Charting a New Course for the Health of Puget Sound

Human activity in the Puget Sound region of Washington State has caused an uptick in the nitrogen level fueling algae growth. But how can this urgent environmental challenge be communicated to the general public? Students in the University of...

Los Angeles Health and Air Quality - NASA DEVELOP Summer 2012 @ Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Will the OCO-2 satellite show emission reductions in California as mandated in Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) after its launch in February of 2013? How effective are policies implemented in AB-32 for reducing emissions to...

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News Update

Esri Technical Certifcation Exams Now Covered Under GI Bill and other Education GIS News

This new information is on the Technical Certification Registration page: GI Bill Reimbursement Esri Technical Certification exams are also covered under the GI Bill. Qualified candidates will need to purchase their exam...

Postponed: Nov 1-2: World-Wide Human Geography Data Working Group (WWHGD) Meeting/Broadcast

This from Tiffany Hill-Holland, International GIS for Development, Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response: Due to the recent weather conditions we have decided to postpone the WWHGD meeting that was scheduled to be at...

New Geo APIs - 10/31/12

Environment Canterbury GIS API: The service is provided by the Environment Canterbury Regional Council, a regional authority within New Zealand. It exposes geographic information service (GIS) data for open public access. GIS...

Drug Reimbursement Map and other Health GIS News

New York-based startup Context Matters’ cloud-based, risk-management tool provides a global picture of each country’s reimbursement agency decisions for drugs treating 35 conditions. The data is updated on a monthly basis so the...

Apple Mapping News: Patent, Dismissal over Maps

Apple was granted a US patent for the graphical user interface used in all versions of the iOS Maps app. Remember, this the UI, not the backend, which has of course, changed. It's No. 8,302,033 titled, "Touch screen device, method,...

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Location Intelligence and Business Geographics: GIS Web Mapping Enables Self Service - and Savings

Local governments have been quite successful in capitalizing on the applications of geospatial technology to improve citizen services and recognize savings, and businesses across industries can benefit from following their lead. This article is a...