Infrastructure

Mekong Monitor – Providing Vital Insight for River-dependent Communities

Posted on by Chigo Ibeh | Environment, Amazon Web Services, ArcGIS for Server, ArcGIS Hub, Climate, Economic Development, Federal, Infrastructure, Mobile, Water

Blue Raster developed the Mekong Dam Monitor to provide unprecedented transparency of the flow of water and conditions of dams and reservoirs along the Mekong River. Using satellite data as well as weather and water gauge data, the monitor provides visibility into what is happening upstream, giving a comprehensive near-real time view of the current state of the Mekong basin along with historic conditions. This allows people all along the river and those advocating for more equitable and sustainable use of the river to understand and plan for changes in the levels of the river.  Read More

Keeping Sacramento Moving

Posted on by Christopher Gabris | Transportation, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Mobile, State & Local

Engineering firm Fehr & Peers worked with the city of Sacramento to prioritize and develop plans. They turned to trusted partner, Blue Raster, to develop a portal that could capture all of the needed input in a user-friendly way. The team developed a one page interface that asked citizen to rank potential projects in terms of their importance. The mobile-first design ensured people would be able to access the site on their preferred device. Transportation officials can view the collected input in dashboards for a quick view of the community’s priorities.  Read More

Bringing Transparency to Transboundary Water Policy in the Mekong River Basin

Posted on by Eric Ashcroft | Water, ArcGIS Image Extension for Server, ArcGIS Online, Conservation, Economic Development, Environment, Infrastructure, JavaScript API, Nonprofit/NGO, Sustainable Development Goals

From its headwaters on the Tibetan Plateau, the Mekong River runs through six countries, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia before reaching the ocean. Over 60 million people live in the Mekong watershed and rely on its natural resources and fish and agricultural products produced here are shipped throughout the world. However, recent evidence indicates…  Read More

Track Industrial Spaces in the Mekong Region with the Updated Mekong Infrastructure Tracker

Posted on by Eric Ashcroft | Economic Development, ArcGIS Online, Conservation, Development, Environment, Infrastructure, JavaScript API, Nonprofit/NGO, Transportation, Water

The latest release of The Mekong Infrastructure Tracker includes data on Industrial Spaces. In addition to major transportation hubs, such as railway stations, airports, and seaports, these include special economic zones, cross border economic zones, and industrial zones. These areas, with special tax treatment and other regulations, are a key centers of economic activity and international investment.  Read More

GIS-based Mapping in America’s First Garden Cemetery

Posted on by Sarah Aldama | Cemetery, Esri, Infrastructure, JavaScript API, Nonprofit/NGO, Public Gardens

Blue Raster collaborated with Mount Auburn Cemetery, The Alliance for Public Gardens GIS (APGG), and BG-BASE to develop an automated link from BG-BASE to Esri software. This process involved moving plant record data to a SQL Server Enterprise Geodatabase loaded with the Alliance for Public Gardens GIS data-model.  Read More

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