Amongst all of the Osama bin Laden news from the last few days there was a fascinating article from sciencemag.org about a 'bin Laden Habitat Suitability Model' created by geography students at UCLA using GIS and remote sensing data, tools and spatial analytical techniques. Click here to read the article "Geographers Had Calculated 81% Chance That Osama Was in Abbottabad." … [Read more...]
TNC Presentation on Marcellus Shale – Monday, April 4 @ 4:30pm
What: Presentation by The Nature Conservancy on Marcellus Shale/PA Energy Impacts When: Monday, April 4th at 4:30pm Where: Bertrand Library, Traditional Reading Room Refreshments will be served. Come and hear Tamara Gagnolet, GIS Analyst and Conservation Data Manager for the Pennsylvania chapter of the Nature Conservancy, discuss her work in using GIS to analyze … [Read more...]
Using GIS to analyze Marcellus Shale impacts in Pennsylvania
The Nature Conservancy recently released a study analyzing potential habitat impacts of energy development - including Marcellus Shale - in Pennsylvania over the next 20 years. Click here to watch a recorded presentation by the two lead researchers on the project. Click here for a copy of the full report. The presentation includes discussion of how GIS and spatial analysis … [Read more...]