In fact, the national coverage is so complete that the point data can be aggregated into large choropleth maps. Quickly people will realize that they may better off getting gas in Manhattan than along the Merritt Parkway. Or maybe those brisdge tolls are worth it to get the cheap NJ gas for your Hummer.
The creative customizations also include graphing of price changes. These may be very helpful in explaining to your kids why you have canceled the summer trip to the Ozarks and joined the local pool instead.
Senior Seminar on Public Monuments 
We are finally unveiling the first public product from our Landscape Architectural Sites of New Jersey project with the ASLA and NJASLA. This is an effort to find different ways to help more people find interesting landscapes and sites throughout New Jersey and beyond. As a first draft we have posted both a Zoomify image and a KMZ file for Google Earth.Park Naturalist/Nature Center Director
The Mercer County Park Commission is seeking a motivated and experienced individual with a strong background and knowledge in Natural Sciences, Forestry, Conservation and Educational Program Development for the full-time position of Park Naturalist/Nature Center Director. Potential candidates must possess the ability to plan and develop educational programs; have strong organizational and communication skills and management ability. A Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Science, Forestry, Conservation, Natural Resources Management or Agriculture and 5-8 years experience are required, to obtain a detailed job description visit www.mercercounty.org. Salary Range: $49,069-$77,348. Please submit resume and references to the Mercer County Park Commission,
SPECIAL SEMINAR
Recent Development in Applied Geostatistics:
Going Beyond the Generation of Pretty Color Maps
by
BioMedware, Inc.
Workshop:
Room 223 Environmental
Every year in the Fundamentals of Environmental Planning we talk about the problems with building in floodplains, and every year we seem to see a new mix of surprise problems and completely avoidable disasters. This year we have the flooding in Iowa (they call it "record" levels), which has received remarkable coverage by the Des Moines Register. They have published a map of the floodplains (above) that shows exactly what should have been anticipated (actually, worse things should be anticipated since the 100 year floodplains are rarely updated to reflect changes in the physical landscape). Their photo galleries and videos have been remarkable.
The campus of Princeton University is simply awesome. Even the new Frank Gehry building can't change that. But the University walks a fine line as they try to grow and innovate and stay current all while protecting the original intent and concepts of Beatrix Farrand and preserving the sense of place that their alums ('54 or '73 or '89) all think was the perfect time for the campus. A recent issue of the Alumni Newletter provided a surprisingly detailed perspective on their campus as a dynamic example of landscape architecture.
GridSkipper has posted both a list and Google Map Hack of their list of 7 best gardens in New York. Of course, their photos were taken on much nicer days than mine.
Portable GPS devices have quickly gone from high-end curiosities to mass-market devices. In-car location trackers were the hot Christmas gift of 2007, and research firms estimated late last year that revenue would hit $50 billion in 2008 and $100 billion in five years. So far, the main benefactor has been Garmin, a GPS manufacturer that by most estimates commands more than 50 percent of the industry's American market share. The company posted record revenues in 2007.The iPhone won't destroy this industry. It will make it ubiquitous. Garmin and TomTom will just find a new way to beat each other up and they'll do it using someone else's hardware. That is all.
No, not the clothing store. This is the Delaware Water Gap. The NY Times says you should go. While you are at it, they suggest visiting Grey Towers:Farther north still, the Grey Towers National Historic Site is the preserved home of Gifford Pinchot, an immense figure in the early 20th century atop the United States Forest Service; his sprawling home and surrounding landscape provide an excellent opportunity to learn about one of the nation’s most important conservationists in a place that inspired him. “By George,” he once said, “I’d like to come back 100 years from now and see my trees.” Judging by the girth of the specimens on the property, it seems likely he’d feel good about them.As you can see, it was very cool.
Here is AP taking back its storyAs if research weren't hard enough already, you have to deal with reckless bloggers who treat the AP as if it were a reliable news source. It says that the project did undergo a Navy ethics review which determined there were no human subjects. Somehow I suspect that the AP still doesn't have all of the facts lined up just right. Oh well, move along.
http://www.pr-inside.com/correction-cell-phone-study-got-review-r629994.htm
And a statement from Northeastern University
http://www.neu.edu/nupr/news/0508/Ethics_Barabasi_Rese.html
The MGM Studios have been constructed in a similar manner.
The Epcot model is realistic, complete with the uncrowded streets.
The Tree of Life from the Animal Kingdom seemed like the ultimate symbol of how far Disney took their efforts.
Until I saw the resorts. Disney modeled their resort properties. Here is Michael Graves' Dolphin and Swan.
At Port Orleans you not only have the buildings, but you have the wrought iron of the French Quarter.
For comparison, take a look at this less detailed Radisson Hotel nearby. If more people used Google Earth, you could imagine the detailed models attracting more virtual visits and ultimately more reservations. Or not.
But with gas prices going up, maybe these virtual visits will become the hot new trend.
Plan Smart New Jersey Conference "What No-One is Telling You About the Future of New Jersey" - Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, Friday, June 13th, 8:30AM to 4PM. Registration for Non-Profits, $45.00 Web site www.plansmartnj.org
This statewide conference will offer a cutting-edge, worldwide perspective on New Jersey's economic, environmental, and social justice challenges and opportunities. Nationally and state known speakers will speak frankly about New Jersey's economic, environmental, and social future. Governor Jon Corzine will close the Conference with an address on his vision through a Master Energy Plan.
Rutgers University Professor Jim Miller, a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Sound Science Initiative, will kick off the day's presentations and discussions with the results of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment, focusing on the Garden State. A panel of respondents (Ken Parker, CEO of Atlantic City Electric; Richard Dovey, president of the Atlantic County Utility Authority; and Christopher Zeppie, director of Environmental Policy at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey) will discuss the implications
of the effects of global warming for the state's goal of a sustainable future.
Later presenters include Geoff Anderson, president of Smart Growth America, and Roland Anglin, of the Initiative for Regional and Community Transformation (IRCT). Governor Jon Corzine will close the conference with remarks on New Jersey's leadership and planning for a world that includes economic limits on global warming pollution—including the Energy Master Plan, infrastructure investment and housing, social, and fiscal reform. This vision is
consistent with the goals of PlanSmart NJ's Smart Growth Economy Project.
Complete information about the conference and on-line registration is available at PlanSmart NJ's website. (609) 393-9434
The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers in a growing field of Semantic Web research: the intersection between Semantic Web data and geospatial data and applications. This workshop follows the Terra Cognita 2006 Workshop at ISWC 2006. Increased interactions between the geospatial and Semantic Web communities are likely to contribute to solving some important spatial data problems within the Semantic Web and to providing indispensable formalizations for upper-level and domain ontologies.
If the sea rocket detects unrelated plants growing in the ground with it, the plant aggressively sprouts nutrient-grabbing roots. But if it detects family, it politely restrains itself.
"Middlesex County has spent most of its open space funding on saving land in the southern half of the county, and it is time that the northern half of Middlesex County receives the preservation it needs before it is completely built out,'' said Spiegel. "These three projects are intermixed with areas that are already preserved. They're looking to build either warehousing, another wants to put a Jehovah's Witness hall and single-family homes and another one is where they want to put 17 homes.
It won’t all happen immediately. But in the long run, we are all the Grateful Dead.
Since the satellites used real film, they had bring their real film back to Earth. This meant a multi-step process during which vehicle got into orbit, the camera took photos, and then a small part of the vehicle came back down. And, as the film canister was falling, the Air Force caught the canister in mid-air! Here is the hook:
There were lenses on display as well as parts of the rocket and cloud maps used in the procees:
You could see down into the reels and the canister.
There was also a little nephanalysis map from Tiros I that was prepared at New Jersey's own Fort Monmouth (now being decommissioned).
The NASM also has the pieces of a Corona rocket and assembly in its location on the Mall. I hope to see it later this summer.
The latest issue of Harvard magazine features one of Harvard's properties, Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown, DC. As detailed in the article, Dumbarton Oaks is both a phenomenally historic house and one of the classic American landscapes. Designed by Beatrix Farrand, Dumbarton Oaks is maintained by Harvard as a key home for the humanities. The house was home to John C. Calhoun, has been modified by Phillip Johnson, hosted a meeting where the UN was essentially created and holds a fabulous library of LA history works and pre-Columbian art.
