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GISCafe Voice ![]() Susan Smith
Susan Smith has worked as an editor and writer in the technology industry for over 16 years. As an editor she has been responsible for the launch of a number of technology trade publications, both in print and online. Currently, Susan is the Editor of GISCafe and AECCafe, as well as those sites’ … More » GeoPlatform.gov promises near-real time informationJuly 15th, 2010 by Susan Smith
“The partner agencies of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) are developing a Geospatial Platform to more effectively provide place-based products and services to the American public. The Geospatial Platform will be a managed portfolio of common geospatial data, services, and applications contributed and administered by authoritative sources and hosted on a shared infrastructure.” On another page of this website, GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse offers examples of how NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Interior integrated up-to-date information about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s trajectory with wildlife information, place-based locations of oiled shoreline and the positions of research ships into one map. GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse utilizes the Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA®) a web-based GIS platform developed by NOAA and the University of New Hampshire’s Coastal Response Research Center. This may be a useful venue for volunteer geographic information (VGI). Related posts:Rand Worldwide boasts new partnerships and web portal Research and Markets "GIS Market in U.S. 2012-2016" Report reveals integration as a top to... Smartphones will have location-based sensor fusion as standard Tags: Deepwater Horizon, GeoPlatform.gov |