tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.comments2023-03-30T04:55:25.302-07:00The Days Are NumberedSimon Ilyushchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17779988234486566495noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-10188152084112465512012-10-28T01:56:05.637-07:002012-10-28T01:56:05.637-07:00Well done, Simon! And what about ocean's garba...Well done, Simon! And what about ocean's garbage patches monitoring? <br /><br />Dmitriy YessaouloffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730345250817992051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-64388669992677067232009-05-29T18:40:23.669-07:002009-05-29T18:40:23.669-07:00The colored maps are using Google Charts API by en...The colored maps are using Google Charts API by encoding parameters in a URL. The bubble chart is created via Google Visualization API - it's available as an embeddable gadget.Simon Ilyushchenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779988234486566495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-50841609175827090272009-05-29T11:25:29.734-07:002009-05-29T11:25:29.734-07:00How did you create that graphic? Is it built in s...How did you create that graphic? Is it built in software for the blogger site?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-5188871527111943982009-04-17T02:12:00.000-07:002009-04-17T02:12:00.000-07:00Hi Simon,
I am an Environmental Entrepreneur based...Hi Simon,<br />I am an Environmental Entrepreneur based in the UK. I was wondering if you had any plans to expand Vulcan outside the US. If so, I'd be interested to discussing potential collaboration.<br />Best regards,<br />Sam Hampton:<br />sam@ecoveritas.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357884457206821327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-63816796793921520992009-01-15T10:20:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:20:00.000-08:00Thanks, Mark, I've forwarded the corrections to Ca...Thanks, Mark, I've forwarded the corrections to Carma.Simon Ilyushchenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779988234486566495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-91995773589544809332009-01-15T06:34:00.000-08:002009-01-15T06:34:00.000-08:00I've noticed some power station icons are a little...I've noticed some power station icons are a little off in Google Earth. Here are the exact positions:<BR/><BR/>Loy Yang A: -38.254331,146.574170<BR/>Loy Yang B: -38.256862,146.586415<BR/>Hazelwood: -38.272705,146.391662<BR/>Yallourn: -38.177319,146.343491<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-15639721749914669912008-12-17T17:26:00.000-08:002008-12-17T17:26:00.000-08:00Cool! Carma is a real nice resource. I've taken th...Cool! Carma is a real nice resource. I've taken their country summaries and created a nice flash based map on my blog: http://blogs.edf.org/climateatlas/<BR/><BR/>I also used the Vulcan project's US county summaries to show per capita and total emissions summaries.PeterBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803579428151724582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-2213508739927115802008-12-03T01:27:00.000-08:002008-12-03T01:27:00.000-08:00i can think of some reasons why rural states tend ...i can think of some reasons why rural states tend to be more dangerous:<BR/><BR/>1. higher speeds, which you mentioned<BR/>2. dangerous, curvy roads<BR/>3. roads that often have ditches, trees, and other impediments near them<BR/>4. solitude: if two cars crash at night and nobody drives by to report the accident until the next morning, there's a higher chance of fatalities<BR/>5. further from the hospitalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-33479273434719605692008-11-24T19:18:00.000-08:002008-11-24T19:18:00.000-08:00Good point. If I have time, I can break down pedes...Good point. If I have time, I can break down pedestrian data by month.Simon Ilyushchenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779988234486566495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-7522515231533289952008-11-24T18:38:00.000-08:002008-11-24T18:38:00.000-08:00On the north-south breakdown of pedestrian fatalit...On the north-south breakdown of pedestrian fatalities, I imagine that might have a lot to do with less people out walking in cold weather...? Maybe not, I dunno. It might explain the higher number of pedestrians getting whacked down south (maybe they're just better aims than us northerners).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-54127028713706129412008-11-24T11:10:00.000-08:002008-11-24T11:10:00.000-08:00Utah - Mormons - Lesser alcohol consumption?Utah - Mormons - Lesser alcohol consumption?Mad Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845772522703289167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-17447344526386333472008-11-21T06:58:00.000-08:002008-11-21T06:58:00.000-08:00Nice mapsNice mapsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-18003323025851377612008-10-07T19:37:00.000-07:002008-10-07T19:37:00.000-07:00I have no doubt that none of them will blindly tak...I have no doubt that none of them will blindly take data from the outside. However, if they had a copy of the data with supposedly correct geolocations, it will be much less work for them to go and verify the cooordinates then to position the bridges themselves.Simon Ilyushchenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779988234486566495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-31855914676310915972008-10-07T12:01:00.000-07:002008-10-07T12:01:00.000-07:00FHWA gets yearly database/reporting submissions fr...FHWA gets yearly database/reporting submissions from the State DOT Bridge Maintenance Units, and all this State DOT data then gets aggregated into the National Bridge Inventory database by FHWA. I cannot imagine any of these entities would be willing to accept crowd-sourced location information. In fact, I can just see many of them nearly having a stroke thinking of how to deal with that possibility :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-66522200717022096972008-10-05T20:15:00.000-07:002008-10-05T20:15:00.000-07:00It seems to be possible to use crowdsourcing to fi...It seems to be possible to use crowdsourcing to fix the locations if I add the data to openstreetmap.org layers, but it's not clear whether the updates will be accepted by the data owners.Simon Ilyushchenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779988234486566495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8640820447881143716.post-59081759130858656462008-10-05T20:08:00.000-07:002008-10-05T20:08:00.000-07:00Really neat data, and interesting to see what's in...Really neat data, and interesting to see what's in my area that has issues. It's unfortunate that the locations are so far off...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com