A reader named Matthew contacted me to share details of his very slick hurricane tracking mashup called StormmPulse. The application has a very nice mapping interface and provides tons of information about historical hurricanes. Users can map the storm track, access information about the storm from NOAA, read about the storm’s lifecycle, grab info from Wikipedia, view photos posted to flickr that reference the hurricane and much more (as an example see details of Hurricane Alberto, 2006 http://www.stormpulse.com/200601) – this is a fantastic mashup and I can’t wait to see more from it! See http://www.stormpulse.com
Archives for April 25, 2007
West Fraser Timber logging practices and effect on caribou exposed using Google earth
What a great use of Google Earth… Logging giant West Fraser Timber has come under the hi-tech magnifying glass of Google Earth. ForestEthics, an environmental group, has produced a video that “flies” viewers over West Fraser’s operations in endangered caribou habitat in BC and Alberta. The video, Cutting Down Caribou, was posted to YouTube by ForestEthics on Monday, April 23, and can also be viewed on ForestEthics’ website at www.forestethics.org/cuttingdowncaribou