1. Google Earth Updates Etc.
GWSA Computer Club
Google Earth Updates Etc.
Brenda Prine April 10, 2017

2. NASA Earth Observatory
World of Change:
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Brenda Prine

3. Google & Climate Change
CO2 is not the only greenhouse gas
Other important greenhouse gases
Methane
Nitrogen oxides
Chloro-fluorocarbons
Sulfur hexafluoride
Nitrogen trifluoride
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Brenda Prine

4. Warming Potential of Gases*^
Global Warming Potential
Carbon dioxide 1
Methane 25
Nitrogen oxides, ex. of N2O
298
Chloro-fluorocarbons
124 to 14,800
Sulfur hexafluoride
22,800
Nitrogen trifluoride
17,200
* Executive Summary of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks:
^ 100 Year Time Horizons
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Brenda Prine

5. Methane Project Google Earth Engine Outreach
U.S. Environmental Defense Fund
Colorado State University
4/10/17
Brenda Prine

6. Google Methane Project
Use Google GPS monitoring cars
Add air sampling devices
Add rapid response chemical analysis equipment
Generate maps of real-time methane levels within cities
4/10/17
Brenda Prine

7. Cities Monitored Boston, MA Staten Island, NY Dallas, TX
Pittsburgh, PA
Syracuse, NY
Chicago, IL
Los Angeles, CA
Jacksonville, FL
Mesa, AZ
Indianapolis, ID
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Brenda Prine

8. Leaks per Mile Boston, MA 1/1 Staten Island, NY 1/1 Dallas, TX 1/2
Pittsburgh, PA 1/2
Syracuse, NY 1/2
Chicago, IL /3
Los Angeles, CA 1/ (4 to 6)
Jacksonville, FL 1/9
Burlington, VT 1/10
Mesa, AZ /60
Indianapolis, ID 1/200
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Brenda Prine

9. Study Methodology https://www.edf.org/climate/methanemaps
Video is 3:05
4/10/17
Brenda Prine

10. Guelph Library Tech Resources
Main downtown library
Available all hours library is open
Have tech support staff if library is open
Appointments generally not needed
Appointments available during first hour of the day
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Brenda Prine

11. Guelph Library Tech Resources
3-D printers (1 larger, 1 smaller)
3-Scanner
Scans objects
Can work from 360° photographs
3-d Virtual Reality System
4/10/17
Brenda Prine