Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...
Cal Fire’s predictions didn’t foresee the Altadena inferno. Now it’s changing its fire-hazard maps
The vast majority of homes destroyed in the Eaton fire were outside of Cal Fire's "very high" fire hazard severity zones, yet ...
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Using the ‘Magic’ of LiDAR to Map Maine’s Old-Growth Forests
The older stands are blue magenta. Everything that’s younger is yellows or oranges or light greens. You can color it any way ...
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NJ towns make drastic cuts to affordable housing construction — here’s how
New Jersey towns are complying with the state's affordable housing mandates but aren't racing to build more than they have to ...
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Georgia State researchers’ mapping project connects enslaved people to specific enslavers in Harris County
A team of Georgia State University researchers have been working together to uncover the names and locations of where more ...
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A new route takes hikers nearly 300 miles across northern Colorado
The Northern Colorado Trail connects a series of existing trails and roadways to allow for a 292 mile trek across northern ...
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Bridging science and society: meet Matt Williamson
For Matt Williamson, home was wherever the forest called. With a father who worked as a wildlife biologist for the Forest ...
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DEC FAQ Hints At Lake Property Value Decreases
A year ago, one of the first local concerns raised about the state’s Freshwater Wetlands Act was a decrease in property tax assessments around Chautauqua Lake. Additional concerns have arisen since ...
Jharkhand police use drones to map, destroy opium cultivation in Khunti
RANCHI: For the first time in Jharkhand, drones are being used in mapping of opium cultivation and destroying them by the ...