Bipartisan move to stall flood zone maps (Independent)
Bayshore residents affected by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) controversial new flood zone maps are getting bipartisan support from local legislators. U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-6th District) is calling for a moratorium on FEMA’s new flood zone maps, and Sen. Joseph M. Kyrillos Jr.
NASA’s Cassini Maps Of Saturn Moons Provide Guideposts for Future Explorers (SpaceRef)
Like the ancient cartographers of old, scientists working with images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft of Saturn’s icy, airless moons have carefully crafted detailed maps that one day may guide future explorers across the surfaces of these remote bodies.
New York Offers Outdoorsmen Website Access to WMA Maps > Buckmasters > Articles (Buckmasters)
– New natural resource maps and other environmental information are part of a recent expansion of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) website, Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today.
MAPS facing budget woes (The Mining Journal)
MARQUETTE While cuts are not expected for Marquette Area Public Schools during the 2008-09 school year, the districts long-term financial future looks gloomy as it faces declining enrollment and revenue. The MAPS school board met Monday for a budget work session, discussing the financial outlook for the district for the coming school year.
Tucson firm maps Earth and resources (Arizona Daily Star)
Businesses can now use Google Maps for more than finding directions to the next client meeting.
New digital flood maps taking in Iberia Parish (The Daily Iberian)
Iberia parish property owners are asked to be active participants in the development of new digital flood insurance rate maps.
Maps show Clinton better against McCain than Obama (Salon.com)
Maps produced by Karl Rove’s consulting firm show Hillary Clinton winning more electoral votes against John McCain than Barack Obama does.
Government launches online noise maps (Computing.co.uk)
Tom Young, Computing , Monday 19 May 2008 at 10:18:00 Defra hopes they will be the first step to reducing urban noise pollution The government has launched a new web site that will show levels of noise pollution around the country. The maps - which detail environmental noise from major industries, road and… > Read the full article
Shepherdsville police maps crime on Web site (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Shepherdsville Police Department has launched a crime alert and mapping feature on its Web site that allows residents to review up-to-date crime activity.