NOAA issued a press release today introducing their new online mapping application to provide realtime information about the Deepwater Horizon BP Oil spill. The site integrates the latest data on the oil spill’s trajectory, fishery closed areas, wildlife data and place-based Gulf Coast resources, such as pinpointed locations of oiled […]
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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 […]