by Barbaree | Jun 5, 2012 | Free Resources, Our Blog
Where the Trees Are Trees are one of Earth’s largest banks for storing the carbon that gets emitted by natural processes and human activities. Forests cover about 30 percent of the planet’s surface, and as much as 45 percent of the carbon stored on land is tied up in...
by Barbaree | Jun 1, 2012 | Free Resources, Newsletter Archives, Our Blog
We published our May Resource Broadcast today, summarizing our free resources, product releases and lots of GeoSpatial fun. Click here or scan and follow the qr code off your mobile device to view our broadcast. Click here to subscribe to our broadcast...
by Barbaree | May 31, 2012 | Cougar's Corner, Free Resources, Our Blog
A new NASA iPhone game from The Space Place! Learn about comets and the Rosetta mission while playing “Comet Quest”. It’s like the real Rosetta mission, but with you in control of the spacecraft. The Rosetta spacecraft approaches Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Using...
by Barbaree | May 30, 2012 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
The huge volcanic crater that makes up much of Yellowstone may have seen more so-called super-eruptions than previously thought, a new study says. What\’s more, Yellowstone\’s super eruptions may be slightly less super than suspected—but still strong...
by Barbaree | May 29, 2012 | Free Resources, GIS Happenings, Our Blog
The space-based technology that lets GPS-equipped motorists constantly update their precise location will undergo a major test of its ability to rapidly pinpoint the location and magnitude of strong earthquakes across the western United States. Results from the new...