Since 2005, the international Group of Earth Observations has been working to make vital data about our planet widely available and create a Global Earth Observation System of Systems. The group meets in Geneva starting on Jan. 12, to assess past work and chart a course for another decade.
Climate change: news and resources round up
Originally Published by The Guardian – Greenland global warmingNew research shows that the earth is warming up faster than than anticipated. If you want to explore the issues in your classroom, here’s a collection of handy links and lesson ideas.
Geospatial Semantic Array Programming
Guest Editor Daniele de Rigo EC, JRC (IES); POLIMI, DEIB; Maieutike Research Initiative derigo@maieutike.org Guest Co- Editors: (geospatial information) Margherita Di Leo EC, JRC (IES); OSGeo Charter margherita.di-leo@jrc.ec.europa.eu (environmental modelling) Giorgio Guariso POLIMI, DEIB; Associate Editor EMS; iEMSs Board giorgio.guariso@polimi.it (free software licensing) Karl Berry Free software programmer; TUG Board karl@freefriends.org Estimating the Effects of Water-Induced Shallow Landslides … Read More
Earth Science Informatics
Guest Editor: Mike Seablom michael.s.seablom@nasa.gov Deputy Editor: Dr. Daniel McInerney dmcinerney@earthzine.org Collaborative WorkBench for Researchers ÛÒ Work Smarter, not Harder There is a need to augment scientists’ computational research environment and tool set to allow them to easily collaborate with each other. Collaborative Workbench provides a solution by integrating the researcher’s desktop with a cloud infrastructure enabling … Read More
View from space: Earth’s tallest mountain
Originally Published by EarthSky – There are 14 mountain peaks on Earth that stand taller than 8,000 meters (26,247 feet). The tallest of these so-called “eight-thousanders” is Mount Everest, on the border between Tibet and Nepal in the Himalayan Mountains. The Nepalese name for the mountain is Sagarmatha, which means “mother of the universe.
UK braced for further floods: interactive
Call for Papers — Using Crowdsourcing to Further Earth Observation
Earthzine.org’s ÛÏCitizens and Science: Using Crowdsourcing to Further Earth ObservationsÛ theme will explore the technologies, people, and organizations that enable the use of public knowledge and activity to further our understanding of the natural worlds.