UN Sustainable Development Goals Put a Global Spotlight on Local Action
Charles Brigham | Sustainability | January 19, 2021
Organizations working on the UN Sustainable Development Goals apply GIS to create and share data and to analyze and prioritize actions.
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Brooks Patrick | January 21, 2021
A detailed plan helps Uppsala focus its growth plans on sustainable outcomes and test innovative development ideas before construction begins.
Charles Brigham | January 19, 2021
Organizations working on the UN Sustainable Development Goals apply GIS to create and share data and to analyze and prioritize actions.
Michael Gould | January 14, 2021
Educators have developed a phased spatial awareness curriculum that fits within existing lesson plans.
Mike Bialousz | January 12, 2021
Pennsylvania firefighters deploy a live mapping tool to spot and stop wildfires before they spread.
Jen Van Deusen | January 5, 2021
The Stimson Center shares a spatial understanding of development and energy projects along the Mekong River and their impacts.
Multiple Authors | December 17, 2020
The King County GIS Center helps all government departments with mapping needs and in examining equity.
Christopher Thomas | December 14, 2020
York Region has parlayed advancements in data sharing to power advanced analytics that focus on improving services for every resident.
Ryan Lanclos | December 9, 2020
The American Red Cross shares tools with partners, applying location intelligence to see needs and coordinate actions.
David Gadsden | December 1, 2020
Tracking decoy olive ridley eggs helps unlock poaching paths to market for this endangered sea turtle.
Este Geraghty, MD, MS, MPH, GISP | November 23, 2020
In the old town district of Bratislava, Slovakia, a live map reduced wait times in the country’s push to test every adult over two weekends.
Ryan Lanclos | November 19, 2020
The United Nations’ International Search and Rescue Advisory Group put a new system into practice, unlocking an up-to-the-moment awareness.
Steve Snow | November 17, 2020
Archaeologists have gained a leap forward with lidar sensors to unlock hidden settlements buried in dense jungle vegetation.
Patricia Cummens | November 12, 2020
During the shift to remote schooling, school districts turn to GIS to map where students lack computers and access to internet.
David Gadsden | November 2, 2020
Chengeta Wildlife trains rangers to use field tools and spatial analysis to disrupt poaching and protect wildlife.
Ben Conklin | October 27, 2020
The Louisiana National Guard consumes geospatial model and maps to guide storm-recovery and COVID-19 operations.
Multiple Authors | October 22, 2020
Texas Housers examines racial equity to deliver equitable housing in Houston.
Mike Cox | October 20, 2020
#FireMappers volunteers fill in data gaps about new fires and changing fire perimeters.
Multiple Authors | October 13, 2020
With a rich history in civic activism, Oakland now uses a geographic lens to expose and address ongoing racial inequities.
Ryan Lanclos | October 9, 2020
The World Food Programme uses maps, apps, and dashboards to gather and convey context and plan every mission in Afghanistan.
Kathleen Kewley | October 8, 2020
Leaders use realistic cityscapes to make decisions, collaborate, and improve quality of life.
Multiple Authors | October 6, 2020
Maps that convey the pain of cycles of poverty and punishment are central to an advocacy effort that led to legislation in New York State.
Christopher Thomas | September 29, 2020
Snohomish County, Washington has established a pattern of outreach and data gathering to meet the needs of its most vulnerable populations.
Este Geraghty, MD, MS, MPH, GISP | September 24, 2020
As the world prepares for the most complex global vaccination campaign in history, location intelligence provides essential capabilities.
Clinton Johnson | September 22, 2020
Black users of GIS share how geography provides a lens to address inequities, examine their unique perspectives, and take action.
Keith Cooke | September 17, 2020
Kentucky mapped and modeled the vulnerability of people and businesses to guide both through the crisis.
Jim Baumann | September 15, 2020
The Center for Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age uses a geographic lens to examine social media feeds to better understand human interactions.
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