Environmental
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GIS and California: The Alarming Revelation
Another guest post by this semester’s journalism intern. Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, are computer systems that allow individuals to map, model, and analyze large amounts of data through a […]
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Cartography, Environmental, Remote Sensing, Software
NASA, Big Data, and a Real World Jigsaw Puzzle
NASA has posted two news items that illustrate the large amounts of data that they are generating. NASA| The Data Downpour is a video describing how the GPM constellation turns […]
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Data, Education, Environmental, general, Remote Sensing
Cornell Lab of Ornithology YardMap beta
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has introduced some very exciting backyard citizen science applications that utilize remote sensing data. One of them is The YardMap citizen science project funded by the […]
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EarthDay, Environmental, Remote Sensing
Spatial Easter Egg Hunts
Location-based technologies are helping Easter Egg hunts go high-tech with the assistance of geospatial professionals taking their love of spatial technologies into their communities. The funniest quote from an article […]
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Cherry Blossom Season 2014
One of the heralds of spring in our region is the arrival of the cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. In the past, it was difficult to time visits just right […]
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Environmental, Human Geography, WebMapping
Geospatial Analysis of “America’s Forgotten Nuclear Legacy”
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting in-depth report on Waste Lands: America’s Forgotten Nuclear Legacy and an interactive map of the status of cleanup by state. While they call […]
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AVSRT, Cartography, Environmental, ESRIUC, WebMapping
A VerySpatial Road Trip: Missouri Botanical Garden
Day 2 we hit some fantastic spots around St. Louis. Hit the link below to find out more!
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Environmental, Human Geography, Remote Sensing, WebMapping
Cat Tracks
The BBC News Science & Environment section has an article on “The Secret Life of the cat: What do our feline companions get up to?” with an interactive map of […]
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Education, Environmental, Physical Geography
Great Garden Worm Count
The Guardian article, “The Great Garden Worm Count Finds Our Underground Allies are Thriving” discusses the role of citizen scientists in earth worm research. According to the article, “The discovery […]
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Environmental, general, WebMapping
Interactive Greenbelt Map
The Telegraph UK has an article on England’s Green Belt which provides an interactive Google map for residents to determine if they are in an area classified as green belt […]
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