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Help to Validate Global Land Cover with GeoWiki and Cropland Capture

December 5, 2013
By Maggi Kelly
Courtesy of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis This creative project from GeoWiki seeks to get croudsourced feedback on crop types from participants around the world. They say: By 2050 we will need to feed more than 2 billion additional people on the Earth.
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Those crowded skies: Flight maps and delays

November 28, 2013
By Maggi Kelly
real time map of flights from planefinder.netYou've probably seen the frequently-cited "Misery Map" (D3 behind the scenes) showing how the Thanksgiving storm has blown many a tight travel plan off schedule. Here is another cool one: real-time map of all the flights in the air.
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The evolution of a Digital Earth

November 22, 2013
By Maggi Kelly
In 1998 Al Gore made his now famous speech entitled The Digital Earth: Understanding our planet in the 21st Century. He described the possibilities and need for the development of a new concept in earth science, communication and society.
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