Blue Raster and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) are pleased to announce the launch of the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool. This tool is designed to provide users with environmental loading limit information for infrastructure based on location and risk category. Read More
GFW Fires can now be used to explore fire events for every country around the world over the last five years, using two sensor products: VIIRS and MODIS. Fire history, cumulative fires to date, and a statistical analysis by administrative boundaries allow great insight into fire events within a country. Read More
Blue Raster and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) worked together to create and launch a mobile-friendly Tree Watering Application. Read More
Blue Raster worked with Planet3 on their digital learning platform that combines game design, storytelling, and data sets to bring science to life for students. The platform consists of game-based simulations and case studies that enable students to explore connections between the science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) subjects. Read More
By combining advanced science with intuitive maps and tools, the WESTool offers valuable information at the local, regional and national scale to support decision-makers and land managers who wish to understand and balance the value of remaining forests with development goals. Read More
Blue Raster developed and launched a new mobile application for The United States National Arboretum, giving scientists and visitors a unique experience and new way of exploring the research grounds. The National Arboretum is a division of USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the main in-house research arm of USDA. This mobile app for Apple and… Read More
Designed to promote research about the complex inter-relationships among diet, food production, environment, and human health in Maryland using GIS and spatial data analysis. Read More
Blue Raster is proud to announce a major update to the LandMark interactive global mapping platform of community and indigenous lands. The original LandMark platform provided unprecedented information about the location of indigenous and community owned lands and the strength of legal protections available to these communities. The latest release builds upon that success by… Read More
Remote monitoring devices are evolving into an essential tool for biodiversity monitoring. In conjunction with Blue Raster, scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute created Soundburst, an acoustic application to rapidly process and identify species calls in sound files produced by remote sensors. Through Soundburst, you can pair acoustic recorders with eMammal cameras to monitor… Read More
Blue Raster created a prototype online 3D GIS portal to view the available spatial, structural, and historical information associated with a historic building information model (HBIM) created by Quinn Evans Architects. Read More