Archive | January 19, 2010

Maps for the Road Ahead: Technological Aids Part Two : Geospatial Intelligence Integral to Generation-Transmission of Renewable Energy

Major Government/Industry/Stakeholder Initiatives such as Texas Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) and Western Renewable Energy Zones (WREZ) provide tremendous initiative to facilitate renewable energy generation and transmission. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a major role in making this possible and the use of aerial LiDAR/imaging surveys can have a tremendous impact in facilitating the integration [...]

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US Forest Service Proposes Emergency Power line Clearing Project Due to Imminent Threat Posed by Pine Beetle Killed Trees

While debate rages between various interest groups whether the Earth’s climate is warming, cooling, man-made or naturally caused …. one of the consequences of a warmer climate has created the circumstances where boreal forests across much of western North America are swiftly, alarmingly turning red, grey then dying. Vast expanses of vivid green forest throughout [...]

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