Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
In mid-October 2013, cold air heralding the advent of winter swept down from Siberia into northern China. The timing of this cold wave was particularly bad for the air quality in the country, as it coincided with the season when many farms were burning agricultural wastes after harvesting. The cold conditions caused a significant increase
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Esri announces that it will partner with Next Century, a decision support company based in Columbia, Maryland, to develop Esri map widgets for the Ozone Widget Framework (OWF). Next Century has been the prime developer of OWF since its beginning. OWF allows the rapid development of specialized web capabilities and was originally used in defense
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Astrium, world’s second ranking space company, has completed the radar instrument for the Sentinel-1A environmental satellite and will deliver it to Thales Alenia Space (TAS) in Rome for installation on the satellite.
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
Esri announces that its partner ClearTerra, of Hanover, Maryland, has updated its LocateXT software for use with ArcGIS Online. LocateXT transforms static documents and files with geocoordinates into shareable spatial data layers that can now be hosted in Esri’s cloud-based ArcGIS Online.
Monday, October 28th, 2013
Americans place high value on butterfly royalty. A recent study suggests they are willing to support monarch butterfly conservation at high levels, up to about 6 ½ billion dollars if extrapolated to all U.S. households.If even a small percentage of the population acted upon this reported willingness, the cumulative effort would likely translate into a
Sunday, October 27th, 2013
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, which creates and maintains the nation’s suite of over a thousand nautical charts of U.S. coastal waters, today announced major changes ahead for mariners and others who use nautical charts. Starting April 13, the federal government will no longer print traditional lithographic (paper) nautical charts, but will continue to provide
Saturday, October 26th, 2013
Marine protected areas now cover 2.8% of the global ocean – an area larger than Europe – according to the official map released today based on data provided by the World Database on Protected Areas, run by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Friday, October 25th, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $400,000 to help six communities expand their use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change. The funding is in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, which directs federal agencies to identify climate-resilient investments such as agency grants
Friday, October 25th, 2013
Esri Canada, which provides geographic information system (GIS) solutions, has launched a new Web site (apps4halifax.maps.arcgis.com) designed specifically for Apps4Halifax, the open data app development contest hosted by the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) as part of their Open Data Pilot Project. Esri Canada has partnered with HRM to sponsor two Maps in Apps Challenges, one for
Thursday, October 24th, 2013
David Gallo, PhD, will address the Esri Ocean GIS Forum at Esri headquarters in Redlands, California, November 5–7, 2013. Gallo is an American oceanographer and the director of special projects at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
