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Forecasting Tsunami with GPS Technology

NASA scientists knew February 2010 wave would be too small to cause destruction in Hawaii

Scientists used GPS sensors placed close to the epicenter of February's destructive Chilean earthquake and experimental computer modeling to predict the size of February's tsunami. Listen to this interesting Hawaii Public Radio report.
http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hpr/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=42&Itemid=166

What are other real world uses for GPS you can think of?

UH Research Uses GeoTech

Tracking Larvae to Boost Local Coral

UH Researchers are studying coral in Hawaii Kai and using remote sensing satellite technology to track the larvae flow! Listen to this HPR story to learn more.

http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hpr/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=42&Itemid=166

What other research in Hawaii uses GeoTech that you know of? Please share by commenting.

Students Gather GIS Data that Laves Lives

"Hannibal Students Help Make 911 Maps More Accurate; We're Saving Lives, Starting Careers"
HANNIBAL, NY (wrvo) - Oswego County's 911 system is getting more accurate data so dispatchers can help police, fire and ambulance crews go to exactly the right place. The help is coming from an unlikely source: Students in the Hannibal Central School District.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wrvo/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1661405

High School Students on Maui were also recently involved in a similar project. They gathered lifeguard station waypoints which were needed by the e911 program operated by Akimeka LLC!

Do you have students collecting similar data? Let us know and we'll help put it to use.

Sites for GIS Energy Data

Looking for data sets for Hawaii or beyond on Solar, Wind, or Geothermal energy potential and/or other energy data?

NREL GIS Data Download
http://www.nrel.gov/gis/cfm/input.cfm

NREL Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC)
http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/

Open Energy Info
http://en.openei.org/wiki/Main_Page

US Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html

GIS Data for Hawaii - A MUST SEE

Looking for Data to Download specific to Hawaii?
This is one of the best sources!

The Hawaii Statewide GIS Program hosts downloadable data sets on everything from Ahupua'a to Census Data to Elevation Contours, some statewide, some island-wide. This is every Hawaii GIS User's dream come true! A MUST SEE!

http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis/

From the homepage, click on GIS Data in the lefthand side bar. From there, download, unzip, and begin your spatial analysis of Hawaii within your GIS desktop software!

Need Help Finding More GIS Data for Hawaii?

Need Help finding Hawaii Data? --

The first two places you might want to look for data layers (shape files, etc) are:

Hawaii Statewide GIS Program
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis

Hawaii Data Clearinghouse
http://hawaii.wr.usgs.gov

If you cannot find what you need, email us or comment on this post. Let us know what type of data you are looking for!