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Kleinfelder Interview – Dick Wells, Transportation Market Manager
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Informed Infrastructure spoke with Dick Wells, transportation market manager and chair of the American Council of Engineering Companies at the opening of Kleinfelder’s new office in downtown Denver. The conversation touched on some of the major projects the company has underway, the rise of public-private partnerships, mission of the American Council of Engineering Companies with a view on the health of the infrastructure business, and working on leadership development.
Tracking Three Decades of Dramatic Glacial Lake Growth
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In the largest-ever study of glacial lakes, researchers using a 30-year satellite data record have found that the volume of these lakes worldwide has increased by about 50% since 1990 as glaciers melt and retreat due to climate change.
GIS Day Broadcast 11_20 (Free Sentinel imagery, Czech Cadastre, Google Explore and more)
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This GeoSpatial Stream celebrates GIS Day, discusses U.S. government initiatives, the decision to release free Sentinel satellite imagery, Czech Cadastre news, Google Explore and more.
3_24 Climate Change Broadcast (Forest Recovery, Drought and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses several aspects of climate change, including how forests help regulate the environment and two studies that indicate recent regrowth; a USGS-led working group on ecological drought; surprisingly high levels of a banned ozone-depleting chemical; the largest Mediterranean drought in 900 years; industry news from TerraGo, Mapillary and Esri; a NASA video of one of its forest-monitoring projects; and more.
3_19 Infrastructure Broadcast (NYC Gas Explosion, Canada vs. U.S. Infrastructure and More)
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This infrastructure-focused GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses the gas-leak explosion in New York City; the state of the U.S. infrastructure; Canadian investment; announcements from the Smart Grid Innovation Hub, Bentley Systems, Esri, Oracle and Topcon Positioning Group; and more.
How DARPA Is Planning Fast, Cheap Satellite Launches
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Called the Airborne Launch Assist Space Access or ALASA program, it would be able to send satellites weighing 100 pounds or less into low-Earth orbit within 24 hours for less than $1 million per launch.
Global Forest Watch Commodities—Geospatial Tools to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land-Use Change
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This app provides three tools for businesses interested in good forest management: Suitability Mapper, which enables businesses to identify degraded areas best suited for commodity development as an alternative to clearing new forest areas; Forest Analyzer, which provides information on land cover and land use to monitor and evaluate change to forests on commodity concessions; and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Support tool, which users can complete for an analysis of forest change on certified areas and use the analysis for the compensation procedure required by RSPO while also enabling commodity buyers to make informed sourcing decisions.
Horizons Mission Time-Lapse from USA to Africa
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Join ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst for a quick flight from the USA to Africa aboard the International Space Station in this time-lapse.
Landing on a Comet – The Rosetta Mission
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After a 10-year journey of some seven billion kilometres, the Rosetta mission is now heading towards its next major milestone – setting the lander Philae on a comet. On 12 November 2014, a lander is scheduled to touch down on a comet for the first time in the history of spaceflight. “We don’t know exactly what awaits us there,” says lander Project Manager Stephan Ulamec from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR).
Urban Ecology
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