Energy & Resources
- Oil Production, 1960-2010
- An interactive map showing oil production by country from 1960 to 2010. Flash required. Via @spatialanalysis….
- National Geographic Maps the Gulf of Mexico’s Oil Infrastructure
- The October issue of National Geographic includes a map supplement that shows the Gulf of Mexico’s oil infrastructure; it doesn’t so much map the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as its context. A zoomable version is available online. The verso…
- Thermal Map of Antwerp
- This thermal map of Antwerp and the surrounding region measures heat loss from rooftops. In Flemish. Via Ogle Earth….
- Renewable Resource Maps
- Renewable resources information company 3TIER has produced a number of resource maps showing such things as wind speed, solar irradiance and precipitation to suggest renewable-energy potential; at right, for example, is a map showing global mean wind speed at…
- More Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Maps
- Above, a MODIS image from NASA’s Terra satellite, taken last Saturday, showing the spread of the Deepwater Horizon slick in the Gulf of Mexico. NOAA has released an interactive map that “integrates the latest data the federal responders have…
- BLM Maps Potential Solar Energy Areas
- The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is looking into using federal lands for solar energy development, and has issued maps of six states showing the locations of so-called Solar Energy Study Areas where solar energy generation may be a…
- Mapping the Grid
- For a series on the U.S. electricity grid, NPR has put together an interactive map showing said grid, including transmission lines (both existing and proposed; pictured), power sources (i.e., coal, nuclear, hydro), power plant locations, and solar and wind…
- San Francisco Solar Map
- The San Francisco Solar Map is a part of the city’s goal to have 10,000 roofs equipped with solar panels by 2012; it maps current solar installations and provides information for those interested in installing solar panels. Via Vector One;…
- B.C. Geodata Available Online, Through Google Earth
- As reported last year, the provincial government of British Columbia is making its geographic databases available online and via Google Earth. The announcement was made last Friday; the Vancouver Sun has coverage. Via, and more at, AnyGeo….
- The USGS in Afghanistan
- The U.S. Geological Survey is running a number of projects in Afghanistan, including the Afghanistan Airborne Geophysical and Remote Sensing Survey, for the Afghan government: “Data collected during this survey will provide basic information for mineral and petroleum exploration studies,…
- U.S. Atlas of Renewable Resources
- Very Spatial points to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s U.S. Atlas of Renewable Resources. Sue writes: “The atlas (which is still under development) includes a web mapping interface that show the geographic distribution of wind, biomass, geothermal and solar…
- Oil Reserves Cartogram
- A cartogram showing the world’s oil reserves: the larger the country, the more oil it has. The Arabian peninsula is understandably enormous; see also Nigeria and Venezuela. Not sure how this map works, since both Canada and Russia are…
- Canadian Mining Sector Wants Mapping Plan
- Also via GeoCarta, this story about a proposed national mapping strategy — a “decade-long plan to map Canada’s resource-rich north” — is framed in the context of Canada’s mining industry, which is hungry for new reserves that good mapping, which…
- Ancient Map, Modern Mine
- This pregnant news item just begs for more detail: an Australian gold exploration company is embarking on a $216-million mining project in Egypt that was explored based on a 3,000-year-old pharaonic map that indicated locations of gold sites. Via Map…
- Local Logging Maps
- Though only in fits and starts so far, I’ve been slowly working my way through the maps in my local archives’ collection. We have what you might expect: a mixed bag of local topo and cadastral maps, both current and…
- Renewable Energy Atlas of Alaska
- Three-quarters of Alaska’s electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels, mostly natural gas; the Renewable Energy Atlas of Alaska (26 MB, PDF) identifies potential sources of energy from renewable sources in the state, such as wind, hydro and tidal power…
- EWG U.S. Mining Database
- There has been an explosion in mining claims lately; the Environmental Working Group’s U.S. Mining Database uses the Google Maps API to show active mines and claims on federal lands in the western United States. (There’s also a Google Earth…
- Fire!
- BLDGBLOG’s been having fun with images from NASA’s Earth Observatory again (see previous entry), linking to this collection of MODIS images of Africa during 2005, showing the occurrence of fires deliberately set by people as part of their agricultural…
- PEI Wind Atlas
- Cute little Canadian province Prince Edward Island has released an online wind atlas, the CBC reports. The atlas, in PDF and ALOV-based interactive versions, maps potential wind energy — i.e., potential locations for wind turbines. See previous entry: Wind Energy…
- Protected Forest Logged, Mapping Error to Blame
- A protected forest in Tasmania was accidentally logged due to a mapping error, ABC News (Australia) reports. Via Cartography; see also GeoCarta. Update, 10:40 PM: From ABC News, “Forestry Tasmania general manager Kim Creek says the error was caused by…
