Some handy, online viewing technology to help you enjoy the 2017 Great American Eclipse. For the first time, EarthCam’s live webcams will follow the totality of the solar eclipse throughout the United States on August 21, 2017. From the top of the Seattle Space Needle to the streets of Times Square, viewers will enjoy the extremely […]
Tag: environment
Maps and Webmaps Monitoring and Reporting Real-Time Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality
Unless you’ve been away and out of the country, or off the grid, for several weeks you are likely well aware that we are smack in the middle of a pretty severe wildfire season, particularly in the Pacific NW and Eastern Canada. Dry conditions, wind, and extreme heat are all adding fuel to the fire […]
Wildfire Maps – Maps, WebMaps and Resources for #BCwildfire Updates and Response Efforts
I have a personal interest in the current extreme Wildfire situation in B.C., Canada as it is my home Province. Recall, recently we shared the story of how our friends and colleagues at Esri small business startup, Echosec, supported their lead developer in building a BC wildfire public information ArcGIS online resource in order to […]
Awesome Maps & Webmaps – Best Maps to Plan for The Great 2017 Solar Eclipse over the USA
If you were walking through the main hall at the 2017 ESRIUC you may have noticed an amazing, 30 foot long map on the wall showing the path of the best viewing spots for the 2017, Augut 21 summer eclipse over the USA. An impressive data visualization indeed, however, did you know that there’s also […]
2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season & Public Information Map – 5-9 Major Storms Predicted
As a Southern company naturally we’re concerned about hurricanes and the coming hurricane season. Naturally, we’re concerned for the safety and well-being of our staff, families, colleagues, friends, clients, and the general public. We also have an office in Biloxi, MS along the beautiful Florida Gulf Coast which can be subjected to direct impact from […]
#EarthDay Story Map Journal – Places On Earth Where Nature Will KILL YOU
Every Earth Day, we remind ourselves that it is our duty to protect the planet for future generations to enjoy and exist in. We should strive to do what we can to limit the harmful impact upon nature. We are reminded of this via a fun Story Map Journal titled “Places On Earth Where Nature […]
Celebrating Earth Day with Maps, Apps and Story Maps
Earth Day (and Earth Week for that matter) is upon us and with that we share a number of fine story maps that have been created to explain and share how we interact with and help the Earth, in particular, Earth’s climate issues and environmental concerns. This is always a fun, educational, and informative week […]
National Mayor’s Water Pledge – Challenges Cities in Water Consumption
Here’s a pretty awesome effort that touches on several topic areas that are close to all of us here at GEO Jobe – Geography, conservation, and geographic learning. My Water Pledge is a friendly competition between cities across the US to see who can be the most “water-wise.” Mayors nationwide will challenge their residents to conserve […]
Celebrating #WorldWaterDay – The Global Water Crisis, Save the Rain, and Conservation Maps
Unless you were away on vacation or locked up in your office buried in work, you no doubt noticed that on March 22 the World celebrated World Water Day an official day sanctioned by the UN. Recall, on 22 March every year, the World is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. In 1993, […]
Visualizing the National Water Model in ArcGIS
Something new today from Esri (and NOAA) is the ability for users of ArcGIS Online to visualize the national water model map service and flood forecasts for the continental US. This service enables forecasting and datviz of more than 2.7 million stream line segments that are updated hourly – see more on the process in […]