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GeoServer Animator
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- Written by charlie
- Category: GIS & Mapping
For users of GeoServer, a writeup of the new Animator feature, which creates a creates the animated GIF by using multiple WMS calls is wotth a read at geosolutions blog.
A useful feature especially since wetlands policy relies heavily upon geospatial data for decision making and visualizing wetland losses over time. The cliche "A picture is worth a thousand words" holds true, but a well designed animated feature can concisely make a point across even to the casual observer. Decades of change can be displayed in an intuitive and eye catching format, rather than requiring the viewer to interpret and match multiple still images.
For more information:
http://geoserver.org/display/GEOS/GSIP+62+-+WMS+animator
HELP PROTECT A RAMSAR WETLAND
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- Written by charlie
- Category: ROOT
From the RAMSAR listserv:
The Olentangy River Wetland Research (ORWRP), a tiny (20-ha) research and teaching wetland park located on the campus of The Ohio State University (OSU) in Ohio, USA, became the 24th Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in the USA in 2008. The designation was because of its diverse biota as well as its teaching, research and outreach history. It is currenly being run by Dr. William Mitsch, the author of the well regarded book "Wetlands".
It is the first created wetland site to become a Ramsar wetland in the world.
Energy developers are currently proposing a 50-cm diameter high-pressure natural gas pipeline under the entire length (1 km) of the wetland research park and the Olentangy River itself at a depth of approximately 10 m. This pipeline horizontal drilling has the risk of impacting the groundwater and potentially surface water hydrology of the wetlands and the saturated soils beneath the wetland and potentially disturbing the considerable amount of long-term research, which includes measurement of trace amounts of methane from freshwater wetlands, at the research park.
The request for the pipeline easement is now being evaluated by The Ohio State University (OSU), the owner of the property and one of the largest Universities in the USA, but there is tremendous political and energy-development pressure on the University to grant the easement.
Some food for thought; if this can happen to a wetland that is being actively used for study and research, and is being run by the author of one of the best known books on wetlands, it can happen far easier to a wetland closer to home.
Most important, join the Facebook group to help "Save the OSU wetlands!"
The Sierra Club has just posted an environmental concern for the state of Ohio on this issue
Plants of Western Washington Collection
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- Written by charlie
- Category: Wetland Plants
For Washington Sate residents, the Plants of Western Washington Collection is an expanded database of plants found in Western Washington, wetland plants are identified, additional information on sucessional status, Soil Nitrogen indicator status and typical habitats are also found in this database. While regional, it offers an expanded, regional take on local flora not found in the USGS Plants Database. I wonder how many other regional plant databases are out there and if the data they provide is more nuanced?
Wetlands in the News
18 May 2024
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How Hong Kong’s Mai Po wetlands are under threat again, and past battles the ‘bird paradise’ has faced
A magnet for diverse species of birds, the Mai Po wetlands are a target of government plans to build part of an IT hub for its Northern Metropolis As the tide rises on a winter's day, thousands of...
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Why wetlands are important
By the fall of 1992, the stage had been set for what is called the Great Flood of 1993, the largest flood ever recorded by this country.
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Harbor Wetlands, a new outdoor exhibit, recreates salt marsh habitat from Baltimore's past
It's part of the National Aquarium's newest outdoor exhibit called Harbor Wetland, which is an effort to help keep our waterways clean and healthy.
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Westport wants fresh eyes on wetlands
Wetlands dot many parts of Westport, and the growing city wants a scientist to provide a deciding opinion on their current character, and how they came to be.
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Mark Clark Extension, if built, could impact nearly 40 acres of wetlands in Charleston
SCDOT applied to continue construction of the Mark Clark Extension. The pending project in Charleston County could temporarily or permanently impact wetlands.