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Google Straps Cameras on Camels, Maps the Arabian Desert
2014-10-09 04:36:14| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Google Street View mapped Liwa Desert, a large oasis in the United Arab Emirates, using cameras strapped to camels.
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Dont base precision ag decisions on old maps, poor soil testing
2014-09-25 20:55:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Soil map drives data success Each level of information gathering is an opportunity for fuzzy data. Soil sampling, field mapping, yield monitoring and personal recollection are key building blocks, but they are also potential pillars of error for your precision-ag program, says independent agronomist Shannon Gomes. read more
Maps provide early warning of California fire risk
2014-09-17 23:49:30| Energy - Topix.net
Fire-hardened Southern Californians know that when the Santa Ana winds blow, a wildfire probably isn't very far behind - the only questions are where it will erupt and how bad it will be. A new online mapping tool rolled out Wednesday by the U.S. Forest Service and San Diego Gas & Electric will help homeowners and emergency responders answer both those questions with a color-coded early warning system indicating which areas have the highest fire risk when the hot, dry wind blows.
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New CO2 emission maps to monitor climate change
2014-09-12 02:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Indo-Asian News Service: In what could help global policy makers to easily reach an agreement on strategies to reduce green house gas emissions, researchers have developed a new approach to reliably estimate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels. Called the "Fossil Fuel Data Assimilation System" or FFDAS, this new system was used to quantify 15 years of CO2 emissions, every hour, for the entire planet - down to the city scale. "With this system, we are taking a big step toward creating a global monitoring...
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FEMA to reveal new flood maps after public outcry
2014-09-09 03:09:39| Real Estate - Topix.net
After public outcry from homeowners and Palm Beach County officials, FEMA is set to reveal newly revised flood maps to the public. The agency's controversial 2013 flood maps put huge swaths of the county in high-hazard flood zones requiring expensive insurance.
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