GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse is a new online tool that provides you with near-real time information about the response effort.
Interesting Letter on Deepwater Horizon GIS Data Concerns & BP control of GIS data
I know many of you will read the full letter referenced in the following and think exactly what I though… un-freakin-believable – but then again, this is BP we’re talking about here!! Read on…
Report on the GIS Response to BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill by Houma Incident Command Post
Like most of you, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has touched me and has left me angry and sad at the same time.
GPS and GIS Technologies Speed Assessment of Historic Sites in Post-Katrina New Orleans
The people and culture of New Orleans, Louisiana have made the city unique among and distinct from other cities in the United States. Approximately one-fifth of New Orleans’ urban area is in a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Using GIS, Google, Waze, TDOT, and Verizon Broadband to Navigate Safely Around Tennessee Flooding
Mobile technologies and in particular, those services that take advantage of crowd-sourcing information are particularly valuable in times of crisis. Enter an interesting story from a Waze mobile navigation user on getting directions around the flooding in Tennessee.
GIS data, WMS and Online Map Resources – maps, data, apps related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The kind folks at the State of Arkansas GIS and the USDA have shared with us a vast collection of links to GIS data products, WMS servers, raster and vector data collections and State emergency response resources that are useful for emergency responders working on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and efforts along the […]
Alleviating Poverty in the Developing World—Leveraging Property Rights with Geospatial Technology
According to renowned economist Hernando de Soto, the inability of persons worldwide to gain formal recognition of their real property rights is a major stumbling block to alleviating poverty.
ESRI Flex Map Viewer Shows Haiti Earthquake Locations
Here’s an awesome resource that a colleague shared with me today on Twitter when I was asking about the situation in Haiti resulting from the devastating earthquake today (thanks to @jsteffenson).