The GIS Lens Posts Tagged ‘climate change’A TED Talk by James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate changeWednesday, March 7th, 2012Article source: TEDtalksDirector Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that change is happening and why that makes him deeply worried about the future.
Geospatial Revolution Project by Penn State Public BroadcastingFriday, February 10th, 2012Article source: wpsu We live in the Global Location Age. “Where am I?” is being replaced by, “Where am I in relation to everything else?” The Geospatial Revolution Project is an integrated public service media and outreach initiative about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the way we think, behave, and interact. MissionThe mission of the Geospatial Revolution Project is to expand public knowledge about the history, applications, related privacy and legal issues, and the potential future of location-based technologies. Geospatial information influences nearly everything. Seamless layers of satellites, surveillance, and location-based technologies create a worldwide geographic knowledge base vital to solving myriad social and environmental problems in the interconnected global community. We count on these technologies to:
Episode 1The first episode covers what is involved in the geospatial revolution, the origins of mapping and geospatial technology, and a look at the use of crisis mapping in Haitian earthquake relief efforts.
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