The fourth episode explores geospatial technology around the world: monitoring global climate change, preventing famine, tracking disease and mapping communities never before seen on a map.
1.) Explain how geospatial technologies assist governments and NGOs (non-governmental agencies) to help prevent famine. Geospatial technology plays a crucial role in helping us make good decisions about where food aid goes, whom it goes, and how much is sent. Non government agencies, such as the state department, USAID, Fews Net, and NASA, work hand in hand to monitor crop production worldwide. Satellite data determines quantitatively risk for food insecurity and helps prevent famine. Using the vegetation index, and productivity in previous years, they were able to determine food aid was going to over 8 million people. 2.) Determine the method that Dr. John Snow used to solve the infamous cholera outbreak in London circa 1854. Dr. John Snow used mapping and medical geography to confirm that the disease was caused by the consumption of water at a water well. 3.) Explain how people living in one of the world’s largest slums empowered themselves with the help of geospatial technology. Geographers used mapping to map facilities that are important to the community, including religious facilities, and health facilities. The mapping team walked around Kibera with a GPS to get the skeleton of Kibera itself. They then animated that work to create a map. Now that Kibera has its own map, the 200,000 people who live there can now get security with police stations, education facilities, health facilities, and water and sanitation facilities.
This series really helped with my AP Human Geography assignments. Social Studies has never been my best subject. I'm struggling in class and this helped me finally understand different things. This is definitely a great and informal series.
I watched this series for my second AP Human Geography assignment, it was so insightful and fascinating. It emphasized the significance of geospatial technology and how geography can initiate positive change in the world. Excellent series! Thank you for making this!
Great series. Geography combined with layers of data is a powerful thing. So many insights for humans to care for themselves, their planet and all its creatures.
Got number 3 by chance lol? Already stressing about this class considering I’m a freshman. The question is: Explain how people living in one of the world’s largest slums empowered themselves with the help of geospatial technology. Looking at it I suppose there’s not a set answer but I’m sure some people would like help.
Episode 5 just coming out next week (7-13-2021) is about mapping technology response to COVID-19. Check back if you're curious. Project web site is geospatialrevolution dot psu dot edu.
Explain how geospatial technologies assist governments and NGOs (non-governmental agencies) to help prevent famine. Geospatial technology plays a crucial role in helping us make good decisions about where food aid goes, whom it goes, and how much is sent. Non government agencies, such as the state department, USAID, Fews Net, and NASA, work hand in hand to monitor crop production worldwide. Satellite data determines quantitatively risk for food insecurity and helps prevent famine. Using the vegetation index, and productivity in previous years, they were able to determine food aid was going to over 8 million people. Determine the method that Dr. John Snow used to solve the infamous cholera outbreak in London circa 1854. Dr. John Snow used mapping and medical geography to confirm that the disease was caused by the consumption of water at a water well. Explain how people living in one of the world’s largest slums empowered themselves with the help of geospatial technology. Geographers used mapping to map facilities that are important to the community, including religious facilities, and health facilities. The mapping team walked around Kibera with a GPS to get the skeleton of Kibera itself. They then animated that work to create a map. Now that Kibera has its own map, the 200,000 people who live there can now get security with police stations, education facilities, health facilities, and water and sanitation facilities.
Food prices are high today partly because food-growing regions around the world April-23-2012--Are experiencing the adverse effects of human-induced climate change (such as more droughts and extreme storms), and of water scarcity caused by excessive use of freshwater from rivers and aquifers. In short, the global economy is experiencing a sustainability crisis, in which resource constraints and environmental pressures are causing large price shocks and ecological instability. VIKEN Z KOKOZIAN
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