Blue Raster Blog » Flex API http://blog.blueraster.com ESRI Developer- ArcGIS Server Flex API Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:14:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Southern Forests for the Future http://blog.blueraster.com/2010/03/03/southern-forests-for-the-future/ http://blog.blueraster.com/2010/03/03/southern-forests-for-the-future/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:00:47 +0000 Blue Raster http://blog.blueraster.com//?p=7 Partnering with the World Resources Institute, Blue Raster has developed an innovative tool to map the health of the southern forests of the United States.  More than 200 million acres of forests, stretching from Texas to Virginia, are under threat from suburban sprawl, coal mining and resource extraction.  Integrating YouTube, Flickr, WMS services, and KML, this Adobe Flex-based ArcGIS Server mapping application supports WRI’s initiatives of 1) increasing public awareness about these threats and providing useful information about the value of intact forest ecosystems, 2) identifying and developing options that direct economic incentive toward maintaining the health of these forests, and 3) tracking the execution of these initiatives and analyzing their progress.  For more information regarding the World Resources Institute Southern Forests for the Future Project please visit http://www.wri.org/project/southern-forests.

Visit seesouthernforests.org to learn more about this innovative Drupal and ArcGIS Server Flex API application.

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]]> http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/12/04/forest-carbon-index/feed/ 0 Adaptation Atlas http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/29/adaptation-atlas/ http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/29/adaptation-atlas/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:33:22 +0000 Blue Raster http://blog.blueraster.com//?p=13 logoBlue Raster is pleased to annouce a partnership with Resources for the Future, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that conducts research on environmental, energy, natural resource and public health issues, to create an interactive mapping tool that will track and present the effects of climate change on populations around the world.  The application, created using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 and Flex API, allows users to track historical environmental patterns around the world, as well as to predict the consequences on regions of various hypothetical scenarios, which could include factors of pollution control, energy and transportation policy, land and water use, hazardous waste disposal, climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem management, public health, and environmental challenges in developing countries.  We hope that this user-friendly tool will help generate support for Resources for the Future’s goals of improving environmental and natural resource policymaking worldwide. For more information regarding Adaption Atlas please visit http://www.adaptationatlas.org/.

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]]> http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/29/adaptation-atlas/feed/ 0 World Wildlife Fund – Coral Resilience Mapping Application http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/01/world-wildlife-fund-%e2%80%93-coral-resilience-mapping-application/ http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/01/world-wildlife-fund-%e2%80%93-coral-resilience-mapping-application/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:59:36 +0000 Blue Raster http://blog.blueraster.com//?p=48 46logoBlue Raster has contributed an ArcGIS Server Flex API application for the World Wildlife Fund to support the Climate Change LEADS: Linking Environmental Analysis to Decision Support project.   The tool allows users to explore water quality patterns throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. These results are based on quantitative landscape ecology and GIS techniques using existing and emerging data to perform an analysis of the spatial and temporal relationships between environmental factors and coral bleaching response to suggest patterns of resilience within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.  This is very specific to the Keys, but the scientific concepts if applied world-wide would provide one of the few “global” (near-shore environments) data sets and analytical capabilities. For more information regarding the World Wildlife Fund Coral Resilience Mapping Application please visit http://www.worldwildlife.org/.

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]]> http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/01/world-wildlife-fund-%e2%80%93-coral-resilience-mapping-application/feed/ 0 Measure DHS http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/01/measure-dhs/ http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/01/measure-dhs/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:57:48 +0000 Blue Raster http://blog.blueraster.com//?p=22 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected the ICF Macro team, including Blue Raster as a substantial subcontractor, to implement the MEASURE Phase III Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) contract. Blue Raster will update the website and STATcompiler, using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 and Flex API, to allow widespread access to this data, which will dramatically improve usability and information accessibility.  The mapping application allows users to customize data sets for factors of region, years and household indicator, and then to view the results graphically. This $142 million, five-year contract will serve as the Bureau for Global Health’s primary demographic and health data collection effort. For more information on Measure DHS please visit http://www.measuredhs.com .

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]]> http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/10/01/measure-dhs/feed/ 0 Department of Education http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/05/23/department-of-education/ http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/05/23/department-of-education/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 09:23:21 +0000 Blue Raster http://blog.blueraster.com//?p=3 Blue Raster is pleased to be working with the U.S. Department of Education (National Center for Education Statistics- Institute of Education Sciences) on developing a new interactive mapping tool.  The School Districts Demographics System has shown tremendous improvement over previous applications, including an increase in content and data for schools and districts nationwide and usability that will make accessing this information easier.  Created using ESRI ArcGIS Server 9.3.1, Flex AP1 and Map Service Definitions (.msd), the speed has increased dramatically and has made it possible to include updated Census information, Adequate Yearly Progress  (AYP), American Community Survey (ACS), National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), compare mode, new filters, and the ability to export images straight to desktop including PDF. For more information regarding the Department of Education please visit http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/.

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]]> http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/05/23/department-of-education/feed/ 0 LandScope America http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/04/04/landscope/ http://blog.blueraster.com/2009/04/04/landscope/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:31:56 +0000 Blue Raster http://blog.blueraster.com//?p=39 LandScope America is an online resource for the land-protection community and the public. Developed in collaboration by NatureServe, the National Geographic Society, and numerous partner organizations, LandScope America is designed to increase the pace and effectiveness of conservation action and investment throughout the United States. Blue Raster has contributed a unique mapping system to Landscope designed using ArcGIS server 9.3.1, Flex API, and Bing maps to enable decision makers, policy directors, and landowners to set and redefine their own conservation priorities. The aerial and satellite images allow conservationists at all levels to interact and relate with the American landscape. The ultimate goal of Landscope is not to create a new set of conservation priorities but to highlight and reveal important aspects of existing plans and priorities. For more information regarding LandScope please visit http://www.landscope.org/.

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