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GPS & GIS

2 maps of Austinburg, Kentucky, showing climate impacts and the action plan.
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Resilient Solutions Involve Input and Data from the Community

by Kathryn Semmens 14 May 202514 May 2025

Data dashboards assist in understanding a community’s vulnerability to climate impacts, but input from the communities themselves helps identify and support actionable solutions.

Diagram from the study.
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Wave-Modulated Electron Loss Affects GPS Location Determination

by Mary Hudson 7 January 202520 December 2024

Earth’s magnetosphere controls ionospheric total electron content modulation via plasma wave-induced electron loss impacting GPS spatial location determination.

A lone saguaro cactus is outlined by a rising Sun.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Helping the Most Vulnerable Stay Cool in Extreme Heat

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 5 November 20245 November 2024

Choosing the ideal location for air-conditioned cooling centers in cities facing dangerously high temperatures takes good population data and community engagement.

A road runs through a neighborhood; the road is warped and covered with black tarp and orange sandbags in some places.
Posted inNews

Rancho Palos Verdes Landslides Have Residents Seeking Science

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 3 October 20243 October 2024

Residents of Rancho Palos Verdes are looking to the scientific community for help in understanding the slow-moving landslides that are destroying their community.

Photo of a conifer forest wildfire
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Extreme Wildfires Are Getting More Extreme and Occurring More Often

by Erin Martin-Jones 26 July 202425 July 2024

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.

Fishing boats drive through a channel near Dulac, Lousiana.
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Mapping Sinking Land for Tribal Resilience in Louisiana

by Grace van Deelen 29 February 202425 March 2024

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.

Detailed map of the northwestern United States focusing on Idaho.
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Maps Strengthen Collaboration Between Tribes and Federal Agencies

by Grace van Deelen 9 January 202427 February 2024

As U.S. agencies commit to better incorporating Indigenous viewpoints, maps could be one important tool.

Image of a blue sphere with lights near the top and bottom
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True North, Strong and Free—And Better Oriented

by Mohammed El-Said 14 September 202314 September 2023

Researchers explored a method for locating true north using the polarization patterns of daylight.

Dawn Wright climbs out of Victor Vescovo’s submersible The Limiting Factor, which took both Wright and Vescovo 10,919 meters (35,823 feet) below sea level, into Challenger Deep.
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Dawn Wright: Diving Deep to Discover the Secrets of the Ocean

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 25 July 202315 November 2023

The chief scientist at Esri wound her path into and out of academia.

Diagrams showing the two effects of water storage change can be sensed by GPS.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

GPS Observations Sense Groundwater Change in Australia

by Annette Eicker 20 April 202319 April 2023

By exploiting the fact that changes in groundwater cause deformations of the Earth’s surface, GPS receivers are used to detect groundwater changes related to extreme events and to seasonal oscillations.

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