Category Archives: environment

Imagery of Moore, Oklahoma before and after May 20 tornado

Posted on May 23, 2013 by glenn

The Pléiades satellites, operated and built by Astrium have captured images of Moore, Oklahoma, which clearly shows the devastation caused by the massive tornado that swept through the region on May 20, 2013.  By comparing today’s image with an image … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, imagery, weather |

Data Basin – Free and open access supports learning

Posted on May 2, 2013 by glenn

Data Basin is a science-based mapping and analysis platform that supports learning, research, and sustainable environmental stewardship. Free membership is available to those looking for added networking, access to educational materials, tools, data and more. The core of Data Basin … Continue reading →

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Esri Social news map shows latest flood observations

Posted on April 18, 2013 by glenn

A news map from Esri provides the latest flood data and information related to recent floods via the National weather service. the map is also complemented by social media updates from the public which includes flood related photos, videos, and … Continue reading →

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Tips For Ocean and Climate Literacy

Posted on April 11, 2013 by glenn

Some fun, and educational resources from NOAA as Ocean Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts, and Climate Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts present a vision of an ocean and climate-literate society.  A practical resource for educators, these guides outline the knowledge … Continue reading →

Posted in education, environment, noaa |

Cura H2O Community Based Monitoring and Water Management

Posted on March 28, 2013 by glenn

The crowd, community based mapping, citizen participation, and crowd-sourcing… all are hot topics and being considered as valuable resources for many governments and non profits. Not so surprising that a number of community-based platforms and resources are popping up. One … Continue reading →

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JOMONOLA Bicycle Tour Looks to Help Rebuild Joplin, MO

Posted on March 22, 2013 by glenn

This awesome story comes from Jerrod Hogan, a Land Surveyor in Joplin, MO and the co-founder and un-paid exec director of a nonprofit called Rebuild Joplin. Hogan shared his story with Marc Cheves of American Surveyor Magazine and described as … Continue reading →

Posted in business, conservation, environment |

Hey birders – The Ultimate Bird Photobooth for Photographers

Posted on March 20, 2013 by glenn

Woah, this is way cool.. too bad I didn’t notice it before it maxed out on KickStarter though! Given that I’m a photo nut, luv mobile technology and really dig birds this is a natural for yours truly… check out … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, ipad, mobile, photos, video |

National Geographic Invites You to Play Plan it Green

Posted on March 18, 2013 by glenn

Here’s a cool, eco-friendly online learning experience from National Geographic, GE and a few friends – Plan it Green. This interactive, eco friendly, online game is designed to introduce kids (and grown up kids) to city planning solutions that are … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, funny, games, video |

Mapping Global Energy With the Global Energy Mapper

Posted on February 15, 2013 by glenn

An innovative product from Blue Marble Geographics and Spatial Energy enables users to visualize and map Global energy resources – Energy Mapper. With energy specific symbols, data sets and layer options available for direct access from Global Mapper, users are … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, software |

Esri Map Shows Real-Time Effects of Winter Storm Nemo

Posted on February 8, 2013 by glenn

Just in time as the winter storm “Nemo” approaches the US Northeast. A new weather map from Esri has been released to help explore live storm reports, precipitation, and weather warnings with geo-tagged social content from Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube. … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, ESRI, storms, weather |

Opportunity – 2013 IEEE Data Fusion Contest

Posted on February 6, 2013 by glenn

Recently, the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society announced plans for its 2013 Data Fusion Contest. The Contest, which helps connecting students and researchers around the world, evaluates existing methodologies at the research or operational level to solve remote sensing … Continue reading →

Posted in contest, developer, environment, events |

USDA Releases the 2012 Cropland Data Layer – CropScape

Posted on January 31, 2013 by glenn

The 2012 cropland data layer (CDL) product for the Continental United States (CONUS) was released as CropScape (http://nassgeodata.gmu.edu/CropScape) on January 31, 2013. This categorized geospatial product at 30m resolution is produced by U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics … Continue reading →

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