- It’s time for our monthly review of amazing technological advances so without delay, let’s jump right in!
This device harvests water even from dry air.
Producing hydrogen gas from saltwater, a soda can and coffee grounds.
New sustainable, super-black material has a multitude of uses.
These batteries can stretch up to 10 times their original length.

- The July 2024 NOAA Global Climate Report paints a scorching picture – literally. July 2024 was the hottest July ever, soaring 2.10°F (1.17°C) above the 20th Century average. This marks nearly half a century of July’s that have been hotter than usual. In the Arctic and Antarctic, sea ice continued its downward spiral, with the Antarctic hitting a grim milestone as it recorded its lowest ice extent for July ever. The planet is clearly feeling the heat, and the consequences are becoming impossible to ignore.
- Batman Day is an annual event organized by DC Entertainment to celebrate and promote Batman. The first Batman Day was held July 23, 2014. This was the year of the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics in 1939. The day was chosen to coincide with San Diego Comic-Con. This year, Batman Day will be celebrated September 21st around the world, the same day as the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con. In fact, Warner Bros. Discovery celebrated Batman’s first appearance in comics and The Caped Crusader’s 85th anniversary with pop-up comic book giveaways in New York City, where they gave-away limited copies of a Batman 85th anniversary printing of the World’s Greatest Detective’s debut in Detective Comics #27. GIS technology was used to create a map of Gotham City using ArcGIS, which was done by Esri, or Environmental Systems Research Institute, a private American company that specializes in geographic information system software, location intelligence and mapping.
- We took a look at the online GIS resources for Knoxville, Tennessee, last month. This month, we’re heading over to Dallas, Texas, which was initially settled in 1841 as a by-product of the construction of major railroad lines through the area which allowed access to cotton, cattle and later oil in north and east Texas. Today, Dallas is home to many attractions, businesses, colleges and AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, Dallas is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Here are the GIS resources we found for you to check out:
Dallas Texas, GIS Website
Dallas Texas, GIS Contacts
Dallas Texas, GIS Web App
Dallas Texas, GIS Map Collections
Dallas Texas, GIS Direct Downloads
Brock Adam McCarty
Map Wizard
(720) 470-7988
brock@apollomapping.com
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