- Are you ready for a new list of cool technology updates? This months’ reads include some amazing new uses for graphene, AI tech, and renewable energy developments!
Another amazing use for graphene – record-high magnetoresistance.
And still another new use for graphene, this time in microelectronics.
Renewable energy extracted from seawater.
Here is a new way humans can interact with AI technology.
New efficient material developed to capture waste heat and convert it to energy.
The NOAA extreme weather map for April 2023 shows below average sea ice extents in both the Arctic and Antarctic Seas. The Arctic ice extents was the 11th smallest on record, and the Antarctic Sea ice extent ranked third smallest on record. Tropical Storms Isla set a record for the strongest winds observed in western Australia, while Tropical Storm Sanvu was the first Northern Hemisphere named storm of 2023. (Credit: NOAA’s State of the Climate Reports)- The April 2023 NOAA Climate Report has been released, and, in line with past trajectories, it was warmer than previous years. The April 2023 average global surface temperature was the fourth highest on record since 1850. Interestingly, all the continents experienced hotter than average temperatures in the month of April. Spain had its hottest and driest April ever recorded; as global ocean temperatures set a record high for April, and also marked the second highest ocean temperature on record for any month ever recorded.
- Did you know that June 2nd is National Donut Day? In honor, our Google search of the month was “Donuts and GIS”. We found this article by Michael Waters, titled Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts: A Locational and Economic Analysis using GIS. The article is a student project written at Salem State University in 2007. It discusses how GIS technology can help pinpoint ideal locations for businesses. The project used GIS to analyze the locations of two competing business chains (i.e., Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts) in the state of Massachusetts. The research particularly focused on the differences in demographics of the areas surrounding the respective companies’ coffee shops, including income, land value, infrastructure, education and race. Check out the article to find what kinds of data the study revealed about the clientele of both Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts. Some of the revelations surprised us!
- Last month we checked out the online GIS resources of Montana’s third largest city, Great Falls. This month, we head south and east for a look at the GIS resources for Nebraska’s third largest city, Bellveue. Bellevue is a part of Sarpy County, which hosts the city’s GIS website. The Sarpy County GIS system is appealing and user friendly as almost all the important information on the site can be reached from the home page.
Bellevue, NE GIS Website
Bellevue, NE GIS Contacts (see top right side bar)
Bellevue, NE GIS Web App
Bellevue, NE GIS Map Collections
Bellevue, NE GIS Direct Downloads
Brock Adam McCarty
Map Wizard
(720) 470-7988
brock@apollomapping.com
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