Woah, indeed it has been windy here on the left coast of North America recently, although that is part of winter! Enter EarthWindMap, an animated map of global weather condition
U.S. Initiates First National Network to Monitor Marine Biodiversity
Our fragile coastal and marine ecosystems face increasing threats from human activities, climate change and other factors. To mitigate and adapt to such threats, we need a fuller, more integrated, picture of how the biodiversity within these ecosystems may be changing, especially since marine biodiversity is a key indicator of ocean health and critical to […]
2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa – Outbreak Distribution Map
This via the CDC (Oct 6, 2014), 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa – Outbreak Distribution Map
Interactive Esri Maps Explore Poverty in the US and Across the Globe
Esri has created two maps that explain how poverty affects billions of people around the world.
NOAA Web site Provides Huge Inventory of Earth Observing Systems
Feb. 14, 2005 — Obtaining information on each of NOAA’s observing systems just became easier with the NOAA Observing System Architecture, or NOSA, Web site.
eBook Tip – AJAX: Creating Web Pages with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
The Easy, Example-Based Guide to Ajax for Every Web Developer. Using Ajax, you can build Web applications with the sophistication and usability of traditional desktop applications and you can do it using standards and open source software. Now, for the first time, there’s an easy, example-driven guide to Ajax for every Web and open source […]
Need Data? Check out the WeoGeo Autodesk InfraWorks Data Market
WeoGeo has come out with yet another awesome way for users to search, order and download the data they need. The online market web service is fast, simple to navigate, intuitive, and affordable. Using te new InfraWorks Data Market you can easily identify your project area, define the specific area(s) of interest, search for fata […]
Google Street View Hyperlapse Described by Teehan + Lax
Some interesting details from Teehan + Lax Hyper-lapse photography – a technique combining time-lapse and sweeping camera movements typically focused on a point-of-interest – has been a growing trend on video sites. It’s not hard to find stunning examples on Vimeo. Creating them requires precision and many hours stitching together photos taken from carefully mapped […]
A note from the GITA president, Talbot Brooks – rumors of GITA’s demise are much exaggerated!
The following letter from GITA President, Talbot Brooks, appeared in the weekly GITA newsletter update "GITA News Hub" on Feb. 12, 2013
University of Saskatchewan to track moose crossings
A research project at the University of Saskatchewan will try to determine why moose feel moved to cross rural highways. The study starts this month and will track the movements of 50 moose over a four-year period. Twenty-five of the creatures along Highway 11 between Saskatoon and Regina will be collared with a built-in satellite […]