Monthly Archives: July 2014
Coastal Resilience 2.0
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Providing tools to reduce ecological and socioeconomic risks of coastal hazards, the app enables users to assess such risks, including those to current and future storms, as well as sea level rise scenarios; identify solutions to reduce risks across socio-ecological systems; take action to help communities develop nature-based solutions; and measure effectiveness to ensure efforts are successful.
Minnesota Solar Suitability Analysis
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This app enables users to identify the suitability of a location for solar panel installations by locating their home or current location and querying solar analysis data.
Esri App Challenge Winners Create Actionable Tools to Strengthen Resilience Efforts
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Esri App Challenge Winners Create Actionable Tools to Strengthen Resilience Efforts Hundreds of Apps Submitted in Response to White House Climate Data Initiative Redlands, California—July 15, 2014—Esri...
7_10 Remote-Sensing Broadcast (NASA, UN and More)
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This remote-sensing themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses NASA's recently launched Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite as well as its upcoming ISS-RapidScat instrument; The Satellite Project created at New York University; UN Peacekeeping missions using unarmed UAVs; industry news from Fugro, exactEarth, SimActive and EOMAP; the upcoming Esri User Conference; the Climate Resilience App Challenge; and more.
ikeGPS Demonstrates New Spike Device at Esri UC
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Brian Soliday, Senior VP of Sales, ikeGPS, demonstrates the company's new Spike measurement device at the 2014 Esri User Conference in San Diego. Featuring a laser, accelerometer and 3-D compass, combined with a camera and GPS, Spike provides and quick and easy way to "measure the world around you."
RideAmigos UNITY
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Uniting entities that create the data needed to provide rich visualizations and insights into commuter habits globally, Unity enables unlimited public and private networks within a region to create behavioral changes and eliminate traffic by allowing users to sync data to Esri ArcGIS software for modal analysis. Users can also explore how each mode contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.
Google’s Project Tango – Journey
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Over the past 18 months, Project Tango has been collaborating with robotics laboratories from around the world to concentrate the past decade of research and computer vision into a new class of mobile device.
7_30 Asia-Pacific Broadcast (Deforestation, Beijing Smog and More)
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This Asia-Pacific-focused GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses deforestation in Indonesia; IBM joining Beijing's fight against smog; Asian effects on mobile-device charging; Pakistan's move toward space technology; satellite imagery use in Australian vineyards; industry news from Spatial Dimensions, ScanEx, Maptek and Esri; geospatial insight into Indonesian politics; and more.
Jack Dangermond Discusses Large Enterprise Adoption of GIS and the Role of Apps (2 of 4)
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In the second of four installments, Todd Danielson interviews Jack Dangermond, President and Founder, Esri, at the 2014 Esri User Conference in San Diego. Jack notes how large enterprises are increasingly using GIS, such as Starbucks, Walgreens and the Port of Rotterdam, among others. He also discusses the growing geographical user interface and the role of apps in the marketplace.
Urban Heat Risk Explorer
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Helping cities prepare for, respond to, and recover from extreme heat events, the app provides users with a better understanding of heat risks in cities and communicates with users on ways they can protect themselves during extreme heat events.
