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New interactive map helps Ypsilanti residents grow their own food

New interactive map helps Ypsilanti residents grow their own food

Whether you want to start growing your own food, join a community garden or find locally owned and grown food, an Ypsilanti-based nonprofit wants to help. The nonprofit Growing Hope recently launched an interactive map of community gardens, farms, locally owned grocery stores, food pantries and places to borrow or get free seeds, tools and other growing ...
mlive.com
GSFC Data Science Group Releases Innovative Foundation Model SatVision Top-Of-Atmosphere (TOA)

GSFC Data Science Group Releases Innovative Foundation Model: SatVision Top-Of-Atmosphere (TOA)

At Goddard Space Flight Center, the GSFC Data Science Group has completed the testing for their SatVision Top-of-Atmosphere (TOA) Foundation Model, a geospatial foundation model for coarse-resolution all-sky remote sensing imagery. The team, comprised of Mark Carroll, Caleb Spradlin, Jordan Caraballo-Vega, Jian Li, Jie Gong, and Paul Montesano, has now released their model for wide ...
nasa.gov
New interactive map showcases publicly-owned land across Scotland

New interactive map showcases publicly-owned land across Scotland

A NEW interactive map highlighting information about publicly-owned land across Scotland has been created. The new resource – which can be found HERE – also allows people to see the land managed by the Scottish Crown Estate. Users can explore information on individual land parcels, including its ownership and size. The information has been brought together as ...
thenational.scot
Alberta, Canada publishes Atlas of deep geothermal energy potential

Alberta, Canada publishes Atlas of deep geothermal energy potential

The Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) has published the Geothermal Atlas of Albeta, a public, web-based geographic information system (GIS) application that provides geoscience data and information relevant to the assessment deep geothermal energy potential in Alberta, Canada. The Geothermal Atlas of Alberta can be accessed via this link. The tool is designed to support the exploration and development of geothermal ...
thinkgeoenergy.com
New app surveys, maps and identifies wild animals

New app surveys, maps and identifies wild animals

A new, freely available and open-source app that uses aerial survey data to map and identify wild animals, has been launched by researchers from Edith Cowan University. The app is intended to help researchers and community groups across the world to conduct wildlife imagery surveys. Known as WISDAM — Wildlife Image Survey Detection and Mapping — the ...
spatialsource.com.au
New Mapping Shows 80% Of Pacific Atolls Deforested By Coconut Palms

New Mapping Shows 80% Of Pacific Atolls Deforested By Coconut Palms

The Nature Conservancy and UC Santa Barbara release the first comprehensive maps of coconut agriculture, and the subsequent loss of native forests, on atolls throughout the tropical Pacific. Over the last 200 years, this pervasive land cover change has profoundly altered ecosystems and hydrologic resources, potentially affecting atoll communities’ resilience to climate change and other environmental ...
scoop.co.nz
High-resolution map details active faults in New Zealand

High-resolution map details active faults in New Zealand

An interactive high-resolution dataset has been released to the public, showing the active faults running through New Zealand. The data set, made available by GNS Science, shows the locations of faults that have broken or deformed the surface in the last 125,000 years. Scientists made the information available in a bid to help further research, hazard assessment, ...
stuff.co.nz
Experts Map Biodiversity Richness On Afro-Descendent Peoples’ Lands

Experts Map Biodiversity Richness On Afro-Descendent Peoples’ Lands

A new atlas by human rights groups assessed tree cover and biodiversity hotspots on lands belonging to Afro-descendant peoples in 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), the Black Communities’ Process (PCN), the Universidad Javeriana’s Observatory for Ethnic and Peasant Territories (OTEC) and the National Coordination of Black ...
news.mongabay.com
New USGS Map Shows Where Landslides Are Most Likely To Occur In U.S.

New USGS Map Shows Where Landslides Are Most Likely To Occur In U.S.

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map that indicates nearly 44% of the U.S. could potentially experience landslide activity. The new assessment provides a highly detailed, county-by-county picture of where these damaging, disruptive and potentially deadly geologic hazards are more likely as well as areas where landslide hazards are negligible. ...
usgs.gov
SAMUDRA App Benefitting Fishing Communities

SAMUDRA App Benefitting Fishing Communities

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), operating under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), has launched a mobile application named ‘SAMUDRA’ (Smart Access to Marine Users for Ocean Data Resources and Advisories). “SAMUDRA” is envisioned to give easy access for users to the ocean information and advisory services. This app serves as ...
geospatialworld.net
French Watchdog Publishes Map Of Beaches Where Swimmers Risk Illness

French Watchdog Publishes Map Of Beaches Where Swimmers Risk Illness

You can now consult a list of places to avoid or target as an environmental watchdog has published a map showing the water quality at 1,854 beaches in France. The map comes from environmental association Eau et Rivières de Bretagne (ERB), which recently published a study showing that one in five beaches in France was ...
connexionfrance.com

New App Maps Out Addis Ababa’s Public Transport Routes

Seven-year-old company Bandira AddisMap Enterprise (BAME) has launched a public transport route management app after comprehensively mapping out the capital’s public transport network. Boosted by a $30,000 fund secured by winning the Digital Transport 4 Africa Innovation Challenge two years ago and a collaboration with the Trufi Association, an international NGO promoting easier access to ...
shega.co
Geospatial Information Knowledge Platform (GeoIKP)

Geospatial Information Knowledge Platform (GeoIKP)

The Geospatial Information Knowledge Platform (GeoIKP) is a collaborative environment designed to support the development and implementation of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for mitigating hydro-meteorological hazards. It facilitates access to data, tools, and knowledge exchange, aiding decision-making for citizens, policymakers, companies, scientists, and other users. Developed within the OPERANDUM project (2018-2022), the platform promotes sustainable solutions ...
unesco.org
“Balady Maps”, A Navigation Feature Enabling Users To Quickly Access Locations Within Saudi Cities

“Balady Maps”, A Navigation Feature Enabling Users To Quickly Access Locations Within Saudi Cities

Balady App provides users with an advanced navigation system through the “Balady Maps” feature, which includes a set of data and information updated daily, needed by city residents and visitors for easy navigation and reaching their destinations. This feature is part of the efforts of the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing to enhance ...
momrah.gov.sa
New Map Reveals Red Zones For Pedestrian Safety Risks

New Map Reveals Red Zones For Pedestrian Safety Risks

“Speed kills” is such a well-known mantra in transportation advocacy circles it’s at risk of becoming trite. So how can activists find new ways to communicate the crucial linkage between speeding drivers and the fatal crashes they cause? One answer to that question comes from a project by Portland Community College Student Jake Veto. Veto ...
bikeportland.org
Felt Upgrades GIS Platform

Felt Upgrades GIS Platform

Felt has introduced Felt 3.0, which includes new features and native database integrations to improve Geographic Information Systems (GIS) capabilities. The goal of Felt 3.0 is to make data more accessible and actionable for stakeholders. It provides modern GIS tools for teams to visualize, analyze and present important insights and map data relevant to their ...
gpsworld.com
New Map Shows The Highest Heat Risk Isn’t Always Where Temperatures Are Hottest

New Map Shows The Highest Heat Risk Isn’t Always Where Temperatures Are Hottest

An interactive map created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rates each ZIP code in the mainland U.S. to identify areas “most likely to experience negative health outcomes from heat.” But CDC’s Heat and Health Index shows that heat risk is about much more than temperatures. Heat vulnerability varies sharply within cities and ...
scientificamerican.com
Interactive Map Shows Future Climate Of Your City Based On Emissions Scenarios

Interactive Map Shows Future Climate Of Your City Based On Emissions Scenarios

The impacts of climate change are being felt all over the world, but how will it impact how your hometown feels? An interactive web application from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science allows users to search 40,581 places and 5,323 metro areas around the globe to match the expected future climate in each ...
phys.org
Karte Zeigt Hitze-Hotspots Für FußgängerInnen In Salzburg

Karte Zeigt Hitze-Hotspots Für Fußgänger:Innen In Salzburg

Die hohen Temperaturen machen gemütliche Spaziergänge durch Salzburg zu einer Herausforderung. Die Sonne heizt Gehwege und Straßen extrem auf, und schattenspendende Bäume für Fußgängerinnen und Fußgänger sind vielerorts Mangelware. Der Verkehrsclub Österreich (VCÖ) ruft daher die Bevölkerung dazu auf, Hotspots in einer Online-Karte zu markieren. Die Hitze belastet nicht nur die Gemüter, sondern auch die ...
salzburg24.at
New GIS Tool Offers Maps Of Safest Bike Routes, City Capital Improvement Projects, More In Menlo Park

New GIS Tool Offers Maps Of Safest Bike Routes, City Capital Improvement Projects, More In Menlo Park

Have you ever wondered who provides your sewer services, when your street is scheduled to be swept, what average daily traffic volumes are on streets near you or when the sidewalk in front of your house was last replaced? Menlo Park residents can now find the answer to these questions and more on Menlo Park’s ...
almanacnews.com
A New Google Maps Layer Shows Public Restrooms In NYC

A New Google Maps Layer Shows Public Restrooms In NYC

There’s no elegant way to say this: going to the bathroom in New York is a nightmare. Public restrooms in the city are hard to find and are often either out of order or require you to buy something at a store or café to be able to use. The problem is so bad that ...
theverge.com
Scientists Map Biodiversity Changes In The World's Forests

Scientists Map Biodiversity Changes In The World’s Forests

A group of EPFL and ETH Zurich scientists have mapped the biodiversity in forests worldwide. Their data, when combined with climate projections, reveal trends that could support ecosystem conservation and restoration efforts. According to the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, forests cover just over 4 billion hectares of ...
phys.org
NASA Releases New High-Quality, Near Real-Time Air Quality Data

NASA Releases New High-Quality, Near Real-Time Air Quality Data

NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions – down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. The near real-time data comes from the agency’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument, which launched last year to improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe air quality ...
nasa.gov
New US Map Shows The Abandoned Farms That Could Help Fight Climate Change

New US Map Shows The Abandoned Farms That Could Help Fight Climate Change

Farmland is often a battleground in the fight against climate change. Solar panels and energy crops are pitted against food production, while well-intended policy choices can create incentives for farmers to till up new lands, releasing even more heat-trapping gas into the atmosphere. That’s why strategies for sustainable plant-based fuels focus on marginal lands — ...
technologynetworks.com
Mapas Da UFRGS Mostram Dimensão Da Enchente No Rio Grande Do Sul

Mapas Da UFRGS Mostram Dimensão Da Enchente No Rio Grande Do Sul

Enquanto o Rio Grande do Sul ainda vive a tragédia da maior enchente da história, uma das contribuições necessárias para entender toda a catástrofe é o uso de informações a partir de mapas e análises técnicas do que está acontecendo. Como forma de contribuição acadêmica, pesquisadores da UFRGS e colaboradores lançaram o “Repositório de informações ...
gaz.com.br
Mapa Interativo Mostra As Regiões Do Brasil Com Risco De Inundação

Mapa Interativo Mostra As Regiões Do Brasil Com Risco De Inundação

A Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais (CPRM) lançou um mapa interativo que permite visualizar áreas com risco de desastre no Brasil. Nesse sistema, é possível localizar informações sobre áreas com alto e muito alto risco de deslizamentos de terra, inundações, enxurradas e queda de rochas em mais de 1.600 municípios brasileiros. A plataforma interativa ...
gizmodo.uol.com.br
Digitale Karte Soll Erinnerungsorte Sichtbar Machen

Digitale Karte Soll Erinnerungsorte Sichtbar Machen

Das Projekt DERLA macht Erinnerungsorte und -zeichen an die Opfer und Orte des Terrors des Nationalsozialismus in Österreich sichtbar. Die digitale Plattform bietet selbstgeführte, aufbereitete Rundgänge zu diesen Orten an und bietet direkt auf der Seite didaktische Hilfestellung zur Nutzung der Webseite. Vor allem Pädagoginnen und Pädagogen sollen von der Webseite profitieren: So sind hier ...
schule.at
CLCP Develops New Tools To Support Land Protection Decisions In Florida

CLCP Develops New Tools To Support Land Protection Decisions In Florida

The University of Florida’s Center for Landscape Conservation Planning (CLCP) and GeoPlan Center have developed two new tools to support land protection decisions in Florida – a web map viewer and web-based dashboard for the Florida Ecological Greenway Network (FEGN). The FEGN is a statewide database that identifies and prioritizes a functionally connected statewide ecological ...
dcp.ufl.edu
AWS Introduces CloudWatch Internet Weather Map

AWS Introduces CloudWatch Internet Weather Map

AWS recently announced the availability of the Internet Weather Map, a new feature of CloudWatch that displays a 24-hour global snapshot of internet latency and availability outages. This new map offers a worldwide perspective on Internet conditions, allowing users to zoom in and analyze performance and availability problems in specific cities or with particular service ...
infoq.com
Chornobyl Reserve Unveils New Online Mapping Portal Providing In-Depth Insights Into Exclusion Zone

Chornobyl Reserve Unveils New Online Mapping Portal Providing In-Depth Insights Into Exclusion Zone

The Chornobyl Radiation-Ecological Biosphere Reserve has launched a geoportal with information on 38 years of activity of various departments on the territory of the exclusion zone: from research and education to accounting for land, forest and water resources, reported the Chornobyl Reserve. “Here you will find a map of modern, anthropogenic landscapes of the territory, ...
life.liga.net