This is the first in a series of posts about several exciting new projects that my old friends and Philly GIS happy hour buddies are up to at Azavea. The first is funded by an NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant that was awarded to the Philadelphia Department of Records to create a smartphone app that will enable users to view historic photos from PhillyHistory.org draped … [Read more...]
Online global reefs map
The World Resources Institute has a new online map of global reefs classified by threat risk. Click here to explore the map and/or download the KML. Click here for additional data and maps on global reefs. … [Read more...]
NYT map graphic on toxic contamination from natural gas wells
The New York Times has put out a new interactive map graphic that visualizes toxic contamination found in the wastewater from natural gas wells in PA. The data - from 149 wells - is visualized by the type of contaminant (radium, uranium, gross alpha and benzene) and the amount by which each well exceeded the federal drinking water standard. Below are some screenshots from the … [Read more...]
Bucknell student uses ArcGIS in research on sleeping sickness
Below is an interview with Daniel Dougherty '12, a History and Geography major, discussing his use of GIS for an analysis of the impact of climate change on sleeping sickness. The research project was conducted as part of Prof. Duane Griffin's Geography 204 course Applied GIS. In the interview, Dougherty describes the data and methodology he used for the project and talks … [Read more...]
New conservation and Marcellus Shale-related data available on Xanthus GIS Server
Several new datasets from Platts (an energy consulting firm) and the Nature Conservancy were added to the GIS Data folder on Xanthus last night. The data includes gas compressor stations for PA, NY and WV along with current and projected locations of Marcellus Shale wells and wind turbines in PA. Forest patches and landscape blocks are also included in the data from the … [Read more...]