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From: Peter W <the.peter.w at gmail.com>
Date: 25 June 2013 17:01
Subject: [sunlightlabs] coming soon: US Climate Data Initiative
To: sunlightlabs at googlegroups.com
I recently joined this list, so if I haven't met you yet: Hello!
I'm writing to pass along something I hope will be of interest: the federal
government is starting a "Climate Data Initiative" which will collect data
related to climate and climate change in one place, and they're also
working on a toolkit which will include new maps and models. In the Mother
Jones coverage of Obama's climate
speech<http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/06/obama-climate-speech-=
georgetown>today*,
they note that this "will allow federal and private partners access
to data that can be used create appropriate response plans and tools (like
sea-level-rise calculator or mobile apps.)". Here's what the plan says:
*Launching a Climate Data Initiative:* Consistent with the President=E2=80=
=99s May
2013 Executive Order on Open Data =E2=80=93 and recognizing that freely ava=
ilable
open government data can fuel entrepreneurship, innovation, scientific
discovery, and public benefits =E2=80=93 the Administration is launching a =
Climate
Data Initiative to leverage extensive federal climate-relevant data to
stimulate innovation and private-sector entrepreneurship in support of
national climate-change preparedness.
*Providing a Toolkit for Climate Resilience:* Federal agencies will create
a virtual climate-resilience toolkit that centralizes access to data-driven
resilience tools, services, and best practices, including those developed
through the Climate Data Initiative. The toolkit will provide easy access
to existing resources as well as new tools, including: interactive
sea-level rise maps and a sea-level-rise calculator to aid post-Sandy
rebuilding in New York and New Jersey, new NOAA storm surge models and
interactive maps from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
that provide risk information by combining tidal data, projected sea levels
and storm wave heights, a web-based tool that will allow developers to
integrate NASA climate imagery into websites and mobile apps, access to the
U.S. Geological Survey=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cvisualization tool=E2=80=9D to as=
sess the amount of
carbon absorbed by landscapes, and a Stormwater Calculator and Climate
Assessment Tool developed to help local governments assess
stormwater-control measures under different precipitation and temperature
scenarios.
- President's Climate Action
Plan<https://grist.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/president_s-climate-action-p=
lan.pdf>June
2013
Personally, I think it'd be fascinating to combine some of the data related
to climate change effects with data about climate-related legislation, so
you could find legislators whose districts are most at-risk (to droughts,
floods, etc) and see a rating of how well they're responding to the risks.
Regards,
=E2=9C=8D p. =E2=80=94 @techieshark <http://bit.ly/xDul1q>
* The data initiative is also
covered<http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2013/06/25/science=
-will-protect-us-from-climate-change-obama-says/>in
Scientific American.
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<div>From the Sunlight Labs list: A "Climate Data Initiative" wil=
l be started by the US government.</div><div><br></div><div>Anders<br><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: =
<b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Peter W</b> <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"=
mailto:the.peter.w at gmail.com">the.peter.w at gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: 25 June 2013 17:01<br>Subject: [sunlightlabs] coming soon: US Climate=
Data Initiative<br>To: <a href=3D"mailto:sunlightlabs at googlegroups.com">su=
nlightlabs at googlegroups.com</a><br><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I recently=
joined this list, so if I haven't met you yet: Hello!<br>
<br></div>I'm writing to pass along something I hope will be of interes=
t: the federal government is starting a "Climate Data Initiative"=
which will collect data related to climate and climate change in one place=
, and they're also working on a toolkit which will include new maps and=
models. In the <a href=3D"http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/06/o=
bama-climate-speech-georgetown" target=3D"_blank">Mother Jones coverage of =
Obama's climate speech</a> today*, they note that this "will allow=
federal and=20
private partners access to data that can be used create appropriate=20
response plans and tools (like sea-level-rise calculator or mobile=20
apps.)". Here's what the plan says:<br><br><div><div style=3D"marg=
in-left:40px"><b>Launching a Climate Data Initiative:</b> Consistent with t=
he President=E2=80=99s May 2013 Executive Order on Open Data =E2=80=93 and =
recognizing that freely available open government data can fuel entrepreneu=
rship, innovation, scientific discovery, and public benefits =E2=80=93 the =
Administration is launching a Climate Data Initiative to leverage extensive=
federal climate-relevant data to<br>
stimulate innovation and private-sector entrepreneurship in support of nati=
onal climate-change preparedness.<br><br><b>Providing a Toolkit for Climate=
Resilience:</b> Federal agencies will create a virtual climate-resilience =
toolkit that centralizes access to data-driven resilience tools, services, =
and best practices, including those developed through the Climate Data Init=
iative. The toolkit will provide easy access to existing resources as well =
as new tools, including: interactive sea-level rise maps and a sea-level-ri=
se calculator to aid post-Sandy rebuilding in New York and New Jersey, new =
NOAA storm surge models and interactive maps from the National Oceanic and =
Atmospheric Administration that provide risk information by combining tidal=
data, projected sea levels and storm wave heights, a web-based tool that w=
ill allow developers to integrate NASA climate imagery into websites and mo=
bile apps, access to the U.S. Geological Survey=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cvisualiz=
ation tool=E2=80=9D to assess the amount of carbon absorbed by landscapes, =
and a Stormwater Calculator and Climate Assessment Tool developed to help l=
ocal governments assess stormwater-control measures under different precipi=
tation and temperature scenarios.<br>
<br></div><div style=3D"margin-left:40px">- <a href=3D"https://grist.files.=
wordpress.com/2013/06/president_s-climate-action-plan.pdf" target=3D"_blank=
">President's Climate Action Plan</a> June 2013<br></div><div><br><br><=
/div>
<div>Personally, I think it'd be fascinating to combine some of the dat=
a related to climate change effects with data about climate-related legisla=
tion, so you could find legislators whose districts are most at-risk (to dr=
oughts, floods, etc) and see a rating of how well they're responding to=
the risks.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><div><div><span style=3D"font-=
size:13px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;backg=
round-color:rgb(249,249,249)">=E2=9C=8D=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:13px;font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(249,249=
,249)"><font color=3D"#666666">p.=C2=A0</font></span><span style=3D"line-he=
ight:19px;font-size:13px;font-family:sans-serif"><font color=3D"#666666">=
=E2=80=94</font><font color=3D"#999999">=C2=A0</font></span><font color=3D"=
#663366" face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href=3D"http://bit.ly/xDu=
l1q" style target=3D"_blank">@techieshark</a><br>
<br></font></div><div><font color=3D"#663366" face=3D"arial, helvetica, san=
s-serif">* The data initiative is <a href=3D"http://blogs.scientificamerica=
n.com/observations/2013/06/25/science-will-protect-us-from-climate-change-o=
bama-says/" target=3D"_blank">also covered</a> in Scientific American.<span=
class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
</font></span></font></div></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888=
888">
</font></span></div></div></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#8888=
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