Mastodawn

Fewer Forest Fires Burn In North America Today Than In The Past—And That's A Bad Thing
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/undrr_this-study-in-nature-communications-shows-activity-7390659024213577728-T5St?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop <-- shared LinkedIn technical post
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https://www.preventionweb.net/news/fewer-forest-fires-burn-north-america-today-past-and-thats-bad-thing <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56333-8 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #USA #model #modeling #sampling #fire #wildfire #change #NorthAmerica #USA #Canada #cost #damage #frequency #research #treerin #firescar #NAFSN #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #forest #tree #firesurplus #firedeficit #foresttype #burnrate #firextent #severity #risk #hazard #ecosystem #humanimpacts #infrastructure #watersupply #impacts #costs #economics #publicsafety
#UNDRR #CIRES #UnitedNationsOfficeforDisasterRisk Reduction

💧🌏 Greg Cocks 4h ago

A Five-Year Milestone - Reflections On Advances And Limitations In GeoAI Research
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https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~yhu42/papers/2024_AnnalsofGIS_GeoAI.pdf <-- shared 2024 paper
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2025.104368 <-- shared 2025 paper
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[GeoAI has changed markedly since this 1st paper was written, but there is still much value in what it states]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #AI #spatialanalysis #GeoAI #theory #perspectives #Giscience #geography #advances #limitations #model #modeling #spatiallyexplicit #realworld #usecase #application #problemsolving #AAG #research #appliedscience #generalizability
@AAG

💧🌏 Greg Cocks 7h ago

The Rise Of Geospatial Data-As-A-Service
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https://geoaiunpacked.substack.com/p/geoai-unpacked-4-the-rise-of-geospatial <-- shared technical article
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[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a particular service, etc]
“In this issue, [they] explored the rise of data-as-a-service (DaaS) in the geospatial sector. [They] look at how the industry has shifted from public data programs to a growing ecosystem of private data providers, the business models behind them, and the opportunities and challenges shaping this evolving market...”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #overview #learning #GeoAI #DaaS #dataasaservive

Cie du battement de cils 12h ago

"Il se peut que les révolutions soient l'acte par lequel l'humanité qui voyage dans le train [de l'histoire] tire le frein d'urgence" Walter Benjamin.

Lulu envers les ombres, notre spectacle à grandir, on l'élève comme un cri de joie, comme un pied de nez à l'obscurantisme... Nous avons besoin de soutien, de sous, pour mettre en images et en scène cette imagerie contée en parler-chanter, radicalement humaniste. Pour nous filer un coup de main ô combien bienvenu, c'est par ici : https://kengo.bzh/projet/5230/lulu-envers-les-ombres
#art #mastoart #dessin #spectacle #mapping

ResearchBuzz: Firehose 15h ago

University of Southern California: USC researchers reboot national pharmacy desert map amid wave of drugstore closures. “USC researchers are launching a major reboot of their pharmacy desert mapping tool — at a time of accelerating pharmacy closures nationwide — in hopes of protecting the public’s access to essential medicines like insulin, antibiotics, contraceptives and flu shots.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/05/university-of-southern-california-usc-researchers-reboot-national-pharmacy-desert-map-amid-wave-of-drugstore-closures/

University of Southern California: USC researchers reboot national pharmacy desert map amid wave of drugstore closures | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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GeoNe.ws 15h ago

Seafloor #mapping of 'eruption of the century'

https://www.spatialsource.com.au/seafloor-mapping-of-eruption-of-the-century/

Seafloor mapping of ‘eruption of the century’ - Spatial Source

Researchers aboard CSIRO's RV Investigator have mapped the seafloor around the Hunga Volcano in Tonga, which erupted spectacularly in 2022.

Spatial Source

Quarticle 15h ago

🌍 #30DayMapChallenge – Day 5: Earth

For today’s theme, we’re taking a closer look at what lies beneath. Using Graph by Quarticle, we’ve loaded a soil type layer to explore how Earth’s composition varies across regions.

A simple map, powerful insights.

#GIS #Mapping #Geospatial #Earth #DataVisualization