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Land Use

New Features in the LEARN Tool Expand Functionality for Assessing GHG Emissions from Land Use

Posted on by Chigo Ibeh | ArcGIS Image Extension for Server, Climate, Conservation, Environment, Greenhouse Gas, JavaScript API, Land Use, Nonprofit/NGO

Blue Raster is pleased to release the new build for the LEARN (Land Emissions and Removals Navigator) Tool. Built in partnership with Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and the World Resources Institute (WRI), the LEARN Tool allows for community inventorying of the effects of land use change on greenhouse gas emissions. This tool empowers policy makers, local governments, and community members to make informed decisions on environmental and climate policy.  Read More

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Carbon Benefits Calculator

Posted on by Pauline Mnev | Amazon Web Services, ArcGIS Enterprise, Cloud, Conservation, Environment, Greenhouse Gas, Land Use, Nonprofit/NGO, Restoration

Blue Raster partnered with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to create a robust Carbon Benefits Calculator. This tool estimates and visualizes the carbon impact of past and planned conservation efforts, restoration, and improved land management activities of NFWF.  Read More

Promoting Sustainable Forestry Practices with High Resolution Imagery

Posted on by Chigo Ibeh | ArcGIS Online, Conservation, Environment, Forest, GIS, Land Use, Nonprofit/NGO, Sustainable Development Goals

Blue Raster is proud to have developed and supported an audit area tool for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). This solution pulls data so that auditors can examine historic and current tree cover before going on site to complete their inspections. Blue Raster recently integrated high resolution satellite imagery from Planet and Sentinel into the audit area tool.  Read More

Getting Conservation Efforts On The Map

Posted on by Eric Ashcroft | ArcGIS Online, Conservation, Environment, Land Use, Nonprofit/NGO

The Northern Great Plains Joint Venture (NGPJV) aims to support and implement protection, enhancement, and restoration of prairie grassland, shrub-steppe, wetland, and riparian ecosystems. With an emphasis on sustaining and increasing populations of migratory and resident birds, their work spreads across North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.  Read More

Jane’s Green Hope: Blue Raster supports 87 Years of Jane Goodall’s Impact

Posted on by Phil Satlof | ArcGIS Online, Community, Conservation, Environment, Esri, Forest, Greenhouse Gas, Land Use, Nonprofit/NGO, Women in Science

For over 60 years, Dr. Jane Goodall has inspired and motivated millions of people around the globe to live in greater harmony with nature and to take action on behalf of the planet we share. To celebrate her 87th birthday, Dr. Goodall is asking you to pledge to make a difference via the Jane’s Green Hope campaign,.  Read More

Estimating Community GHG Emissions from Land Use Change

Posted on by Eric Ashcroft | ArcGIS Image Extension for Server, Climate, Environment, Forest, Greenhouse Gas, JavaScript API, Land Use, Nonprofit/NGO

As communities around the United States seek to mitigate the impact of climate change by reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the importance of land use to the GHG balance has become more apparent. About one third of human caused GHG emissions each year are sequestered in forests and trees but most communities do not include forests and trees in their inventories. To help fill this gap, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) developed the Land Emissions and Removals Navigator (LEARN) tool.  Read More

Celebrating 60 Years of Discovery with Jane Goodall

Posted on by Victoria Dombrowik | ArcGIS StoryMaps, Conservation, Land Use, Nonprofit/NGO, Story Map, Women in Science

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Dr. Jane Goodall’s research on wild chimpanzees, Blue Raster teamed up with the Jane Goodall Institute to launch a new interactive story map. Powered by Esri’s ArcGIS StoryMaps, DISCOVERY, INNOVATION & HOPE allows viewers to explore six decades of discovery in Gombe, Tanzania, and highlights Dr. Goodall’s role as a scientific trailblazer.  Read More

Tracking Grassland Loss in the Great Plains: WWF and Blue Raster Release Plowprint Web Application

Posted on by Sarah Aldama | ArcGIS Image Extension for Server, Conservation, Environment, JavaScript API, Land Use, Nonprofit/NGO

To understand and address issues faced in the Great Plains, Blue Raster has partnered with the World Wildlife fund to bring the annual Plowprint Report online. Since 2016, the Plowprint Report has analyzed grassland loss across the Great Plains.  Read More

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