Monday, October 29th, 2012
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) announces that it has appointed Denise McKenzie as Executive Director, Marketing and Communications. Working with OGC staff, board, membership and partner organizations, Denise will be responsible for the planning and execution of marketing, communications and education programs to raise awareness and increase application of OGC standards by technology providers and users
Sunday, October 28th, 2012
Nearly three quarters of the coast along the Delmarva Peninsula is very likely to experience beach and dune erosion as Hurricane Sandy makes landfall, while overwash is expected along nearly half of the shoreline.
Sunday, October 28th, 2012
Storm response crews from the U.S. Geological Survey are installing more than 150 storm-tide sensors at key locations along the Atlantic Coast — from the Chesapeake Bay to Massachusetts — in advance of the arrival of Tropical Storm Sandy.
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
NOAA today announced the winners of its recent competition for education grants that will allow thousands of K-12 students around the country to get outside and participate in hands-on environmental education opportunities. A total of 59 projects will benefit from $5.5 million in grants from the NOAA Office of Education’s Bay-Watershed Education and Training (B-WET)
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
The most deadly type of malaria in humans and the one most prevalent in Africa is one that is very sensitive to climate. Previously published scientific studies put the optimal temperature for malaria transmission from mosquitos to humans at 31 degrees C (88 degrees F), but according to a new mathematical model, the temperature for peak
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Aerial survey specialist Bluesky has launched what is thought to be the UK’s first ever National Tree Map. Created using the most up to date aerial photography and colour infrared datasets combined with detailed height models the Bluesky National Tree Map provides a detailed assessment of tree heights and canopy cover.
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
Mexican business partner of British GIS software developer, Cadcorp,has been selected by the Comisión Nacional de Agua (CONAGUA) to supply GIS software and services for a nationwide water management project. Argeomática S.A. de C.V. will be responsible for developing and managing spatial information systems to address the conflicts brought about by increased pressures on river networks
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
In just a week geospatial professionals from around the world will come together in Tampa, Florida to learn about the revolution and evolution of cloud computing and other emerging new technologies impacting the geospatial practice at the 2012 MAPPS/ASPRS Joint Specialty Conference to be held October 29 through November 1. Technical sessions during the conference
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
Before there were satellites, weather data transmitters, or computer databases, there were the ship’s logs of Arctic sea voyages, where sailors dutifully recording weather observations. Now, a new crowdsourcing effort could soon make of the weather data from these ship logs, some more than 150 years old, available to climate scientists worldwide.
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
TerraGo® Technologies has delivered to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a data integration solution to automatically integrate and update data from disparate, dynamic sources and produce multi-layer map books for crisis managers and incident responders in support of its Wide Area Recovery & Resiliency Program (WARRP).
