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An aerial view of hurricane damage in a residential neighborhood bisected by a canal

October 3, 2024 | Katie Olson | Public Safety

Video: Real-Time GIS Lends Critical Insight to Hurricane Response

Maps powered by GIS technology provide myriad advantages to emergency management teams and communities in harm's way.

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North Atlantic right whale with five dolphins

July 30, 2024 | Dawn Wright | Conservation

Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale: Marine Spatial Planning and Awareness

September 10, 2024 | Multiple Authors | Climate Action

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July 16, 2024 | Multiple Authors | Sustainability

Federal Crop Insurance Program Gains a Game-Changing Geospatial Awareness

October 1, 2024 | Olivier Cottray | Public Safety
Demining with Drones: Lessons Learned in the Desert Prove Useful Elsewhere
Humanity & Inclusion and Mobility Robotics leverage drones and GIS technology to advance humanitarian demining in conflict zones.
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Nature-Based Solutions Aim to Fortify Point Hope
Coastal erosion is increasingly jeopardizing Point Hope, Alaska’s way-of-life. Scientists enlist GIS to help.

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September 19, 2024 | Katie Olson | Mapping
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Conservation

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July 30, 2024 | Dawn Wright | Conservation
Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale: Marine Spatial Planning and Awareness
July 25, 2024 | Katie Olson | Conservation
Video: How Jane Goodall Uses Maps to Advance Conservation Goals
July 9, 2024 | Sunny Fleming | Infrastructure
Revitalizing Des Moines’s Trail System with GIS Technology
April 23, 2024 | Sunny Fleming | Conservation
How Tennessee State Parks Reached Real-Time Operational Awareness

Equity and Social Justice

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September 17, 2024 | Multiple Authors | Equity and Social Justice
How a New Mapping Tool Is Guiding New York City Toward Environmental Justice
August 6, 2024 | Multiple Authors | Equity and Social Justice
Mapping the Future: The Bullard Center’s Pioneering Environmental Justice Internship
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Mapping

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September 19, 2024 | Katie Olson | Mapping
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