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National Geospatial Advisory Committee holds June 2019 meeting
The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) held its first in-person meeting of the year on June 11-12, 2019 in Washington, DC. The full report of the meeting is available on the NGAC website. The NGAC is a Federal Advisory Committee that reports to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC). Our role is to provide advice and recommendations related to the national geospatial program and the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
Fly Us to the Moon: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
"This is a historic moment! You have to see it!"
SDR Deposit of the Week: Rocks and sustainable energy
When you think about rocks, you might not think about energy, but Christopher Zahasky does. Chris has been looking at vesicular basaltic volcanic rocks, like the one shown below, and the way fluid flows through them (see the graphical abstract for his recent article above). "These volcanic rocks are an important source of geothermal energy and provide a potential location for large-scale subsurface carbon dioxide storage for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation," Chris told us. "Understanding fluid flow is important for more effectively using these types of geologic systems for sustainable energy resource development."
SDR Deposit of the Week: Optimizing wind farms
Every year, more and more Stanford researchers use the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR) to share the work they have done in a way that goes beyond just publishing a paper -- they provide direct access to the actual data files so that others may also benefit from their efforts. Graduate student Michael Howland is one such forward-thinking Cardinal who recently deposited the data associated with his article "Wind farm power optimization through wake steering," out today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
New viewer released for image content in the Stanford Digital Repository
We're pleased to announce that we have just released a new viewer into production for all image content in the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR). At this time the upgraded viewer, which leverages Mirador 3, supports all image file format types, while audio, video, 3D and PDF files are still delivered using the existing viewer.
Julie Sweetkind-Singer
Assistant Director of Geospatial and Cartographic Services
Head of the Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
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