Global Android Activations Animation

Here is a cool video animation of Global Android Activations from Oct '08 - Jan '11.

ASPRS Student Volunteer

Ride on the Geospatial Revolution

ASPRS seeks student volunteers for the upcoming 2011 annual conference in May.
There are two levels of volunteer opportunities for students attending the confernence.
Student Assistant – there are 18 available spots for this position. The minimum service requirement is 15 hours of volunteer time during the week of the conference.
Student Volunteer – there are 30 available spots for this position. The minimum service requirement is 8 hours of volunteer time during the week of the conference.

More information can be found here.

ASPRS Student Volunteer Opportunities

Attention all student members of ASPRS!

If you have not already done so, plan now to attend this conference as a Student Volunteer and pay NO registration fee.

If you are a student at an accredited college/university and would like to attend this conference without paying the required conference registration fee, consider serving as a Student Volunteer.

The Conference Volunteer Coordinator is looking for Student Volunteers to help from Sunday, November 14 – Thursday, November 18, 2010. In exchange for the opportunity to attend the General and Technical Sessions, visit the Exhibit Hall, and enjoy the Exhibitor's Reception, Student Volunteers will be required to work at least 8 hours during the conference.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about the geospatial field, meet some of the top names in the industry, and explore job possibilities; you are encouraged to bring your resumé as a special area will be set aside for resumé postings. In addition, the ASPRS Student Advisory Council has organized a Special Session on The Hiring Process: Tips for Success and have organized informal evenings out for students during the conference.

If you are interested in attending as a volunteer, please visit the conference website for an application at http://www.asprs.org/orlando2010/volunteer.html.

Also, see the description of Volunteer Tasks at http://www.asprs.org/orlando2010/StudentAssistantandVolunteerGuidelines.pdf

All applications must be submitted by e-mail to the Conference Volunteer Coordinator, Rakesh Malhotra, at mailto:rmalhotr@uncfsu.edu. Please include ASPRS Volunteer Program in the Subject Line of all e-mail correspondence. Assignments will be made on a first come basis.

ASPRS Student Scholarships

The Northern California region of ASPRS has posted information on their website about the new student scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year. You can read the announcement here, and download the application here. In order to be eligible for consideration, the applicant must be an active student member of ASPRS. A completed application and current transcript must be submitted for consideration no later than December 15, 2010.

Mapping Pakistan Floods

From www.hydrology.nl

Late July 2010, heavy rain caused record flooding in Pakistan, especially along the Kabul River in the northwestern part of the country. The UN, governments and private organizations are joining forces to help. One of the means is to provide accurate and timely data about the situation on the ground. Maps, as supplied by many organisations, are very helpful for getting an overview of the problems, e.g. of the flood extension.

Pakistan_UNOSATThe main city of the area, Peshawar, is isolated by water. On the 31st of July, 800 deaths and thousands of affected people are reported by authorities. Material damage is also considerable and access to a lot of urban areas is impossible. The European Commission has allocated 30 millions euros to help people affected by this major disaster. In mid-August the state of emergency was reinforced in the southern province of Sindh due to the flood spreading in this region.

The United Nations, governments and private organizations are joining forces to help. One of the means is to provide accurate and timely data about the situation on the ground. Maps, as supplied by many organisations are very helpful for getting an overview of the problems, e.g. the flood extension.

Oil Spill History

For those of you wondering about the latest news on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill there is a great KML file that a reader posted on the Google Earth Blog. It geolocates many significant oil spills, organizing them by the largest 50, and including others that are noteworthy. It includes great descriptions of how much oil was spilled and how it happened. For the BP Deepwater spill it even has a clock estimating the oil spill real time.


There is also a great comparison tool developed by Paul Rademacher showing the oil spill to whatever town you choose. Incredibly I compared it to HSU town Arcata, CA. Not only did it cover the complete area for the town, it pretty much covers the entirety of Humboldt County!

GeoStat

Geo-Stat is an interesting site creating visualizations of statistical information. It allows the user to choose data, and has the ability to create tables, graphics, and reports for the data. A user can also import their own data to use within the application.