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Oblique Aerial Images in Google Maps

December 21st, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Google Maps is starting to implement oblique aerial images into their satellite views. You can see them in downtown San Jose and San Diego. More cities are being added. This is a live map below, you can use the navigation tools or grab and drag the image. View Larger Map

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Why You Should Not Live Close to a Volcano

October 26th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Soufriere Hills Volcano on the Island of Montserrat began its most recent series of eruptions in 1995. Since then much of the southern part of the island has been buried by ash fall, lahars and pyroclastic flows. Explore this image to see what can happen to communities near such eruptions. View Larger Mapimg src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geologycom/~4/oOonTeXKv30″ height=”1″ width=”1″/

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Data Collection for Auto GPS

August 23rd, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

This video provides a quick look at how Tele Atlas collects geographic data for online and GPS mapping systems using their mobile mapping vans. Embedded video from CNN Video

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Cape Cod Houses Washed Away

June 28th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Geology.com

Portions of Cape Cod have experienced serious beach erosion.

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Cape Cod Houses Washed Away

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