Geocoding the Health Impacts of Your Neighborhood

Source: Planetizen

Ever wonder what effect the pollution you're exposed to in your neighborhood on a daily basis is having on your family's long-term health? The emerging field of geo-medecine is providing answers, reports Christine MacDonald. MacDonald profiles the wor ...
Full article at: Planetizen  More like this  2 days ago, 6:19pm CDT

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Locating the Green Deal benefits

Source: BusinessGreen.com

The Green Deal opens up new opportunities for the industry to drive revenue streams and work towards meeting the UK's carbon reduction targets. However knowing when and more importantly where to target marketing and deployment efforts is a ch ...
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Esri UK Supports the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Beacons

Source: Directions Magazine

Aylesbury, 22 May 2012: Esri UK, the country’s leading provider of geographic information systems (GIS) technology has launched an online, interactive map, to show the public the location of their nearest beacon being lit to celebrate Her Maj ...
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Environmental March Madness Tournament: Colby Profile & Q&A

Source: Environmental Leader

As part of our sponsorship of Enviance’s first-ever , Environmental Leader is publishing Enviance-penned profiles of the winning schools as well as Q ...
Full article at: Environmental Leader  More like this  2 days ago, 5:54am CDT

Mapping Foxboro's roads

Source: The Sun Chronicle Online

FOXBORO - Highway crews have long known that a teeth-rattling drive over a moonscaped road isn't always the best way to know which streets need repair. Such a program is now under development in Foxboro. Under a $24,000 con ...
Full article at: The Sun Chronicle Online  More like this  3 days ago, 1:06am CDT

Fracking Boom Seen Slow to Develop in New York, Regulator Says

Source: Bloomberg.com

A decision to permit hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in New York state will trigger a cool response from drillers, the state’s environmental regulator said. Low natural-gas prices have dulled interest in New York’s gas ...
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Save the Country with Preventive Care

Source: The Health Care Blog

We are entering the season of presidential politics, of bunting and cries of “What about the children?” and star-spangled appeals to full-throated patriotism. So here’s mine: Do you count yourself a patriot? Do you care about the fu ...
Full article at: The Health Care Blog  More like this  3 days ago, 11:57am CDT

Training Kit on Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication

Source: Humanitarian News

"Humanitarian News" is now easier and faster to browse on mobile devices. Our friends at Macaroni Bros developed a beautiful mobile theme, automatically detecting if you use a computer, phone or tablet! The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rur ...
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Google Maps Engine grants for nonprofits

Source: Google Lat Long Blog

Today, we are excited to announce a new addition to the Google Earth Outreach Grants program. Now, eligible nonprofit organizations in the U.S., U.K., Brazil and Canada can apply for grants of Google Maps Engine, a ...
Full article at: Google Lat Long Blog  More like this  4 days ago, 9:45pm CDT