Friday, December 11, 2009

Climate Change Is a Geographic Problem


Snak med Jack (og mange andre) om hvad GIS kan gøre i forbindelse med klimaforandringerne ...
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Join Jack at Spatial Roundtable and discuss the role of GIS and climate change ...
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Reducing the risks caused by climate change is an immense challenge. Scientists, policy makers, developers, engineers, and many others have used GIS to better understand a complex situation and offer some tangible solutions. Technology offers a means to assess, plan, and implement sustainable programs that can affect us 10, 20, and 100 years into the future.

A GIS-based framework helps us gain a scientific understanding of earth systems at a truly global scale and leads to more thoughtful, informed decision making:

  • Deforestation analysis spurs successful reforestation programs and sustainable management.
  • Study of potential sea level rise leads to adaptive engineering projects.
  • Emissions assessment brings about research into alternative energy sources such as wind turbine siting and residential solar rooftop programs.

Climate change is a geographic problem, and we believe solving it takes a geographic solution.

What are the benefits of using GIS technology to advance climate change science?


Read more: http://www.spatialroundtable.com/

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