Community Engagement 1, ... 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18
[ Update: see post #19 on an opportunity to use land cover information to study peat lands ]
This extends the previous flood defences update into a 3D interactive map. It also explains the DEFRA flood defences data update, in order to map the infrastructure complete with various sea level rise elevations. [Story map full-page here.]
Community Engagement 1, ... 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17
[ Update: the next blogpost extends this into a 3d interactive map wrapping up this 2 years study ]
This closes the trio of updates on sea level rise timelines and infrastructure based on newly available climate change data, since this project started two years ago.
Environment Agency's DEFRA not only manages a comprehensive Risk of Flooding for River and from Sea via ground observations and mapping, but it also manages all the infrastructure related to flood risks from the same.
Let's extend our ongoing mapping effort here to include AIMS Spatial Flood Defences (inc. standardised attributes):
Community Engagement 1, ... 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16
[ Update 3: the next installment includes Environment Agency's flood defence data
Update 2: here is an update via Enviro. Agency's outreach twitter @FutureFens
Update 1: here is a story map augmenting the last two posts with live maps... enjoy! ]
Following on the previous timelines update focusing on Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combine Authority, this is an East Anglia-wide update based on Environment Agency (EA) Survey, Office for National Statistics (ONS) Geoportal and Ordnance Survey (OS) Open Zoomstack data.
Community Engagement 1, ... 12, 13, 14 & 15
[ Update 3: the next installment updates the infrastructure aspects of this for East Anglia
Update 2: Cambridge could be completely underwater by 2100, warns Emoov report
Update 1: added slide deck at bottom, to summarize the last two years of work on this ]
After a hiatus focusing on Coronavirus and story maps on East Anglia and other mapping topics, let's revisit that moving target of sea level rise timing.
[ In the news: ‘Amazing success’ as community group plants 165 trees by banks of river Cam ]
The previous Tree planting survey 1-2-3 showed what3words used to located and post on a web map rough surveyed locations for tree planting directed by a tree surgeon, to help restore tree rows along the River Cam towpath immediately north of Cambridge UK. The beauty of turning out a web map the same day as the survey, is that shortly after, printing out the same map for tree-planting volunteers to take into the field was feasible almost as quickly. So after a 'high tech' Part I, here's a 'low tech' Part II.
[ Update: see next the fieldwork preparations that went on as a follow-up to this project
Update 2: See also other prior actions & concerns by same group here ]
New Flamingos, my Extinction Rebellion group in Cambridge decided to do a little outreach - not unlike my other group On the Edge that engages with my village around flood preparedness - we work with the community to replant trees along the left bank of the River Cam immediately North of Cambridge UK. This afternoon, a tree surgeon accompanied our survey along the river bank and suggested tree location and density as we walked.
[ Update 2: see Mars in 3D web view here for the latest imagery from NASA / USGS
Update 1: see "Explore Mars with GIS", the app and the story HT @PhilipMielke ]
And now for something completely different... Lockdown gave me plenty of time to be armchair explorer, and my latest story map Mars revisited open with:
As NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover prepares to land on the Red Planet, let's extend what started on #30DayMapCallenge Day 24 bonus images displaying tantalising pictures of what looked like solifluction and rock glaciers.
[ Update 2: Anaglyph 3D pops up Central Cambridge halfway down under Other Areas
Update 1: added four effects to enhance relief maps on mountain areas at the bottom ]
Last month's Story-in-a-map reminded me I created a number of map posters, as a mean to reach out to the community, where prints are better in town hall or small group presentations, as well as wall art.
[ Update: ONS deaths still rise slightly, NHSx cases resurgence continues topping 6.5M ]
Since our previous update, a third national lockdown resulted from the numbers that just keep increasing, as well as a second strain of the virus appearing but not split out in NHSx stats. That is patent in the comparative graphs below, updated as per above:
Here is the Parliament f i n a l l y addressing the challenges posed by the pandemic, with a fairly comprehensive review of the facts they gathered.
