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Geographic information systems include GIS, GPS and other IT-based mapping and coordinate systems and their uses by state and local government
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911 Standard Could Speed Emergency Response
Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials approves standard for alarm companies to automatically alert 911 centers - eliminating millions of phone calls.
Aerosols May Drive a Significant Portion of Arctic Warming
Though greenhouse gases are invariably at the center of discussions about global climate change, new NASA research suggests that much of the atmospheric warming observed in the Arctic since 1976 may be due to changes in tiny airborne particles called aerosols.
Scientist to Create Global Maps of CO2
The first global maps of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels based on data from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory will be created by a University of Michigan researcher and her colleagues.
Earth Has Warmed 0.4 C in 30 Years
Half of the globe has warmed at least one half of one degree Fahrenheit (0.3 C) in the past 30 years, while half of that -- a full quarter of the globe -- warmed at least one full degree Fahrenheit (0.6 C).