Lessons from H1N1
http://www.emergencymgmt.com/health/Lessons-H1N1-Pandemic.html
2008 Lyon, France – WHO IHR Report on Cities and Public Health Crises
http://www.who.int/ihr/lyon/FRWHO_HSE_IHR_LYON_2009.5.pdf
2010 FIFA South Africa HealthMap
http://www.healthmap.org/fifa/
Hans Rosling @ TED
http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html
Excellent source of polar and environmental data and maps
http://maps.grida.no/
and a recent visit to the UNEP GRID Arendal locale by Norwegian royalty.. Uff Da : )
Bravo team HealthMap.org and note the useful South Africa FIFA World Cup map that vividly displays how modern transportation networks and mass gatherings can pose unique public health challenges (for more info on WHO efforts in this regard, go to http://www.who.int/csr/mass_gatherings/en/ & http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/swineflu/h1n1_mass_gatherings/en/) …
http://www.healthmap.org/fifa/
http://healthmapblog.blogspot.com/
And some perspective from WHO on Athens 2004
http://www.euro.who.int/en/what-we-do/health-topics/environmental-health/urban-health/publications/2007/mass-gatherings-and-public-health-the-experience-of-the-athens-2004-olympic-games
Start em young (helps if you’re halvparten norsk and have an index finger that doubles as a North arrow : )
Vive la difference! So much better and environ-friendly than that pesky yellow book that lands on your doorstep every year …
With great applicability to a myriad of sectors (critical infrastructure, urban planning, facilities, special events, crisis mapping, immersive gaming, special effects, etc.), this technology is truly the ‘missing link’ between our various satellite/aerial ortho (top down) sensors, obliques (Pictometry), flat and contentious Google Streetview and the highly accurate, but slower HDS & BIM (Building Information Models) realms. Make sure to see their booth and team at the 2010 ESRI UC in San Diego. Bravo and well done, Earthmine…
The highs and the lows of the confluence of mobile/web2.0/crowdsourcing/social media/gps/gis in the Emerald Isle and Britain.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/scotland/8610934.stm
So you mean you can’t gift wrap development and competitiveness? The real politik of single currencies and subsidies.
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.5693/pub_detail.asp
Neighborly advice for Iceland from Finland & the FT -
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb739458-fe13-11de-9340-00144feab49a.html
An important film about the Norwegian Resistance in WWII – Max Manus (2008) -
