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Season 3 Episode 7: Protecting the Environment With GIS: Mapping WWII's Sunken Ships with Paul Heersink
This week, Ariel chats with Paul Heersink, cartographer and Program Manager for the Roads and Addresses program at ESRI Canada. Formerly, he was Production Manager of the Community Maps Program: an initiative that is aiming to build a seamless topographic basemap of Canada using contributor data, and the Roads and Addresses program aims to do the same with community-sourced data, building a navigable map of Canada with the most up-to-date information provided by those who know it best.
Paul also personally maintains and updates a map of the sunken battleships (and other naval vessels) that were downed during World War Two. Paul’s map combines two of his interests - cartography and WWII history and, though it started as a passion project outside of work, Paul has been approached by numerous organizations since publishing his data that are very interested in using it to support salvaging and reclamation efforts. The ships have been called “ticking ecological time bombs” as they are carrying crude oil, munitions, and other toxic materials that can leach into the water around them as the hulls degrade. That said, some also contain traditional treasure! Join us for a discussion about the details.
https://youtu.be/R4-xfO8ff2Q?si=kAV-Fj5W7TpCE3CK
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Okay but the cover for this week's episode is so good. @xtinadlr has outdone herself imo - I have a weakness for #cyberpunk #aesthetic and this, to me, very much that. By way of like, the Riddler's colour scheme, which I am also a huge fan of.
Oh yeah, early access on #Patreon to this episode, which is about mapping the sunken ships of WW2 using GIS - think about how much toxic STUFF is on those ships. Also treasure, probably? Anyway, where's all that oil going to go once the hull's eroded away, that's a question to ask. Paul Heersink's making it possible to find these time-bombs / treasures - join Patreon to learn how!
-Ariel
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