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    Trimble helps developing countries map land to boost tenure. How does it work? We asked Matt Delano, the group’s business area director.

    By Deborah Horan // 16 September 2013
    A GPS unit measures a cadastral marker in India. GPS is faster and easier than earlier methods for surveying and mapping. Photo by: Trimble Photo Collection
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      Deborah Horan is an award-winning journalist who has written about international development issues for the World Bank's Human Development Network and for the International Finance Corp.'s Sustainable Business Advisory about health, HIV/AIDS, early childhood development, education and the promotion of small business through business management training. Deb has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iraq war, among other international assignments.

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