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and developing countries can be facilitated by nodal 
mini/mainframe type network links (e.g. JNET/RSCS on 
VAX to IBM 43XX or 30XX computers in a EARTHNET/ 
BITNET computer networking environment) to multi 
national data/information bases as well as file 
transfer capabilities among workstations and nodes. 
Data processing is available on any node in an 
EARTHNET/BITNET by workstations for more in depth 
statistical/spatial analysis and modeling. This is 
necessary for larger data sets that may involve 
multimegabyte manipulations particularly from global 
data bases of regional analysis and modeling senarios 
derived from global computer networking such as 
EARTHNET/BITNET. Furthermore, analog telecommunica 
tion links such as facsimile transmission capabili 
ties can provide an alternative effective early 
warning system/emergency 38.4 kbit/sec. equivalent 
transmission rate for disaster mitigation with around 
a 1% noise level depending on the telephone line 
quality. 
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