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  “An open digital twin— incorporating measurement, models, and analytics—has an opportunity to codify an open science platform. It wouldn’t be constrained to just local geographies or the natural world, but include all of social science and how things are related and interrelated.” —Jack Dangermond, Esri Founder and President https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aUKnfrrW_F765m4JFX5f03a7zuYzC_lq/view?usp=drive_link GEOSPATIAL DIGITAL TWINS A geospatial digital twin is one built on a foundation of geographic information system (GIS) technology. As digital twin technology has advanced, geospatial digital twins have emerged as being the most comprehensive, versatile, and useful.   A geospatial digital twin aggregates the data that is found all around us. The data leaders need to make informed choices. Sensor networks and Internet of Things (IoT) devices produce a constant stream of information. Often, the only attribute thes...

Climate change is changing hurricanes. How?  #EarthScience #NASA #Hurricanes #ClimateChange  Image Descriptions 1: An image of Hurricane Idalia from space taken by an astronaut aboard the ISS is positioned in the bottom half of the image. White text reads “Climate change is affecting Hurricanes.” with “hurricanes” in blue lettering on a black background at the top.  2: An image divided into four panels by blue lines. The left most panel runs top to bottom showing a piece of the image from the previous slide while the other three panels divide the right side of the image. The top is white text on a black background and reads “How do hurricanes form?”. The middle shows an image of an eye of a hurricane from space. The bottom panel reads “4 main ingredients:” in blue text and lists “Warm ocean waters near the surface, High humidity in the air, Favorable winds, and A pre-existing disturbance (like a cluster of thunderstorms”  3: An image with white text on a black backgr...