Dr. Thomas Metcalf at the University of Hawaii has a website where you can access current tropical storm tracks on worldwide or regional basemaps.
See the storm track maps
Current Tropical Storm Tracks
# posted by MapWatch @ Saturday, September 18, 2004
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Students at Dixie Heights High School are studying Hurricane Ivan Track Maps and many other types of weather information. Students enjoy using real data from events in the news as part of their learning.
Read more at
Hurrican Ivan Track Map at Cincinnati.com
# posted by MapWatch @ Friday, September 17, 2004
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Canalys.com reports that GPS sales to Africa, Middle East and Europe surged during the first 1/2 of 2004. Sales during that period were greater than for all 12 months of 2003 combined.
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GPS sales in Africa, Middle East and Europe
# posted by MapWatch @ Thursday, September 16, 2004
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According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 4.7 million are on probation or parole, and over 600,000 are sex offenders that require monitoring. This article at GPS World is the best summary that I have seen of how GPS can be use to keep track of these people.
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GPS Tracking
# posted by MapWatch @ Tuesday, September 14, 2004
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Earth Observatory is posting satellite images of Hurricane Ivan. This image shows the storm south of Cuba on September 10th.
More images at
Hurricane Ivan Satellite Images page at Earth Observatory.
# posted by MapWatch @ Monday, September 13, 2004
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The National Weather Service has posted track maps for Hurricane Ivan. Both three day and five day forecast tracks are available.
Read more at
Hurricane Ivan Map page at NWS
# posted by MapWatch @ Sunday, September 12, 2004
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