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Understanding the Changin g Planet meridian.aag.org/ changingplanet Roger and Anita Palmer

Understanding the Changin g Planet meridian.aag.org/ changingplanet Roger and Anita Palmer GISetc.com. NRC’s Report to Define the Top Problems We Face in the next 15 years. Research Focus Areas. How are we changing Earth’s physical environment How can we preserve Earth’s Biodiversity

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Understanding the Changin g Planet meridian.aag.org/ changingplanet Roger and Anita Palmer

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  1. Understanding the Changing Planet meridian.aag.org/changingplanet Roger and Anita Palmer GISetc.com

  2. NRC’s Report to Define the Top Problems We Face in the next 15 years

  3. Research Focus Areas • How are we changing Earth’s physical environment • How can we preserve Earth’s Biodiversity • How are environmental changes affecting coupled human - environmental systems • Where will 10 billion people live on the Earth • How will we sustainably feed earth’s population • How does where we live affect our health • How does the movement of people, goods and ideas transform the world • How is globalization affecting inequality • How are geopolitical shifts affecting peace and stability • How might we better visualize our changing world? • What are the societal implications of citizen mapping

  4. To Engage the Public • Couldn’t use installable software • Overcome lack of utraining • Isn’t an additional topic to be squeezed in • Fits a scalable time limit to investigate a topic

  5. What tools were used • ArcGIS online • Image J online • Imagery • Landsat side by side (tri-viewer) • Map based animations • Videos • Cartograms • Map mashups

  6. Come up with a strategy to estimate what fraction of the Aral Sea dried up between 2000 and 2009.

  7. How To Vote via Texting EXAMPLE Standard texting rates only (worst case US $0.20) We have no access to your phone number Capitalization doesn’t matter, but spaces and spelling do TIPS

  8. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  9. Which biome looks most productive? a. Rainforest b. Boreal Forest c. Estuary d. Temperate Grasslands a. Rainforestb. Boreal Forest c. Estuary d. Temperate Grasslands a. Rainforest b. Boreal Forest c. Estuary d. Temperate Grasslands a. Rainforest b. Boreal Forest c. Estuary d. Temperate Grasslands

  10. Technology Educators Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  11. Geospatial Educators

  12. Based on current development, animal and plant diversity

  13. Where would you focus conservation efforts? • A. The Brazilian Highlands • B. Central America Cloud Forests • C. The Himalayas • D. The Horn of Africa • E. The North American West • D. Borneo and Sumatra (Indian Ocean islands)

  14. Technology Educators

  15. Geospatial Educators

  16. How and where will 10 billion people live on Earth?

  17. City on the Swamp (Estuary)Guangzhou has doubled it’s population since ’90www.esri.com/changematters then search for Guangzhou • What does growth look like in your home town?

  18. What word describes growth in your hometown over the past 25 years? Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  19. How much do you spend on food in a week?

  20. What state had the highest incidence of cold or flu last year? Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  21. Websites • Understanding the Changing Planet Portal www.meridian.aag.org/changingplanet • EsriArcGIS.com Map Viewer and Portal www.arcgis.com • Esri Change Matters Viewer www.esri.com/changematters • Earth Observatory http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/aral_sea.php • CDC Flu View http://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/fluview/main.html

  22. Thanks for you time and interest • Questions, comments… Roger@gisetc.com Anita@gisetc.com

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