Birdata – birding for conservation

Birdata – birding for conservation

by Birdlife Australia With Australian birds facing so many pressures, it’s crucial that we collect the information needed to identify and address those threats. Birdata provides the platform to collect the scientific data that researchers use to help keep...
British Geological Survey launches coastal dataset

British Geological Survey launches coastal dataset

By Mark Say, Managing Editor, UKAuthority The British Geological Survey (BGS) has unveiled a package of geographic datasets to support management of the national coastline. Named GeoCoast, the dataset provides information on the morphology, behaviour and vulnerability...
Get bird migration information in real time

Get bird migration information in real time

By Jim Williams, Special to the Star Tribune BirdCast provides live and local bird migration alerts throughout the country with real-time analysis of bird migration traffic as detected by the U.S. network of weather surveillance radars. This tool can be used to...
Climate data tools win NOAA challenge

Climate data tools win NOAA challenge

By Shourjya Mookerjee, Associate Editor, GCN The four winning teams developed digital tools designed to help local decision makers use federal data for better climate resilience planning. Since the 1980s, multi-billion dollar climate disasters in the U.S. have...
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