smog free... Malaysia GIS ...

We are not so free from the haze yet... this could happen again... and again... if the Indonesians keep turning a blind eye to its neigbours. Concerns about health effects from haze is rising... and so are sales of air-conditioners / air purifiers. Strangers in the lift, car park and shopping malls are asking each other how the survived the haze. Survive the haze?? Hhmmm.... maybe its good that everyone... rich or poor has been effected by this. We become more friendly and concerned about our surrounding and environment.

Information is vital and the speed of delivery can save lives. GIS is useful in solving all these issues... forestry mapping, crisis management, fire management, environmental analysis, modelling of wind / haze movement, air pollution mapping, demographic analysis, satellite imagery and much more. No need to mention Indonesia... is the Malaysian government prepared for this disaster... in the future?? Do we have the correct maps, data and satellite / aerial images of the affected areas??? Did we analyse all the various data sources ... GIS and non-GIS?? How fast were our planes flying capturing images and making analysis???



Historic times. Israeli pullout from Gaza. Been reading about this... and we must think positive... maybe peace can reign in the middle east.

However... the Palestinians and the Arab supporters now must prove the world they are capable of managing a country by themselves. The next would be West Bank??