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A new geography-oriented interactive Carbon Calculator has been developed by Vizzuality along with the Convention on Biological Diversity, LifeWeb and the United Nations Environment Program – World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC). The online tool helps put the necessary global contributions into perspective by allowing users to draw an area in the world to see the [...]
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Dr. Lilian Pintea, the Jane Goodall Institute’s vice president of conservation science, spoke today at the GeoDesign Summit about the Takare Project framework used to conserve great ape habitat in Africa. According to Pintea, GeoDesign is the only approach now possible with current human density in Africa where the areas they are working are seeing [...]
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Urban Robotics has recently released Dense 3D Extraction technology to automate the creation of detailed 3D models from aerial imagery. The tool makes use of cloud services to speed the model creation time, and touts the ability to create the model without the need for specialized cameras and precise calibration. The approach uses computer vision [...]
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Recorded Future provides a new kind of search engine for online textual data that is mined for its context and then visualized – including a map-based view. The tools offer a means to gauge momentum and sentiment of evolving events, as well as to aid in prediction of what might unfold. The ability to mine [...]
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I had the pleasure to meet and interview Javier de la Torre at the recent FOSS4G event in Denver. de la Torre and his team at Vizzuality have been responsible for a wide array of interesting websites and crowdsourcing initiatives that are helping to gain understanding and perspective on issues of global environmental change. The [...]
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The standard line for dreams of upcoming technology that hasn’t yet materialized has become, “Where’s My Jetpack?” The fondness we have for projecting technology’s promise into tomorrow has left many dreams yet to be fulfilled. Where are our robotic assistants and hassle-free travel, not to mention our increased leisure time? This wishful thinking hasn’t escaped [...]
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HP and Shell are working on a Mega Channel Seismic Survey System that will wirelessly connect millions of sensors ten meters apart from one another for oil and gas exploration. The system promises a highly detailed 4D image of oil and gas reservoirs below the earth’s surface. The sensor networks will be comprised of HP [...]
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