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Emily Badger writes:
Fellows at Code for America have created the game (using the playful equivalent of what Google employees call "20 percent time"). The app pulls in images of your block from Google Street View, then arms you with twinkling icons to reimagine these familiar spaces, with more trees or bike lanes or public benches.
via @timoreilly
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/08/pimp-your-block-google-street-view/3135/
The devastation of Hurricane Sandy and the western wildfires in 2012 are sobering reminders that utilities always need to be prepared to respond to large-scale natural disasters. When faced with incidents of that size, a utility is forced to look at all of its resources in preparation, including those it doesn’t typically utilize under normal conditions. Danny Petrecca, director of Product Management Enterprise GIS at Schneider Electric, explains how a...
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