Environment

Collaborative Mapping in Arizona and Vancouver
Speaking of collaborative mapping projects, here are a couple of links: Richard Eriksson reports on a meeting of the Vancouver Public Space Network’s Mapping and Wayfinding group. “They are a group of mapping enthusiasts who want to organize collaboratively mapping… »
Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 7:42 PM
Categories: Environment, Vancouver
Map of U.S. Carbon Emissions
The Vulcan Project, which quantifies North American carbon dioxide emissions, has released maps that shows U.S. CO2 emissions at 100-kilometre resolution — far more detailed than previous efforts. The maps are also updated more frequently. Their most notable finding… »
Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 7:59 PM
Categories: Environment
Mapping the Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems
A map of the human impact on global marine ecosystems has been published in today’s issue of Science; it reveals that only four percent of the world’s oceans have not been affected by human activity. Matt Perry was part… »
Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 9:29 PM
Categories: Earth Sciences, Environment
12th Edition of Times Comprehensive Atlas Published
The Times has an article on the new — 12th — edition of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World, which was released yesterday. The article discusses the changes that had to be made since the previous edition, especially those… »
Posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 12:34 PM
Categories: Books, Environment
International Polar Year Maps
The Canadian International Polar Year Internet Map Server maps the research stations, projects and other information associated with the the International Polar Year. The map interface takes a bit of time to load; the data are available as separate… »
Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 1:37 PM
Categories: Environment, GIS
Interesting Fishery Maps, Awful Interface
It’s a pity that the Atlas of Tuna and Billfish Catches, from the UN’s Fish and Agriculture Organization, has such a terrible user interface — it’s a textbook case of mystery meat navigation — but, if you can stomach navigating… »
Posted on Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 8:40 AM
Categories: Environment
EWG U.S. Mining Database
There has been an explosion in mining claims lately; the Environmental Working Group’s U.S. Mining Database uses the Google Maps API to show active mines and claims on federal lands in the western United States. (There’s also a Google Earth… »
Posted on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 7:04 PM
Categories: Energy & Resources, Environment, Google Earth, Hacks & Mashups, Satellite & Aerial
Tranquility Maps
The Campaign to Protect Rural England has released tranquility maps of England that depict the loss of natural landscapes to urban sprawl. BBC News coverage. Of course, tranquility is a value judgment, not a synonym for rural life. Ed… »
Posted on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 9:03 PM
Categories: Environment
Conservation GeoPortal
The Conservation GeoPortal is an index of conservation maps and GIS datasets. No maps or data is available on the site itself, just searchable metadata; it points to stuff elsewhere online. More here. Via Maps-L…. »
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 1:36 PM
Categories: Environment, GIS
UN Atlas Presented via Google Maps
The UN Environment Programme’s atlas, One Planet, Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment, was announced in June 2005 and has been available as a free download since at least last February. (You can always buy the book, of course.)… »
Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 9:25 AM
Categories: Books, Environment, Hacks & Mashups, Satellite & Aerial
Breathing Earth
Breathing Earth is a Flash-based simulation that “displays the carbon dioxide emission levels of every country in the world, as well as their birth and death rates — all in real time.” Hover over each country for specific data. Via… »
Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 9:31 PM
Categories: Environment
Altair: Using Unmanned Aircraft to Map Forest Fires
The start of a new joint NASA-Forest Service program to provide real-time maps of forest fires has been delayed until next week, CNet reports, which gives us a look at the program, which supplements satellite-based data with sensor data collected… »
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 8:38 AM
Categories: Environment
EFFIS
Add the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) to your list of fire mapping sites: the default view shows the forest fire risk, but there are other layers that show previously burned areas. Via La Cartoteca and Vector One…. »
Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 9:02 AM
Categories: Environment
Fire!
BLDGBLOG’s been having fun with images from NASA’s Earth Observatory again (see previous entry), linking to this collection of MODIS images of Africa during 2005, showing the occurrence of fires deliberately set by people as part of their agricultural… »
Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 8:14 PM
Categories: Earth Sciences, Energy & Resources, Environment, Satellite & Aerial
Earthshots
Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change is a collection of Landsat images of certain locations from different years (usually from 1972 to 2000) that show the changes to agriculture, urbanization and other activities in Landsat’s false-colour imagery, from the Ogallala… »
Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 5:35 PM
Categories: Environment, Satellite & Aerial
Great Lakes Ice Atlas
The Great Lakes Ice Atlas is a production of NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; it tracks the winter ice cover of the Great Lakes from 1973 to 2002, usually every few days to a week. Datasets are also available,… »
Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 at 10:22 AM
Categories: Environment
Alaska’s North Slope
The May 2006 issue of National Geographic had an article on Alaska’s North Slope that featured a four-page map detailing land use, wildlife and offshore oil leases; that map is now available online in an interactive version. Via Slashgeo…. »
Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 6:52 PM
Categories: Environment
Travel Matters Emissions Maps
Travel Matters has put together maps of Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco that show overall and per-capita CO2 emissions. The point is that overall emissions are higher in cities, but lower per capita, because of more efficient transportation options… »
Posted on Sunday, May 7, 2006 at 1:18 PM
Categories: Cities, Environment
Green Maps Founder Interviewed
Grist interviews Wendy Brawer, who heads, and was in 1995 one of the founders of, the Green Map system. One of the most recent green maps, highlighted by this interview, is the Powerful Green Map of New York City, which… »
Posted on Friday, April 21, 2006 at 3:49 PM
Categories: Environment
Triangulations: March 10
(I’m going to try calling these link roundups “Triangulations” and see how that goes.) Via GPS Tracklog, the difference between Garmin’s and Magellan’s topo maps. The National Geographic Society is planning a “mega-map” of the Sonoran Desert region. “It will… »
Posted on Friday, March 10, 2006 at 6:36 AM
Categories: Environment, GPS, Hacks & Mashups, Macintosh, Topo Maps & Trails, Triangulations (Links)
One Planet, Many People Redux
The UN atlas One Planet, Many People has been making the rounds of the mapping blogosphere lately — see, for example, Very Spatial and Le Petit Blog Cartographique — probably due to it being featured on the Landsat project news… »
Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 at 1:35 PM
Categories: Books, Environment, Satellite & Aerial
Environment Map Roundup
A few links to maps on environmental (and related) subjects. A project by Dutch scientists to measure European air pollution using NASA’s Aura satellite. Some pages in Dutch. Via Treehugger. The Center for Sustainability and the Global Enviroment has a… »
Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 at 9:55 AM
Categories: Demography, Environment, Weather & Climate
PEI Wind Atlas
Cute little Canadian province Prince Edward Island has released an online wind atlas, the CBC reports. The atlas, in PDF and ALOV-based interactive versions, maps potential wind energy — i.e., potential locations for wind turbines. See previous entry: Wind Energy… »
Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 10:24 PM
Categories: Energy & Resources, Environment, Weather & Climate
Great Apes Atlas
The World Atlas of Great Apes and Their Conservation, which I believe was launched yesterday, “provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes — chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla,… »
Posted on Friday, September 2, 2005 at 9:09 AM
Categories: Books, Environment
Protected Forest Logged, Mapping Error to Blame
A protected forest in Tasmania was accidentally logged due to a mapping error, ABC News (Australia) reports. Via Cartography; see also GeoCarta. Update, 10:40 PM: From ABC News, “Forestry Tasmania general manager Kim Creek says the error was caused by… »
Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2005 at 8:16 AM
Categories: Energy & Resources, Environment, Mapping Errors
Sprol
Sprol is a relatively new blog that uses satellite imagery to draw attention to the effects of environmental predation. Via MetaFilter…. »
Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 4:34 PM
Categories: Blogs, Environment, Satellite & Aerial
Ingo Günther’s Globes
World Processor showcases the globes of Ingo Günther, which depict social, environmental and political data: everything from life expectancy to pollution to wealth distribution. Via WorldChanging…. »
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 9:17 PM
Categories: Environment, Globes
One Planet, Many People
A new atlas announced Saturday by the UN, titled One Planet, Many People, shows the impact of the last 30 years of human development in a dramatic way, by showing before and after satellite photography of various locations. Sample images… »
Posted on Monday, June 6, 2005 at 11:35 PM
Categories: Books, Environment, Satellite & Aerial
Global Wind Map
Further to my previous post on wind atlases, two Stanford University researchers have compiled a global wind map that charts wind energy potential worldwide. Both Wired News and WorldChanging have details and copies of the map…. »
Posted on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 9:36 PM
Categories: Environment, Weather & Climate
Wind Energy Atlases
A wind energy atlas maps wind energy potential: it shows the average velocity and power of a given area, which is useful for people or companies interested in setting up wind generators. Here are the Canadian Wind Energy Atlas and… »
Posted on Monday, May 2, 2005 at 8:43 AM
Categories: Environment, Weather & Climate
Sauchie’s Green Map
Green maps come to Sauchie, The Herald reports; it’s the first green map in Scotland. So what is lurking below the surface in Sauchie? Enid Trevett, 46, a local youth worker, points out a few features likely to be included… »
Posted on Monday, April 18, 2005 at 5:21 PM
Categories: Environment
Green Maps
The Green Map system has been around for 10 years. Essentially, it’s a framework for locally produced environmental maps, the focus of which is a set of icons that denote points of ecological interest. The site does not host maps… »
Posted on Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 10:37 PM
Categories: Environment

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