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(1 diggs) [G] Responding to the fires in San Bruno
Official Google Blog: Responding to the fires in San Bruno Like many friends in the Bay Area and across the country, Ive been stunned by the images of raging fires in San Bruno. Nearly 40 structures have been destroyed and 120 damaged, with several fatalities and multiple injuries after the explosion of a gas line. More than 100 people have been evacuated to nearby shelters.This disaster strikes close to home; our YouTube offices are about two miles away from the main gas explosion. Were...
Official Google Blog: Responding to the fires in San Bruno Like many friends in the Bay Area and across the country, Ive been stunned by the images of raging fires in San Bruno. Nearly 40 structures have been destroyed and 120 damaged, with several fatalities and multiple injuries after the explosion of a gas line. More than 100 people have been evacuated to nearby shelters.This disaster strikes close to home; our YouTube offices are about two miles away from the main gas explosion. Were...
(4 diggs) Microsoft Virtual Earth responds to Google Earth
Microsoft goes one step further with its killer application Virtual Earth with 3D capabilities, to be rightly called as 3d maps. Currently 15 American Cities are available for view in 3D, along with driving directions, traffic information and local search. Go check your city
Microsoft goes one step further with its killer application Virtual Earth with 3D capabilities, to be rightly called as 3d maps. Currently 15 American Cities are available for view in 3D, along with driving directions, traffic information and local search. Go check your city
(1 diggs) Global forest height map
Heights are the 90th percentile of GLAS height observations within a patch.
Using satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the worlds forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is the first that spans the entire globe based on one uniform method.
The map, based on data collected by NASA's ICESat, Terra, and Aqua satellites, should help scientists build an inventory of how much carbon the world's...
Heights are the 90th percentile of GLAS height observations within a patch.Using satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the worlds forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is the first that spans the entire globe based on one uniform method.
The map, based on data collected by NASA's ICESat, Terra, and Aqua satellites, should help scientists build an inventory of how much carbon the world's...
(1 diggs) Behind the Lens of Better Mus Come
Kingston, Jamaica: Anticipation is in the air for the cast and crew of local feature film Better Mus Come which premieres in Jamaica in Wednesday, October 13. Telling the story of the Green Bay Massacre of 1978, Better Mus Come has been three years in the making and according to the films top guns producer Paul Bucknor (Full Monty) and writer/director Storm Saulter, hard work, sweat and tears from the team of persons involved.
Shot in eight weeks, Better Mus Come puts a spin on an urban love...
Kingston, Jamaica: Anticipation is in the air for the cast and crew of local feature film Better Mus Come which premieres in Jamaica in Wednesday, October 13. Telling the story of the Green Bay Massacre of 1978, Better Mus Come has been three years in the making and according to the films top guns producer Paul Bucknor (Full Monty) and writer/director Storm Saulter, hard work, sweat and tears from the team of persons involved.Shot in eight weeks, Better Mus Come puts a spin on an urban love...