Tuesday, May 27. 2008

GIS in the News

Remember how when GIS was young we got very excited when the technology was noted in the mainstream media? Today it's in nearly every local and regional paper, and interestingly, Google Earth need not be referenced. Some examples from the past few days:

Detention of Gujarat fishermen and their boats by Pakistan may soon become a thing of the past. The state government is all set to roll out a cutting edge security edifice that will not only prevent vessels from crossing into Pakistani waters, but also identify each and every fisherman on the sea.
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The hi-tech system will work on a combination of Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) creating a geo-fence – a kind of virtual fencing along the IBL between India and Pakistan.

The City of Dyersburg will again take advantage of the latest technology to address an age-old problem with the beginning of its pavement management program.
Using GIS and GPS technology, city officials will soon have information on street and sidewalk conditions throughout the city at their fingertips. The data can then be used to determine where problem areas like potholes, cracks and rough spots are and which streets to repair as funds allow.

All week last week, volunteers and city employees armed with GIS mapping tools and tape measures counted, measured and made notes of every tree in three city parks.
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The workers identified the GPS location of each tree by latitude and longitude; identified individual tree species; measured tree height and circumference; measured the amount of shade provided by each tree; and evaluated the overall health of the trees.

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