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Geotimes
July 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Homeland Security and Geospatial Data Unique geospatial information that might be used for nefarious purposes turns out to be a rare commodity, according to a report released in April by the nonprofit research and development RAND Corporation.   |
Information Today
May 2002
Paula J. Hane |
Removing Information from the Public Web What are the implications of removing "sensitive information" from the public domain on the basis that it could be used for terrorism? |
Searcher
May 2003
Miriam Drake |
Government Doublethink: Protection or Supression in Information This article deals with government information activities after September 11, 2001 and covers regulations and actions related to government withholding, suppressing, and altering information. |
Geotimes
February 2005
Lubick & Sever |
An Austere Budget for 2006 The overall winners in the Bush administration's budget proposal for next year were, once again, the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. For science agencies, it was a mixed bag, with global observation systems faring well, but with research in energy resources taking some hard hits. |
Geotimes
April 2004
Charles Groat |
A Celebration of 125 Years In the 125 years since its creation, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has provided the scientific information needed to make important decisions and safeguard society. |
Geotimes
July 2004 |
Digital Geologic Map of Virginia The Geologic Map of Virginia (1:500,000 scale) and its expanded explanation is now available in digital format from the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Mineral Resources. |
Geotimes
November 2003
Ralph J. Thompson |
Civilian Agencies Implement the Bush Space Policy In April, President Bush authorized a national policy establishing guidance for federal use of commercial satellite data. Civilian agencies must now examine their needs. |
Geotimes
October 2004
John F. Shroder Jr. |
Afghanistan Redux: Better Late Than Never Efforts by USGS to study the resources of Afghanistan that are necessary to help boost its economy have been far from straightforward since September 11, but at last are now under way. |
Geotimes
October 2004
Ron Kind |
Geologic Mapping for the Future Recognizing the diverse roles mapping plays in society, Congress recently voted to reauthorize the National Geologic Mapping Act. |
Searcher
June 2002
Irene E. McDermott |
Where was I? Maps on the Web There is a tremendous amount of spatial data on the World Wide Web: multitudes of maps; armfuls of atlases; cartloads of cartography. Enough to keep a map nerd like myself clicking and dreaming for years. Maps on the Web are designed for many uses, and many of them are free... |
National Defense
September 2007
Breanne Wagner |
Reluctance to Share Information Hampers Counterterrorism Efforts As part of an ambitious plan to improve the flow of intelligence among law enforcement agencies, the U.S. government has set up several command centers where federal, state and local officials can share information. |
National Defense
November 2010
Stew Magnuson |
DHS Warns Local Law Enforcement Of New Homegrown Terrorist Threat The general consensus in the intelligence community is that the homegrown terrorist threat during the last year has supplanted plots that originate overseas. |
Geotimes
February 2006 |
Budget Blues and Bonuses In his State of the Union Address, President Bush gave the public a sneak-peak at his funding priorities for fiscal year 2007 in the sciences: In a nutshell... Renewable resources, alternative energy shifts... Other basic research... etc. |
Geotimes
February 2004
Lubick & Sever |
Homeland security tops Bush budget, again As the pundits decry President Bush's latest deficit spending, the geosciences have taken a hit. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 1999 |
Maps Made Smarter by 3-D TopoQuads |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2008 |
U.S. Marine Corps installs advanced geospatial technology across 65,000 desktops U.S. Marine Corps officers wanted to help their personnel use and share digital maps online, so they turned to TerraGo Technologies in Atlanta. |
National Defense
February 2010
Grace V. Jean |
'Culture Maps' Becoming Essential Tools of War The U.S. military has access to the world's best topographic maps. It is now trying to build "culture maps" that include details such as a region's tribal affiliations, ethnicity, religion and language. |
Geotimes
April 2003
Randall Orndorff |
Mapping Colorado Currently, only 24 percent of Colorado's spectacular geology has been mapped at the fine scale of 1:24,000. At the same time, the state hosts many geologic hazards. |
National Defense
January 2016
Allyson Versprille |
Agency Provides Open Data for Disaster Response The government's leading agency for geospatial intelligence is looking to make more information publicly available during disaster relief operations, said one official. |
Geotimes
September 2003 |
Geomedia Book Review: The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science... Maps: Lewis and Clark, USGS maps... DVD: Glacier DVD accolade |
Geotimes
February 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
Susan Cannon: Watching for Flowing Mud This USGS geomorphologist is working both on mapping and developing a landslide warning system for wildfire-stripped regions that have become susceptible to catastrophic debris flows. |
Geotimes
February 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Terrain Flat for '08 Budget Here's a look at where and how the budget for geoscience programs will shift under the new presidential budget request, and what some of the agencies' leaders have to say about those changes. |
Geotimes
December 2005
Linda Rowan |
Now We Must Conserve Earth scientists must continue to make a concise, constructive and compelling case for conservative and consistent increases in science research and education funding in the U.S., to help mitigate natural hazards and sustain natural resources. |
Geotimes
April 2003
Applegate & Baker |
Geosciences Again Look to Congress to Restore Cuts And we're off! The fiscal year 2004 appropriations process is underway, with one bright spot and several large challenges ahead for geoscientists. |
National Defense
October 2007
Grace Jean |
Agencies Still Lacking Coordination to Handle Another 9/11 A recent report suggests that federal agencies might not be better prepared to handle another major in-flight emergency should it materialize. |
National Defense
March 2007
Robert H. Williams |
`Cross-Domain' Solution Protects Government Secrets Interactive link suite from Tenix America is offering military, intelligence community and homeland security organizations a way to share information from classified and unclassified networks at a single workstation. |
Geotimes
April 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Minerals Cut Again Again, the President's proposed budget for 2007 scuttled the USGS's Mineral Resources Program. The requested cuts affect the collection of data on everything from mineral formation to the extent of worldwide deposits of economic commodities. |
Geotimes
November 2003 |
Geomedia Book Review: The Fossils of Florissant... Areal mapping applications... |
Geotimes
May 2005
David Applegate |
Lessons From Sumatra In the months following the December 26, 2004 earthquake and tsunami U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists and their colleagues around the world have been working hard to learn from the tragedy so that such loss of life does not happen again. |
Geotimes
March 2004
E-an Zen |
The Marriage of Geology and Philosophy This slim volume deals with the public role of earth science in contemporary society. What it has to say should concern not only public-minded earth scientists and those engaged in policy-making, but those who care about the relations between science and the humanities |
InternetNews
February 9, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Mapping Google's Latest Direction Search engine now also helps you see where you're going with a new map service. |
Geotimes
December 2004
Lehr Wallace & Millar |
Beating Natural Hazards to the Punch The federal government, along with state and local governments, must better prepare for and help mitigate the costs of natural disasters. |
Geotimes
February 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
USGS Says no Hush Orders Given The U.S. Geological Survey is not muzzling scientists, agency officials say. |
PC Magazine
February 15, 2006
Davis D. Janowski |
Mapping Goes Local New local search services combine the search functionality of yellow-page sites, the cartographic abilities of the best mapping services, and a healthy dose of business and restaurant reviews provided by the locals themselves. |
Geotimes
March 2003 |
Geomedia Relatively few people know that groundwater pumping affects streams, lakes, wetlands and springs. Robert Glennon's book, Water Follies, sets to turn this situation around... Magnetic anomaly map of North America by the North American Magnetic Anomaly Group |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2007 |
In Brief Boeing teams with Northrop Grumman to develop B-52H Core Component Jammer... Fourth modernized Lockheed Martin GPS satellite launched.. Northrop Grumman introduces Geospatial Data Appliance for defense and intelligence operations... etc. |
