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Preserving Rainforests with Project POTICO

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Jessica Viel | Environment, Nonprofit/NGO

To preserve endangered rainforests in Indonesia, the World Resources Institute (WRI) has launched Project POTICO (Palm Oil, Timber, Carbon Offsets), a revolutionary approach to ecosystem management. Working with spatial analysis tools developed by Blue Raster, Project POTICO aims to divert planned oil palm plantations away from virgin tropical forests to already degraded lands, a swap… Read More

Rethinking Health Mapping with Rich Visualizations

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Jessica Viel | Health, Nonprofit/NGO

Blue Raster is pleased to announce the release of the new version of HealthLandscape, an interactive web-based mapping tool for healthcare providers, advocates, researchers, and policy makers. HealthLandscape Version 3, which was launched in October, enhances the power of this award-winning GIS application, which allows healthcare professionals to combine, analyze, and display health information in… Read More