I thought I would add a bit more detail on the potential threat of hurricanes to oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. While wind can definitely wreak havoc on platforms what typically takes them down are waves. Often times rogue waves with heights that go over the decks of the platforms. [...]
Continue Reading →August and September have been a busy time for hurricanes throughout the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Seemed like we just finished posts on Gustav and Hanna – now we have Ike. As part of our hurricane tracking we’ve been pairing different hurricane indicators with critical energy infrastructure (see the earlier blog on Continue Reading →
The biggest story in political news lately has been Sarah Palin, John McCain’s choice for Vice President of the United States of America. To understand how McCain’s choice in VP could impact the election we need to look at a few issues, including demographics in the key swing states; [...]
Continue Reading →*Post updated at 2:00 PM, September 9, 2008 to reflect blogs we missed. Our next edition will include ONLY the top 25 blogs, but we wanted to keep all on the original list from this week.*
Here at Off the Map we’re always interested in what bloggers have to say about new technologies and [...]
Continue Reading →College students can return to school with peace of mind because of a new form of mapping technology, UCrime. Students, faculty and teachers can view crimes that occurred at all U.S. universities through a drop down list on the site or on iPhone. UCrime can also assist in finding areas to live, demonstrating [...]
Continue Reading →Fortunately it looks like the impact of Gustav was not as bad as forecasted. The storm downgraded from a Category 3 to Category 2 storm before it made landfall. There has still been fairly extensive flooding and the additional rain brought by the trailing side of the storm could cause a continuing [...]
Continue Reading →Although it’s been a few days since the end of the 2008 Olympic Games, we’ve had many requests for Matt Madigan, FortiusOne’s resident Olympic Coach, to provide a wrap-up of the Games. He’s finally over the jet lag so here it is…
What a whirlwind the past 9 days or 10 days, depending [...]
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