What If Geography Is The Curriculum We Need For The Future?
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-11-14-what-if-geography-is-the-curriculum-we-need-for-the-future <-- shared article
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#geography #superpower #systems #K12 #education #university discipline #usecase #application #metrics #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialdata #spatialanalysis #interdisciplinary #toolbox #alldataisspatial #systems #trade #technology #history #international #global #dynamic #metrics #humanimpacts #naturalsystems #training #understanding #model #modeling #howthingsconnect #systemsthinking #interconnections #teaching #highereducation #students #learning #understanding

Light Detection And Ranging Of Natural Systems
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43586-025-00446-3 <-- shared paper
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['primer'/'tutorial'/overview]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #explanation #tutorial #overview #primer #LiDAR #laserscanning #survey #pointcloud #spatialanalysis #airborne #satellite #usecase #vegetation #forest #forestry #resource #wildfire #fuel #elevation #topography #bathymetry #glaciology #glacier #workflow #naturalsystems #applications #algorithms #sensors #geomorphometry #geomorphology #drone #UAV #water #hydrology #groundbased #instrumentation #spatiotemporal #landsurface #landcover

The Myth And Reality Of ‘Physics-Based’ Models In Geosciences
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https://geoaiunpacked.substack.com/p/the-myth-and-reality-of-physics-based <-- shared technical article
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“Across hydrology, fire, weather, and climate science, models are often described as physics-based—a phrase that evokes rigor, transparency, and trust. Yet, beneath the surface, much of what drives these models are empirical relationships and parameterizations rather than direct solutions of physical laws. These assumptions are necessary to make the equations computable, but they also introduce biases, tuning artifacts, and uncertainties that can propagate through every layer of simulation.
This doesn’t mean physics-based models are flawed or obsolete; rather, it highlights the complexity of modeling natural systems…”
#GeoAI #datadriven #physicsbased #model #modeling #usecase #appliedscience #accuracy #appropriateness #simulation #naturalsystems #hybrid #physicalrealism #hydrology #fire #weather #climate

The Rise Of AI Meets The Golden Age Of Geography [GeoAI overview]
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/esri/2024/03/22/the-rise-of-ai-meets-the-golden-age-of-geography/ <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #overview #summary #GeoAI #AI #artificialintelligence #usecase #appliedscience #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #realtime #business #economics #routing #naturalsystems #transportation #waterways #dredging #decisionmaking #prediction #automation #precision #speed #efficiency #scaling #supplychain #assestmanagement #demographics

Colorado Bill Aims To Protect Wetlands, Streams After [The Supreme Court] Sackett Decision
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https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/21/colorado-legislature-wetlands-streams-protection-supreme-court/ <-- shared media article
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https://cnhp.colostate.edu/cwic/ <-- Colorado Wetland Information Center
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #change #wetlands #hydrology #water #Colorado #regulations #protection #statelaw #waterresources #watersupply #ecosystems #watersecurity #waterways #pollution #drainage #reclaimation #climatechange #drought #risk #hazard #permitting #cleanwateract #housing #development #environment #naturalsystems #seasonalstreams #climate #floodmitigation #flooding #habitat #wildfire

‘Taking The Pulse Of The Planet’ - How Monitoring Nature From Space Could Keep Earth Healthy
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/22/taking-the-pulse-of-the-planet-how-monitoring-nature-from-space-could-keep-earth-healthy <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02171-0 <-- shared paper (on BONs)
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #biodiversity #remotesensing #global #satellite #earthobservation #inventory #catalogue #monitoring #fieldwork #insitu #habitat #ecosystems #international #cooperation #nature #naturalsystems #foodsecurity #watersecurity #seas #soils #forests #vegetation #species #pulseoftheplanet #BON #biodiversityobservationnetwork #GBiOS #GCOS #climatechange #planetaryhealth #spaceagencies #datagaps #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

How Freeing Rivers Can Help California Ease Flood Risks And Revive Ecosystems
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https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-02-20/california-floodplain-restoration <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrology #water #california #centralvalley #rivers #floodplains #naturalsystems #flood #flooding #levees #engineering #engineeredstructures #soil #fertility #diosriosranch #modesto #treeplanting #trees #vegetation #habitat #habitatrestoration #ecosystems #ecosystemrestoration #runoff #infiltration #naturalsystems #storms #extremeweather #climatechange #rain #rainfall #precipitation #droughts #waterresources

Louisiana Wetlands Are Undergoing An ‘Ecosystem Collapse,’ Scientists Say
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/02/15/louisiana-coastal-erosion-swamp-wetland-loss/ <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45487-6 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #louisiana #wetlands #climatechange #monitoring #USA #hydrology #water #hydrospatial #SLR #RSL #sealevel #sealevelrise #marsh #bog #estuary #coast #coastal #innundation #ecosystems #naturalsystems #engineering #coastalengineering #habitatloss #habitat #economy #protection #stormsurge #hurricanes #USGS
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Top-Predator Recovery Abates Geomorphic Decline Of A Coastal Ecosystem
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06959-9 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #monitoring #apex #predators #trophiccascade #biology #geomorphology #habitat #ecosystem #otter #seaotter #crab #substrate #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #marine #vegetation #balance #estuary #california #plant #biomass #erosion #marsh #wetlands #saltmarsh #sealevelrise #tidalscour #stormsurge #protection #naturalsystems #predator #marshcreek #burrowing #surveys #keystone #predatorcontrol #coast #coastal #wetlands #geomorphicstability #biology

Achieving Sustainable Earth Futures in the Anthropocene by Including Local Communities in Critical Zone Science
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003448 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrology #water #atmosphere #hydrosphere #soil #biosphere #lithosphere #soil #communityinvolvement #community #communityengagement #remotesensing #sustainability #farming #agriculture #anthropocene #criticalzonescience #transdiscipline #global #monitoring #model #modeling #landscape #humanimpact #humanimpacts #watersecurity #foodsecurity #farmingpractices #naturalsystems #ecosystems #geomorphology #China #UN #UnitedNations #SustainableDevelopmentGoals