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Oops, seems we're trashing our own seacoast, still

The U.S. Geological Survey could be accused of piling on. Just as NOAA was warnign us of climatic and climactic disasters in our future, USGS reminds us we're destroying life in the Gulf of Mexico. Isn't there a greentech solution to trapping all that fertlizier washing off the...

Tags: Gulf Of Mexico, Nutrient, USGS, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Forget local fracking, let's drill, baby, drill

There's a sandpile full of natural gas under the Gulf of Mexico. Does that signal the next energy bubble or what? This would get around any complaints of fracking on land, no humans live out there. Today the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed findings that there is considerable...

Tags: U.S., Gulf Of Mexico, Natural Gas, USGS, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-29

U.S. Waterwatch online

Here's where you can click to see water quality measurements in your part of the U.S. The site was set up by the U.S. Geological sruvey. It gives real time data on turbidity, pH and temperature among other measurements. This comes from active monitoring stations around the...

Tags: Monitoring, USGS, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-05-25

USGS 1 (Windows)

USGS is a gadget that will show on your desktop or in your Vista Sidebar the latest news headlines at the USGS website. Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com. ...

Tags: Netvibes, USGS, Microsoft Windows, Web Site Development, Operating Systems, Software, Internet

Software downloads 2007-12-20

USAPhotoMaps (exe)

USAPhotoMaps downloads USGS aerial photo and topo map data from Microsoft's free TerraServer Web site, saves it on your hard drive, and creates GPS-accurate maps from it. You can: Scroll and zoom, See latitude/longitude, USGS Landmarks, TIGER/Line streets, elevation and contour lines, Add waypoints, routes, and text, See photos associated...

Tags: photograph, GPS, hard drive

Software downloads 2006-07-04

Additional Resources

TrailRunner 2.1v444 (Mac)

TrailRunner is the perfect companion for runners, bikers, hikers, and all people wandering under the sky. Plan routes on a geographical map. Import GPS or workout recordings and journalize your activities in a diary. Features: View Maps and Elevation Data from Internet mapping services like USGS topo...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Garmin Ltd., Workout, Berbie, TrailRunner, GPS, Handhelds, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-01

Topo Maps 1.5 (Mobile)

With Topo Maps view USGS 1:24,000 topographical maps on your iPhone or iPod touch. It features downloadable maps, locate the maps you need on the satellite view, search by name for maps and about 8,000 national and state parks, forests, and wildlife areas, see coordinates in NAD27 or WGS84 degrees,...

Tags: Map, Mobile, Phil Endecott, Smart Phones, Network Technology, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2009-09-16

MacTopos Colorado 3.0 (Mac)

Camp, geocache, off-road, hike, and bike Colorado in style! James Associates, producer of MacGPS Pro software, now offers MacTopos Colorado for the ultimate topographic digital map solution.Two DVDs for Colorado contain USGS topo maps of the entire state in three crystal-clear map scales: 1:24K, 1:100K: and 1:250K plus US Forest...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, James Associates, GPS, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2009-09-05

Mappity Quakes 1.2 (Mobile)

Mappity Quakes shows the locations of earthquakes for the last 24 hours. You can see exactly earthquakes occurred with the OpenStreetMap based map view or view the most recent earthquakes as a list. It features custom mapping based on OpenStreetMap data, earthquake data from the USGS, handy links to report...

Tags: Mobile, Planetary Scale, Mappity Quakes, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-10

GetRealtime 1.3.4 (Windows)

Software for the retrieval, computation, viewing, and managing real-time streamflow, weather, and water quality data along with web screens providing radar loops, commodity prices, Web cams, and such all wrapped into one auto updating enchilada. GetGraphs displays multiple pages of graphs and web screens with automated updating and paging (some...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Carson, Web Screen, GetRealtime, GetAccess, Channel Management, Aerospace & Defense, Databases, Marketing, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-07-31

Mt. St. Helens VolcanoCam Widget 3.2.1 (Mac)

More than just a simple webcam, this widget displays a half-size static image from the Mount St. Helens Volcanocam, as well as the current volcano Alert Level as assigned by the US Geological Survey. The Alert Level is not available on the volcanocam site, but the widget displays both the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Image, Graymarket Software Solutions, Alert Level

Software downloads 2009-07-01

GetMapArea 2.5 (Windows)

Digitize screen image drainage area boundaries and stream lengths with centroids on free USGS downloaded topo maps. Reads the topo map from the Adobe Reader Windows clipboard or from jpg, bmp, gif, or wmf graphic files. Google Maps is included in full screen mode as a menu selection for dislplay...

Tags: Boundary, Carson, Mice, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-19

Earthquakes 1.0.1 (Mobile)

Earthquakes pulls the data from the USGS web site. If the user selects an event, the application will take you directly to the web page from where the data was pulled. From there the user can view more detailed information about the event. Each magnitude is represented in the correct...

Tags: Web, Mobile, Magnitude, Hamway, Earthquakes, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-06-04

Polar meltdown both north and south

Arctic Ice Cover maps. Courtesy University of Washington/NOAA. That's the March ice cover on the left, September on the right. The top pair show current conditions, the bottom maps show thirty year model: ice free summers. The U.S. Geological Survey has compiled data confirming...

Tags: Earth, Meltdown, Glacier, Sea Level, Ice Sheet, Sea Ice, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-04

iTopoMaps 1.1 (Mobile)

Hikers and climbers can now access real full-resolution USGS topographic 1:24k quads with side-scrolling multi-zoom map capabilities. In addition, quads can be selected for storage on the device for access where you need it most, away from cellular coverage. Current Map and GPS positions are available in latitude/longitude and UTM...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, Quad, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-29

GISLook & GISMeta 1.0.1 (Mac)

GISLook and GISMeta are plugins for Mac OS X 10.5 that show GIS data in the Finder. Supported formats: ESRI Shape, E00, ArcInfo Coverage, USGS DEM, SRTM, ESRI ASCII grid, ESRI Binary grid, BIL, BIP, BSQ, Surfer Grid, PGM.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., Bernhard Jenny, GIS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-11-18

Earthquake 3D 2.44 (Windows)

Zoom and spin your way around the globe while viewing earthquakes in 3D. Adjust and customize the display to see earthquakes in a variety of different ways. Filter earthquakes by size and time - then select from many options that include quake indicators and map references. Earthquakes are shown in...

Tags: Performance Improvement, Wolton, Earthquakes, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2008-10-24

Chilling data from the Arctic

Chilling data from the ArcticSo much hyperbole, so little factPolar bear populations are on the rise. It's stupid to think that the polar bear is so unadaptable that it can't handle a decrease in ice floes. They'll just hunt from shore. Life adapts.BTW, the sea ice is the SECOND lowest...

Tags: Polar Bear population, Arctic, bear, lake, ice

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

The LA earthquake

The LA earthquakeThe quake was downright puny5.4 is hardly even noteworthy. I couldn't believe all of the news coverage it garnered. Must have been a slow news day.RE: The LA earthquakenah. not just a slow news day. but it is an earthquake and in LA. if that hit east of...

Tags: Katrina, earthquake

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Two small countries thinking big, and green

Two small countries thinking big, and green....Rock on! And the US continues to fall behind... ironic, no? ]:)Arizona is doing the same asinine thingThey are building a THREE SQUARE MILE solar power plant using more steel than the golden gate bridge!It will power 70,000 homes.Toshiba makes a nuclear power plant...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, small country, Cyprus

Discussion threads 2008-06-08