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Penn State releases episode 3 of “Geospatial Revolution” series

A new episode of Penn State’s “Geospatial Revolution” project was released today.  With the tagline “the location of anything is becoming everything” the Geospatial Revolution series is produced by Penn State’s public broadcasting group and described as an “an integrated public service media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the way we think, behave, and interact.”  The new episode – part 3 in a 4 part series – focuses on using GIS for public safety and military/defense purposes. Episode 4 is due out on May 1, 2011. See below for the full-length videos for episodes 1, 2 and 3.  Videos are also available for individual chapters within each episode.

Episode 1:

  • Chapter 1 –  Welcome to the Geospatial Revolution
  • Chapter 2-  A look at what GPS is and how it works
  • Chapter 3 – A timeline of mapping and geospatial technology from stones to phones, including mobile technologies
  • Chapter 4 – A look at how crisis mapping and global crowd-sourcing was critical to aid and rescue during the 2010 Haiti earthquake

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poMGRbfgp38

Episode 2:

  • Chapter 1 – Creating an interactive city
  • Chapter 2 – Powering business
  • Chapter 3 – Finding a healthy future

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXS0bsR0e7w

Episode 3:

  • Chapter 1 – Mapping the road to peace
  • Chapter 2 – Waging modern war
  • Chapter 3 – Serving and protecting
  • Chapter 4 – Staying safe

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OePOK6nzcaY

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How big is it really?

Back in December I posted about an NPR story about map scale.  I got so excited about the baseball on the moon map that I neglected to point out the other really interesting link from the story – to the BBC Dimensions website.  Dimensions (or, ‘howbigisitreally’) has a tool that lets you plug in any zip code or location and then choose from a list of events, places or things that you want to superimpose onto your area. See below for a map showing the area that the Guantanamo Bay Naval base would occupy if it was located in Lewisburg. I’ve also included maps showing what the ancient walls of Athens and the Gulf oil spill would look like if superimposed over the Lewisburg area. The Dimensions website has numerous places, events and things to choose from in making your map, including: the war on terror, ancient worlds, the industrial age, space, environmental disasters, depths, cities in history and more.

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Mapping worlwide alcohol consumption

The World Health Organization’s recently released Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health includes some interesting maps on worldwide alcohol consumption. Click here to download WHO data and here to read the full report. Below are a few of the maps included in the report – including some interesting maps on binge drinking patterns.

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Geomedicine Reveals Cancer Rate Patterns

An article from yesterday’s Huffington Post features maps showing geographical clusters of US counties with significantly high or low breast cancer and prostate cancer rates. The maps, from a recently published study reveal distinct geographic patterns – in particular a strong north-south distribution of ‘hot spot’ clusters.

Geographic clusters of US Counties with significant high or low breast cancer incidence rates.

Geographic clusters of US Counties with significant high or low prostate cancer incidence rates.

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Geography Alumni Conference – Thur., Feb. 17th

Geographers’ Views:  Local Environmental Struggles, Global Context

This week the Geography Department welcomes four distinguished alumni to present their research and participate in a panel discussion on Thursday, February 17th in the Gallery Theatre (ELC). Research talks will be held from 4-6pm with a panel discussion to follow from 6:30-7pm.  Both events are free and open to the public.

Brian King
Bucknell Class of 1995
Assistant Professor of Geography,
Pennsylvania State University
“‘No One Dies of AIDS’: Political Ecologies of Health”

Sonja Pieck
Bucknell Class of 1999
Assistant Professor of
Environmental Studies,
Bates College
“The NGO, the Forest, and the ‘Hyperreal Indian’:
Notes on Transnational Amazonian Politics”

Jacqueline Vadjunec
Bucknell Class of 1997
Assistant Professor of Geography,
Oklahoma State University
“Tapping into ‘Florestania’: New Amazonian Geographies, Changing Land-Use and Emerging Identities in Acre, Brazil”

Joel Wainwright
Bucknell Class of 1995
Assistant Professor of Geography,
Ohio State University
“Climate Leviathan”