The 2011 Where 2.0 conference is wrapping up today in Santa Clara, CA. Over the course of the week, many of the presentations have been streamed live over the conference website. I'm including a few YouTube videos for some of noteworthy presentations. Jack Dangermond - CEO and founder of Esri: "Living Maps - Making Collective Geographic Information a … [Read more...]
Google MapMaker released in U.S.
Earlier this week, Google released Google MapMaker in the U.S. The tool, which enables users to add their own point, line and polygon features to the Google basemap (e.g. coffee shops, short-cuts across campus, soccer fields) has been available internationally since 2008 as a means for generating detailed local datasets for under-mapped areas. The tools in the Google … [Read more...]
Go Philly! GIS helps improve access to healthy food in the city
Yesterday's NY Times had an opinion piece praising Philadelphia's efforts in recent years to improve access to healthy food for its most disadvantaged neighborhoods and citizens. In 'Go Philly!', Mark Bittman describes the collaborative efforts of Philadelphia municipal government, the Commonwealth of PA and a whole host of local non-profits (including my former employer, the … [Read more...]
NOAA visualizations of Japanese earthquake and tsunami
Below is a tsunami wave height model that shows the Pacific-wide impact of the event. The model was created by the NOAA Environmental Visualization Lab: Description from NOAA: Model runs from the Center for Tsunami Research at the NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory show the expected wave heights of the tsunami as it travels across the Pacific basin. The … [Read more...]
Libyan Revolution – view the map
The NY Times has an interactive map graphic on the crisis in Libya. The series of maps traces the development of the rebellion and unrest from February 16th to present. The basemap data shown in the NYT interactive map graphic was provided by LeadDog Consulting. Given the unrest in Libya, LeadDog has been updating the street maps daily as they receive updated information. … [Read more...]