Envisat, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) earth observation satellite, has stopped functioning properly. Communication with the satellite was lost on April 8th when data was unable to be retrieved as it passed over the ground control station in Kiruna, Sweden. Efforts by members of the ESA mission control team have […]
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Geospatial Redux: Google Building Map Squad, Mapping the Oil Spill Plume
Seattle’s TechFlash reports that Google is hiring 300 temporary workers in Kirkland as part of a yearlong effort to improve the accuracy of Google Maps data. The search giant is working with temp staffing agencies to find “computer geeks” familiar with geographic information systems and mapping software. Nature has a […]
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Mapping
The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig and subsequent spewing of millions of gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico is creating an environmental disaster of epic proportions. There are many mapping resources out there helping to map out the extent of the spill and to predict its trajectory […]
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GeoBriefs: Gulf of Mexico Oil Maps from NOAA, Hand-drawn Maps at Slate
NOAA has a trajectory map showing the oil locations by day and projected location for May 1st for the Deepwater Horizon Incident located in the Gulf of Mexico. A summary of the incident to date and NOAA’s efforts to help with scientific weather and biological response services is also available. […]