Staff members recently underwent training in first aid and fire safety. During a refresher course, Ann, Benni, Jan and Simon updated their first aid skills, successfully completing recertification.
Please take a moment to picture these two scenarios.
You are part of the civil protection authority and a pluvial flood (a flooding event independent of large water bodies, such as rivers or lakes) has just occurred in a major city under your jurisdiction. Where should you and your team focus your efforts? In what neighborhoods are people at the greatest risk? Who can your agency contact, in case you and your team cannot reach all communities? And where, in the aftermath of the flooding event, should infrastructure or warning systems be developed to mitigate impacts in the future?
You are a farmer and each year for the past five years, rainfall and drought patterns have been highly unpredictable. You never know how much water to use for your crops anymore and, as a result, your crops are producing smaller yields. What do you do? How should you adapt your planting strategies, so that your crops do not suffer from drought? Where can you find reliable information to make informed decisions on this matter?
Hello all,
I welcome you all to the introductory blog post on my Google Summer of Code‘s project that I will be working on over the next few weeks. Before I begin, a bit of an introduction about me 
I am a graduate student at the University of Calgary (Yes, I get to see the Canadian Rockies from my window!). I am pursuing my Master’s degree in Geomatics Engineering and working towards revising and improving the Open Geospatial Consortium’s (OGC) SensorThings API standard for my thesis.
The enviroCar Android application is an open-source project, which allows the user to collect, share and analyze floating car data (xFCD). This data can be incredibly valuable in various situations, e.g.