The big question was how did the islands support a population of about 1 million who lived there at one time? The answer seems to be crops were grown in places not anticipated.
The computerized model indicated a massive part of Kau on Hawaii island was suited for Hawaiian dryland agriculture—thousands of acres above the South Point wind generator farm and below Mamalahoa Highway, according to the Conservancy news release.
Researchers expanded a project that began in the Kohala region to the entire Island chain, using so-called Geographic Information Systems modeling to see where early Hawaiians did dryland and wetland agriculture.
The findings may have implications for a Hawaii of the future that does not require food imports.
- Honolulu Star Bulletin
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/22 at 06:17 AM |
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That’s one geogeeky headline! Thankfully its ReadWriteWeb’s writing, not mine. It refers specifically to Britekite’s implementation of ads in its layer for the LAYAR augmented reality app, currently only available for Android (the iPhone version was pulled after too many reports of crashes). Britekite has one advertiser: BestBuy and it appears the ads pop-up no matter what search the user executes.
- ReadWriteWeb
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/22 at 06:15 AM |
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Most states are ahead of my home Commonwealth in posting such maps, but it’s nice to see a different look and feel. The Bay State’s map is built on Google Maps and uses a top menu to show funding by different regions (MPO, congressional districts and counties) as well as by point symbols.
- Mass ARRA Website
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by Adena Schutzberg on 12/22 at 06:00 AM |
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Seven faculty members at UC Santa Barbara have been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Among them: “Richard Church, professor of geography, for innovative contributions to human geographic science and technology, including modeling location-based-services, forest conservation, health, fire and police services, environmental management, and network analysis.”
- press release
The University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE) Global Visualization Lab uses Google Earth to view real-time data streams on everything from ocean temperature and currents to the movement of ships in Delaware Bay—all at once. Even better news: the university is installed two real time satellite receivers to allow more real time data to be used in exploring the oceans.
- UDel Daily
Hudson County Community College (HCCC, NJ) will be offering a new course in 2010: a 75-hour “GIS/GPS Integrated Computer Applications Certificate Program.” It involves GIS and GPS and “a project management component that utilizes Microsoft Office.” Those who complete it receive a certificate and five credits toward an associate degree in Computer Science.
- Hudson Reporter
Dan Edelstein is principal investigator with history Professor Paula Findlen for “Mapping the Republic of Letters” a Standford project that mapped thousands of letters that were exchanged during the period of the Enlightenment to uncover hidden truths about the “Republic of Letters.”
On the computer screen, a map of Voltaire’s correspondence shows a complex geometry of red lines to major European cities – but the heavy yellow line, showing the most frequent correspondence – connects directly to the heart: Paris.
L. A. Cicero Dan Edelstein, Nicole Coleman and Paula Findlen have mapped thousands of pieces of correspondence for the Republic of Letters project.
The “Republic of Letters” project received a three-year Stanford Presidential Fund grant in 2008, and earlier this month received $99,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Stanford News
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/22 at 06:00 AM |
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Last week Google added some search tools to its Map Data API. The announcement made few waves in a holiday focused geospatial community, the announcement and its implications are worth considering as they lay out the small steps Google is making to draw developers to its vision for geospatial cloud computing.
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