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World Resources Institute – Forest Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Jessica Viel | Environment, Nonprofit/NGO

The World Resources Institute partnered with Blue Raster to create an interactive map viewer that shows development in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Designed using ESRI ArcGIS Server 10 and the Flex API 2.2, this forest atlas allows the viewer to examine in detail logging and mining concessions, protected areas, roads, and detailed change in… Read More

Southern Forests for the Future

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Jessica Viel | Environment, Nonprofit/NGO

Partnering with the World Resources Institute, Blue Raster has developed an innovative tool to map the health of the southern forests of the United States. More than 200 million acres of forests, stretching from Texas to Virginia, are under threat from suburban sprawl, coal mining and resource extraction. Integrating YouTube, Flickr, WMS services, and KML,… Read More