NYGeog

Geography, GIS, Geospatial, NYC, etc.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Mannahatta Project , Pitchfork '08 videos on pitchfork.tv & the Brooklyn Shuttle (S)

The Mannahatta Project is a mapping project by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
"The aim of the Mannahatta Project is to reconstruct the ecology of Manhattan when Henry Hudson first sailed by in 1609 and compare it to what we know of the island today." -quote and image from Wildlife Conservation Society
-Learn about the GIS component here.

Pitchfork's music festival was last weekend. Performance videos will be added here.

image of Brooklyn Shuttle (S) and link to NY Times
Read about the Brooklyn Shuttle (S) Train in the NY Times.