Geoka: New Technology Discloses Exact Locations of Mudslides, Sinkholes and Underminings.TRIER Trier (trēr), Latin Augusta Treverorum, city (1994 pop. 99,183), Rhineland-Palatinate, SW Germany, a port on the Moselle (Ger. Mosel) River, near the Luxembourg border. , Germany -- A new mapping technology can show the exact locations of areas that are affected by natural processes caused by heavy rain, i.e. landslides, mudslides, sinkholes, or underminings. The Ladwein Map of Geoka recognizes the areas where strong rain can result in damages. Mudslides and landslides only occur at locations which the Ladwein Map discloses as a weak zone. River banks only collapse at places which are already weakened according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Ladwein Map. The Ladwein Map shows areas of excess material. To experts, these areas often seem to be very stable and safe: when they drill holes there and analyze the material, they often find that the earth is stronger in these areas than elsewhere in the slope. Conventional methods will therefore usually not find any danger in these areas. However, Geoka's SPIRS SPIRS Silver Platter Information Retrieval Software procedure clearly states that these accumulation areas Accumulation area A range within which a buyer accumulates shares of a stock. See: On-balance volume and distribution area. accumulation area can collapse when there is sufficient strong rainfall. The results of the Ladwein Map enable the residents of an area to assess their individual hazard potential more objectively. The Ladwein Map also enables effective preventive measures. As the events arising from extremely heavy rains are mounting in areas such as Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , the mapping information of Geoka offers much needed information on natural processes that can result in damages. The Ladwein Map of La Conchita, Calif. (see: www.geoka.com) shows the exact locations of the landslides that took place in the area. About Geoka The Geomorphologic ge·o·mor·phol·o·gy n. The study of the evolution and configuration of landforms. ge  o·mor Research Center Geoka has developed the profoundly new SPIRS procedure for the detection of unknown risk potential. The maps of Geoka are offered as hard copies and in electronic format. They disclose natural processes in flat and in steep areas, thus enabling appropriate precaution measures. Based on the SPIRS procedure it is possible to manufacture maps which clearly differentiate between safe and dangerous locations, thus potentially decreasing the damages from natural catastrophes. The SPIRS procedure can be used for all planning (buildings and infrastructure), in particular for spatial planning Spatial planning refers to the methods used by the public sector to influence the distribution of people and activities in spaces of various scales. Spatial planning includes all levels of land use planning including urban planning, regional planning, national spatial plans, and in .
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