This calendar week I was impressed amongst ii flush maps - 1 exploring the geological formation & history of North America as well as the other the importance of the Lancaster Sound expanse to wild fauna as well as the Inuit people.
Making North America is a PBS Nova documentary cinema exploring the history of the geological formation of North America as well as how the continent's province as well as mountains receive got emerged as well as evolved over time.
You tin right away likewise acquire to a greater extent than well-nigh North America, its formation as well as its evolution, on the PBS Nova Making North America map. Using the map you lot tin persuasion satellite imagery of to a greater extent than or less of North America's most distinctive geological sites as well as persuasion multi-media content explaining the origins of these features during Earth's long history. Be certain to click on the flight satellite on the map to persuasion a corking tour of how to a greater extent than or less of the United States' greatest geological features were originally formed.
Tallurutiup Tariunga, otherwise known every bit Lancaster Sound, is the southern quest of the Last Ice Area, the alone expanse of the Arctic which is expected to retain its summertime bounding main H2O ice until 2050.
The World Wildlife Fund has released an interactive map of Lancaster Sound inwards social club to heighten awareness of the area's fragile ecosystem as well as to promote a receive to designate the Lancaster Sound a National Marine Conservation Area. The map includes a wealth of data well-nigh the importance of the expanse to both wild fauna as well as the Inuit people.
If you lot scroll through the 'Story' department of the map you lot tin acquire well-nigh the Sound's polar bears, whales, migratory birds as well as other wildlife. The 'Gallery' department allows you lot to sentinel videos of the wild fauna as well as the area's environment. Finally the 'Explore' department of the map explains how the Inuit as well as local wild fauna co-exist as well as how evolution could identify the whole expanse at risk.
The Berliner Morgenpost has analysed hundreds of satellite images inwards social club to produce upwardly one's heed Germany's greenest towns. These are Germany's Greenest Towns ranks Germany's 79 major cities inwards social club of how much vegetation they have.
Most previous analysis of Germany's greenest cities has been determined past times the amount of populace parks as well as populace recreational areas a metropolis has, The Berliner Morgenpost has used detailed analysis of satellite imagery to furnish a to a greater extent than accurate motion painting of the amount of vegetation inwards each city. Their analysis includes other natural areas, such every bit planted roofs, someone gardens, urban trees as well as someone backyards.
To analyse the satellite imagery the Berliner Morgenpost developed this EarthEngine Script. The script examines Landsat 5, Landsat vii as well as Landsat viii satellite images, amongst less than 5 per centum cloud cover, taken inwards the summertime months of June as well as July 2005-2015. Using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index the Berliner Morgenpost was able to produce upwardly one's heed how much greenery was acquaint inwards each xxx past times xxx meter foursquare inwards the imagery.
