A new study highlights the partnership between scientists and nonscientist community members in building an interactive GIS map to show flooding risk in a Superfund site.
GPS & GIS
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Nudging Earth’s Ionosphere Helps Us Learn More About It
New observations and simulations capture the physics at play across each of the three main ionospheric regions.
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Resilient Solutions Involve Input and Data from the Community
Data dashboards assist in understanding a community’s vulnerability to climate impacts, but input from the communities themselves helps identify and support actionable solutions.
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Wave-Modulated Electron Loss Affects GPS Location Determination
Earth’s magnetosphere controls ionospheric total electron content modulation via plasma wave-induced electron loss impacting GPS spatial location determination.
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Helping the Most Vulnerable Stay Cool in Extreme Heat
Choosing the ideal location for air-conditioned cooling centers in cities facing dangerously high temperatures takes good population data and community engagement.
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Rancho Palos Verdes Landslides Have Residents Seeking Science
Residents of Rancho Palos Verdes are looking to the scientific community for help in understanding the slow-moving landslides that are destroying their community.
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Extreme Wildfires Are Getting More Extreme and Occurring More Often
The world’s most energetic wildfires have doubled in intensity and number over the past 2 decades, with climate change and land management likely to blame.
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Mapping Sinking Land for Tribal Resilience in Louisiana
The Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi Chitimacha Choctaw Tribe has been losing land to the sea, which could hamper efforts to gain federal recognition.
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Maps Strengthen Collaboration Between Tribes and Federal Agencies
As U.S. agencies commit to better incorporating Indigenous viewpoints, maps could be one important tool.
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True North, Strong and Free—And Better Oriented
Researchers explored a method for locating true north using the polarization patterns of daylight.