AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program

Tools

A wide variety of potentially useful open source and commercial software solutions are available.

Google Public Data Explorer
​The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don't have to be a data expert to navigate between different views, make your own comparisons, and share your findings.

Google Spreadsheet Mapper
Google Spreadsheet Mapper turns a user's geographic information into a KML ready for immediate viewing in Google Earth. Spreadsheet Mapper supports up to 400 placemarks and allows the user to customize the pop-up balloon design.

i-gotU GPS Logger
i-gotU is a GPS Logger and Receiver 2-in-1 device including user-friendly Travel Blog Software. i-gotU records trip routes, Auto-adds photo GPS locations, creates an animated trip journal that brings back live trip memory by plotting the route and playing back the photos / YouTube videos with the exact location on 3D maps, making it possible to share trip or outdoor sport activities with friends through @trip travel-blog hosting site, Internet Explorer MHTML or Google KMZ file format or popular web album Picasa & Flickr.i-gotU is compatible with all digital cameras & camera phones. Being the smallest, the lightest, excellent water-resistance (more)...

LiveView Satellite Tracker (SX1)
The LiveView Satellite Tracker (SX1) works on the Globalstar data network. It weighs 13 ounces and delivers up to seven years of uninterrupted service (1 locate per day) on a single lithium battery.

Livewire FastTrac Real-Time GPS Tracker
The Livewire FastTrac: Ultra-Thin GPS Tracker provides the ultimate in real-time GPS Tracking with the best nationwide coverage. This Web-based tracking system lets you access the device's GPS Location from anywhere in the world and watch its movement in real-time. You can even zoom in on the map for the exact street location and speed, accurate up to 8 inches and 1/4 mph. Works within GSM network.

MapAList
MapAList is a wizard for creating and managing customized Google maps of address lists. Addresses come from your own Google spreadsheets. Maps can be privately viewed or published to a website for public access.

MapServer
MapServer is an open source geographic data rendering engine written in C. Beyond browsing GIS data, MapServer allows you create "geographic image maps", that is, maps that can direct users to content.

Mapstraction
Mapstraction is a library that provides a common API for various javascript mapping APIs to enable switching from one to another as smoothly as possible. Developers can code their applications once, and then easily switch mapping provider based on project needs, terms and conditions, and new functionality.

MetaCarta
MetaCarta Inc. is a provider of geographic intelligence solutions. MetaCarta's technology combines geographic search and geographic tagging capabilities so users can find content about a place by viewing results on a map. MetaCarta's products make data and unstructured content "location-aware" and geographically relevant. These solutions make it possible for customers to discover, visualize, and act on important location-based information and news.

MLT400I Vehicle Sat Tracker
All satellite based means the MLT-400I works around the globe. The MLT-400I works in all areas, including those regions with no cellular coverage. If you operate your vehicles in areas with poor or no cellular coverage, consider the MLT-400I. Included with the MLT-400I is a GPS receiver, two-way satellite communications modem, as well as an optional built-in on board diagnostic tool. Vehicle management data capability that works from anywhere on planet earth. Using the Iridium satellite network, you will be provided with mission critical data in a matter of seconds.

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