach more consumers, and increase your sales.

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Download KineMaster patched Mod APK for Android, Cracked with fully unlocked features for all versions without watermark.

Kinemaster Mod is a Fully Unlocked Video Editor App for Android without Watermark. Download KineMaster Mod V5 Apk for Android with all features unlocked and No Watermark. Kinemaster is a very powerful tool for Video editing on Android. Like other Apps for Android, the KineMaster Pro App also has a drawback for its free version. The free KineMaster has the watermark on its project. Also, few of the features on the free KineMaster are not available until to pay a good chunk of money. Kinemaster is developed by NexStreaming Corp.

Kinemaster APK is the Video Editor Android File which helps you create some high-quality video edits which otherwise are only possible on a computer system. It is a free-to-use app but has some feature restrictions which you need to pay for to avail premium offers.

For professionals and amateurs alike, KineMaster Mod APK offers some pro-level of control on the editing process over the mobile. You can do dazzling edits, motions and animations on your Android Smartphones which where prior capable only on big editing tools on PC. Get all the Premium options without Watermark for enhancing the media with this App without paying any penny.

Today in this post I will provide you with a KineMaster APK for your Android with the features fully unlocked and updated. We do not endorse the App nor are we affiliated with it in any form. This post and the download link are for personal use only. Kinemaster is the best mobile alternative to the high-end computer editors. It does all the editing and mixing which you can expect from the computer software.

Note: I am not the developer of the App. I have only hosted the download links from globally available resources.

What is KineMaster Mod?

KineMaster Mod is a full-unlocked professional video editor for Android, supporting multi-layers of video, images, and text with state of the art cutting and trimming, you can have multi-track audio, volume envelope control, 3D transitions, Chroma key, etc without any Watermark.

Features of Mod KineMaster

• Multiple layers of video, images, stickers, text, handwriting video clips
• Frame-by-frame trimming, splicing, and slicing
• No WaterMark
• Support All versions
• Instant preview anytime
• Hue, brightness and saturation controls
• Speed control for video clips
• Fade in/fade out sound (overall)
• Volume envelope (Precise volume control from moment to moment within a clip)
• Transition effects (3D transitions, wipes, fades, and more)
• A variety of themes, animations, and visual and audio effects
• Chroma Key Feature 
• Supports all the video formats.
• Automatically optimize the unsupported videos.
• Share on YouTube, Facebook, Google+, Dropbox and more

KineMaster Pro Mod APK is Safe to Download

The App is not forked or coded but is actually a paid version which is hosted on the site, so there is no means of any 3rd party trackers or malware which could harness your privacy. The file has been scanned using various anti-virus Apps like Shield, Norton, Avast, and AVG. The file is also tested on the emulator and TurstGo Ad Detector App for any malicious nature. And from our test, we can assure you that the App is Safe to Download. To download latest versions click the link below.

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[Note] -- Other Variants and old versions of the App are available below.

How to Download KineMaster Mod?

Here are the simple steps to download and install KineMaster Mod APK Pro.

1. Enable Unknown Sources.
2. Download the file from the download links available.
3. Locate the file and install the App on your device.
4. Open the App, make all the necessary settings if prompted on the screen. Done! Enjoy KM for free.

Enable Unknown Sources to Install the Mod

1. Go to Settings on your Android device.
2. Here click on the option named Security.
3. Here, under Device administrator look for Unknown Sources.
4. Turn ON the Unkown Sources.

Video Tutorial on Kinemaster Mod APK installation

Watch this simple video guide on downloading and installing the KineMaster Mod APK and also explore the premium features for free.

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Disable Background Data of Kinemaster Mod (Optional)

The App may not function on some devices based on device configuration and OS if the app has data access in the background. So, I recommend you to restrict the Background data or else Turn Off the mobile data while using the Mod App on all the Variants like V3, V5, V6, V7, and V8.

Step 1. Download and install the Mod Apk.

Step 2. Go to Settings on your device and under Apps/All Apps or Manage Apps look for KM App.

Step 3. Open the App and click on the option named “Data Usage”.

Step 4. Now here enable “Restrict Background Data”. You are done Cheers!!

KineMaster Diamond APK

Kinemaster Diamond is a fully unlocked version of the popular video editor app, the diamond version offers a revamped user interface with Chroma Key Support, Unlimited Layers and more all without any watermark.

• Removed Watermark
• Blue Theme
• Unlocked Premium Assets On Store
• Supports all Kinds of Layers
• Chroma Key Enabled
• Maximum Video Resolution Increased

Download KineMaster Diamond

Download Kinemaster Mod V3 (Unlocked Chroma Key)

»You can even download Kinemaster Mod V3 Apk for Android but make sure to Turn Off Data each time you use the App.

You can use NoRoot Firewall App from Google Play Store to Restrict data.

»Chroma Key gives access to the green screen in the background which can assist in creating cinematic VFX effects. It gives a complete offering and acts as full-fledged computer software.

Download Kinemaster Mod V3 Chrome Key

»You can also download the Unlocked version of the App with Chroma Key and Video Layer features embedded in one. But make sure that you have a high-end smartphone for the Smooth running of the App.

Download KineMaster Unlocked Chroma Key [Link 2]

Kinemaster Lite APK

Kinemaster lite is a lightweight version of KM App. The original App is App and consumes a lot of device resources and battery. If you are running on a low-end Android Device then the KM App may not be able to smoothly run as the Low RAM and Processing Speeds may hamper the performance. Therefore there is also a Mod version with all features unlocked called KineMaster Lite.

The App is a fat cut version of the KM App and has all the major features like No-Watermark, Multi-layer, Choma Key, 3D effects, wipe effects, fade effects etc. You can download the file from the link below. Being lightweight the consumes storage, less RAM, minimum battery and storage space.

Download KineMaster Lite (20MB)

KineMaster Prime APK

Kinemaster prime is a premium supporting substitute of the original KM which is equipped with all the features. The Prime is like the Paid sub-version of the App. You need to first download the KM from play store and then install prime APK to give full access to the original KM App.

Download Kinemaster Prime (20MB)

KineMaster V8 Mod APK

Kinemaster Mod V8 is the most advanced version of MOD with fully unlocked features. Mod 8 hosts all the features including chroma key, multi-layer sound envelope, clipart, trims and cuts. The KM V8 is the latest version and you do not need to pay for this version. The app is similar to the one we get for pay with access to all the unlocked features of the App for free without any watermark.

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KineMaster Lite Chroma Key

KineMaster Lite Prime is a lite variant of the Kinemaster with Chroma Key which lets you edit the images and videos with a green screen. This Chroma key will give you the option to add deep VFX effects to your videos and images. KM Prime Lite is the best addon to be used with KM app. The KM Chroma App needs to be installed along the original KM App so that the addon will be added to the editor App.

KineMaster Chroma Key Prime Mod

How to Install KineMaster Mod on PC?

Though there is no standalone Kinemaster App for PC. But you can install the KM on your Windows and Mac PC. I will tell you how you can install Kinemaster Mod on your system.

Read -- How to Install Kinemaster on PC?

Here are Simple Steps to Download and Install Kinemaster Mod on PC for Windows and Mac.

1. Download Emulator on your PC.
2. Install the Emulator, it will simulate an Android phone.
3. Now get the Kinemaster Mod from the links above.
4. Install KineMaster Mod on the Emulator
5. Open the App make necessary settings if prompted on screen. Done!

You can use KM app on the computer to create great edits.

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Trouble Shoot Problems on Kinemaster Mod

If you are facing issues with the App then below are few potential solutions to fix all the related problems on your KM Mod App.

Error Exporting On Android

• Update the app to the latest version by going to download page above.
• Don’t use any screen recorder during the process of export, video encoder of screen recorders may cause complication with the KM.
• KM works on hardware video encoder and using any other may cause the process to fail.

Fix “Codec Init Failed Error”

This error may occur due it incorrect detection of device resolution, hardware compatibility and software performance. You can fix this by following steps.

1. Reboot the device.
2. Open KM
3. Tap on the Settings option. (Gear Shaped)
4. Here open Device Capability Information.
5. Tap the menu indicated by 3 dots (…) in the upper-right corner.
6. Choose Hardware Performance Analysis to run the analysis (This may take up to 5 Minutes)
7. Then reboot the device again.

App Unable to Detect the Media in Device Storage

If the App is not able to detect the media then first grant all the permissions to the App. The App may take some time to index the media. Have some patience until the media is indexed by the App. Reboot the device and look for the working of the App.

Fix other Miscellaneous Errors

• Make sure App is granted with all the permissions; Settings → Apps/All Apps → Kinemaster App. Here grant all the permissions to the App.
• Delete any previous version of the App if installed and also delete the storage folder file on your device.
• You can also delete or Clear the Data and Cache of the App.
• Turn OFF Data while using the Mod App. Some features may not work if the App gets access to the internet.
• Have enough internal memory & RAM space otherwise, the phone app may misbehave.
• If the App is unable to index the media then I suggest you clear the cache of the phone in recovery mode. Google search to find how you can do that for your device.

Download the latest versions of the KM Mod from the link button below.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Can Kinemaster Be Used on PC?

There is not] standalone KM app for PC but you can try an Android emulator on your Windows and Mac PC to run the Kinemaster app for free and create your edits.