With all that is going on in Hawaii, the USGS is keeping up by mapping the fissure systems and lava flows of the eruption at Kilauea. They also have been taking thermal images so you can really see where the lava is flowing. Check it out!
Wanting to catch a look at some wildflowers in SoCal? You might still have some time. Check out this app by SCAG. Using precipitation, windstorm, natural habitats, and open space data, they mapped likely wildflower blooms and potential superblooms. You can also overlay transit data to plan your trip!
The City Health Dashboard is an online resource with community-level health, social, and economic data for the 500 largest cities in the US. The dashboard reports on 36 key measures of health, such as obesity and opioid overdose deaths, as well as the conditions that influence health, such as housing affordability and reading proficiency. The dashboard represents a first of its kind effort to provide city and neighborhood level data from multiple national sources, creating a one stop online resource to help city leaders and residents pinpoint and take action on gaps in health and opportunity. Check it out!
Interesting article about mapping the ocean floor. I did not know that only 15% of the ocean floor has been mapped so far. An idea to “crowd source” ocean floor mapping is taking hold, using volunteer cargo ships, fishing boats, and pleasure craft to transmit data in real time.
The ArcGIS Pro 2.2 Beta release will be available soon. The release will include new color schemes, 3D slice tool, full-motion video in the ArcGIS Image Analyst extension, UTM zone clipping, and about 50 new geoprocessing tools. Click below for more info and to sign up.
ESRI announced that there is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS server and there is a patch for 10.2.1 through 10.6. Version 10.6.1 has already been fixed. Click here to read the technical support article.
Though the article is from last year, I think it still applies if you are a student looking for a great Geography Graduate Program for the fall. You can check out the rankings here.
Some top schools in California include UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Berkeley.
The article also touches on why online might not be a good idea for a graduate program and just taking GIS courses for a GIS certificate does not give you a deeper understanding of the world and teach you the ability to think spatially … Geography will.
Radio Garden is an interactive globe that allows visitors to listen to over 8,000 live radio stations from around the world. When you visit the site, radio stations are loaded and then you will be directed to the radio station closest to your current location. From there, you can explore other stations around the globe. Cities with multiple participating stations will have a list appear on the right side of the browser, allowing you to choose which station to listen to. By selecting the History tab or the Jingles tab, you can explore historic radio broadcasts and station jingles from across time and space. Check it out!
Do you have a globe collection? Sign up for the webinar “Caring for Your Historic Globe Collection” for May 17 and keep those globes spinning! The webinar will cover storage, handling, display, and general care of your globes.
Check out this 1915 perspective map of Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains, created by the Automobile Club of Southern California.
You can see some town names that do not exist anymore, like Savannah and Lordsburg.
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