From the monthly archives:
The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) have announced that the WhereCon 2012 will be renamed and rescheduled. I wondered about the naming after the Where 2.0 event had simplified their name to the Where Conference this year, and how the two names were too similar to the point of [...]
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A high-level United Nations panel on global sustainability has just come out with a report outlining a far-reaching sustainable development strategy. Titled “Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing“, the report is being described as “a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity.” Central to the report is a call for a science [...]
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The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has released an online atlas that shows the potential for renewable energy across the country. The atlas allows users to display the types of resources that are of interest to them, including hydro, geothermal, biomass, concentrated solar power, solar photovoltaic, wind offshore, wind onshore, and wave power density. The [...]
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The Islands Trust, which focuses on preserving island communities in British Columbia, have just launched MapIT as a means to explore island properties and ecosystems for better land-use planning and resource management. The Islands Trust Area covers the islands and waters between the British Columbia mainland and southern Vancouver Island, including Howe Sound and as [...]
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In a recent feature in Farm and Ranch Guide, the accessibility of unmanned aerial vehicles is promoted for both crop and livestock producers. The piece emphasizes the benefits, and the fact that in the very near future it will become commonplace for farmers to obtain a lot of data about their crops and livestock very [...]
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There’s an interesting story today in Forbes about hoax signs placed in the streets of New York by an unnamed geospatial analyst. The signs warn, “ATTENTION: Drone Activity in Progress,” and “ATTENTION: Local Statute Enforced by Drone.” The perpetrator is an Iraq veteran who has grown concerned about the use of drones for domestic purposes. [...]
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The U.S. Geological Survey’s NetQuakes project is rolling out a new network of seismograph sensors that will form a denser network of readings to better measure ground motion during earthquakes. The new type of digital seismograph connects to a local network via WiFi and transmits its data direct to the USGS after an earthquake of [...]
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If you’re like a lot of skiiers, you’ve found it hard to best navigate the snow conditions and weather of your favorite place. Being a spoiled skiier in Colorado, with a lot of local options, just compounds the problem. Chris Helm (@cwhelm) and Brendan Heberto (@bheberto) — both Coloradans — have just created an elegant [...]
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