We suggest that the proximity of a country to other countries is a factor that affects its choice as an MNE location. We introduce the concept of a country’s proximity to the global distribution of knowledge, markets and resources, and frame this concept as a function of both geographic distance and the worldwide spatial distribution of these factors. We test our location model on a dataset com...

Global problems all occur at a particular location on or near the Earth’s surface. Sitting junction of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, knowledge graphs (KGs) organize, interlink, create semantic knowledge, thus attracting much attention worldwide. Although existing KGs are constructed from internet encyclopedias contain abundant they lack exact coordinates geographical relationships....

ABSTRACT The low density of precipitation gauges, the areas difficult access and high number missing values hinder a rapid effective hydrological monitoring. Thus, present study aims to statistically validate estimates by data Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) in relation observed Conventional Meteorological Stations (CMSs) geographic regions Brazil. statistical indicators used were: C...