Day: December 19, 2005

• December 19, 2005Navigation, Physical Geography

  GPS for Tsunami Warnings

  Wired News has an interesting article about the use of GPS as an aid in tsunami warnings. Researchers have suggested at least 2 ways in which GPS might give warning […]

• December 19, 2005General, GIS_Software

  Mapping a city’s tree canopy

  This article from the Charlotte Observer discusses Hickory, North Carolina’s plan to map its tree canopy using aerial photography and and unnamed mapping software product, as development has begun to […]

• December 19, 2005Education, GIS_Software, Groups

  UCGIS Draft Body of Knowledge

  The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science has made a draft of its GI S&T Body of Knowledge (that’s Geographic Information Science and Technology, BTW) available for comment. This document […]