New from Snet: Lithologs, a new tool to create lithological/sedimentological logs online..
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
a rough project...
I haven't told any nightmare field stories in a while... I was in charge of a big field project that was just a big mess. Budget, politics, technical requirements, personality conflicts... everything was hard. And on top of that, we had epically bad luck. Things broke that nobody knew could even break. If there was a utility line located anywhere on the property line, we would find it theGeocoding Addresses in ArcGIS: the other approach
Today I stumbled upon a post from the German ESRI office and their blog gisIQ and a little tutorial (English translation) on how to geocode addresses in the ArcGIS platform. I was asking, whether there is a possibility to use other geocoders as well and so I tried to build my own solution without credits and with the possibility to choose a geocoder. Fortunately the Python world offers some nice little scripts. So let’s use geopy! Prerequisites for Geocoding We will start with a very [...]“Dipsy” the Diplodocus is back at HMNS!
After a 2 year absence, “Dipsy” the Diplodocus is back at HMNS! Making it’s debut back in 1975, Dipsy was the first dinosaur to call HMNS home. In 2013, our Diplodocus was de-installed from [...]The Biology Of Paleontology:The Holy Grail
For the most part fossil bones have been what this science is all about. Assembling countless bones has resulted in a huge cache of extinct organisms, which defines the history and timeline of life on [...]Canadian Business
Ontario-geofish [18:45:00]
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Ordovician; CA
So, I had my day with my Designated Old Guy. Everybody should adopt an old guy. Anyway, we went to his favourite fancy restaurant, and we were beside the table of some businessmen. Two of the guys were [...]
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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions for Fall 2015
The Undergraduate Program in Sustainable Development is currently accepting applications for Fall 2015 teaching assistant positions. Applicants must be current full-time CU students enrolled in a degree [...]Los nuevos habitantes de La Cierva y Fuentes (Cuenca)
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“Happy Holi!“ – Festival of Colours
Each year on the day after the first full moon of the month Phalgun in Hindu calendar the Holi festival is celebrated all over India leaving a mark of a multi-coloured, happy nation. This year it took place on [...]Hollywood and the USGS both have announcements about California quakes
The last day has been chock full of big public-facing announcements regarding earthquakes, so it’s a good time to step in and sort them out, as well as a good time for (real life) earthquake scientists [...]Ausgabe rund ums Bodenbewusstsein
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die aktuelle: Mitgliederzeitschrift Bodenschutz des Bundesverbands Boden e. V. dreht
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Oso landslide: a new video five minutes after failure
A new video has emerged showing the aftermath of the Oso landslide a year ago. Shot by a passerby, it shows the site five minutes after theSyringopora sp. coral from the Hungry Hollow Mbr. at Arkona
Hunt for Lost Dutchman mine is subject of reality tv show
Engraved copper plates used to print topographic maps
What Less Fog and Clouds Mean for Coastal Southern California
A new study has found that urbanization around coastal Southern California is driving fog away and causing the low clouds, crucial for providing shade and moderating temperatures in summer, to rise. This trend [...]Resolve to get Involved
As you can see by my blog archive it has been a while since my last post. 2012? Wow. I don't know what happened to 2013 and 2014, and we're already 3 months into 2015. All I can say is time flies when you are [...]Aptychi – updated
drip | david’s really interesting pages... [18:37:55]
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The grandmother’s hypothesis generated some interest, so here’s an updated version with at least a mildly slicker overall appearance. Feel free to use this, please link to this blog and nudge me if [...]
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Say Goodbye to Styrofoam
By Sara Louie On July 1st, single-use styrofoam products will cease to be in circulation in New York City due to a new regulation. In the last year of Mayor Bloomberg’s final term in office, Bloomberg made [...]EGU 2015: Getting to Vienna, getting to sleep and getting to know the city
GeoLog-The official blog of the European Geosciences Union [15:56:18]
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AT,US,CN
With the conference only a month away here is a brief, and by no means comprehensive, introduction of how to get to Vienna and what to do when you’re there! Getting here Vienna’s International Airport is [...]
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(76 visits) Great Britain - Hadrian's Firewall
Article Pirate Bay I'm putting this in so my site will be blocked over in the Land of Bad Food. I don't like those people, anyway. They never comment. :) I'm sorry that has to include you, Mr. (Ms.) [...]★ From Diplodocus to Dust
A somewhat older ad, but considering my connection with its most prominent (and certainly largest) subject I thought it worthwile to post. To be honest, from the insurer’s point of view, its implications [...]Fusilando sin piedad: Francavilla after Burian
Death Valley Makes Yahoo Travel's Worst National Park List. I Respectfully (sort of) Respond
March 11, 2015
Kilauea is Fed by Multiple Magma ChambersScientific American Spring Gem and Mineral ShowsThe Vug Gua Pinang: Bat Cave of the Langkawi ArchipelagoThe Malay Mail Online How Nitrogen & Phosphorus Pollution [...]Harper Creek Mine Project Plans and Documents Made Public
Here is a comment posted on a recent blog item: Jack, I have been following your blog since the Mt Polley incident. I am not sure if you have seen the design yet for the proposed copper project located in the [...]Top concepts:
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