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Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells 2016 Q2 Update

September 6, 2016 by James Whitacre

The latest version of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells data set is now available. The update includes all well records through June 30, 2016. As with previous versions of the data set, you can now Download the data without registering. For information about updates, see the Version Information page. For more information about the dataset, please see the Metadata and User License Agreement. Please also check out our webmap, as well as PA DEP’s recently launched interactive map available on their oil and gas reporting site. As we are currently experiencing an issue with our FTP site, please request a copy by email (GIS [at] carnegiemnh.org).

Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells 2016 Q1 Update

April 13, 2016 by James Whitacre

The latest version of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells data set is now available. The update includes all well records through March 31, 2016 as well as production and waste through January 2016.. As with previous versions of the data set, you can now Download the data without registering. For information about updates, see the Version Information page. For more information about the dataset, please see the Metadata and User License Agreement. Please also check out our webmap, as well as PA DEP’s recently launched interactive map available on their oil and gas reporting site.

Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells 2015 Q4 Update

February 26, 2016 by James Whitacre

The latest version of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells data set is now available. The update includes all well records through the end of 2015. As with previous versions of the data set, you can now Download the data without registering. For information about updates, see the Version Information page. For more information about the dataset, please see the Metadata and User License Agreement. Please also check out our webmap, as well as PA DEP’s recently launched interactive map available on their oil and gas reporting site.

Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells 2015 Q3 Update

October 14, 2015 by James Whitacre

The latest version of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells data set is now available. The update includes all well records through September 30, 2015 as well as production and waste figures through July, 2015. As with previous versions of the data set, you can now download the data without registering. For information about updates, see the Version Information page. For more information about the dataset, please see the Metadata and User License Agreement.

Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells 2015 Q2 Update

September 2, 2015 by James Whitacre

The latest version of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells data set is now available. The update includes all through June, 2015. Note: please see the accompanying metadata for information on minor changes to production and waste reporting corresponding to PA DEP now releasing monthly production and waste reports. As with previous versions of the data set, you can now Download the data without registering. For information about updates, see the Version Information page. For more information about the dataset, please see the Metadata and User License Agreement.

Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells 2015 Q1 Update

April 14, 2015 by James Whitacre

The latest version of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Pennsylvania Unconventional Natural Gas Wells data set is now available. The update includes records through March 31, 2015, as well as production figures through January 2015. Note: please see the accompanying metadata for information on minor changes to production and waste reporting corresponding to PA DEP now releasing monthly production and waste reports. As with previous versions of the data set, you can now Download the data without registering. For information about updates, see the Version Information page. For more information about the dataset, please see the Metadata and User License Agreement.

GIS Lab Produces Childs Frick Abyssinia Expedition Web Map

March 18, 2015 by James Whitacre

In collaboration with the CMNH Section of Mammals, the GIS Lab has produced a web map documenting the route and highlights of the 1911-1912 Childs Frick Abyssinian Expedition. Childs Frick is the son of renowened Pittsbugh industrialst Henry Clay Frick. Over 500 mammals were collected for the Carnegie Museum during the expedition.

Click here to get more information on the expedition, as well as to see the web map.

Additional report data now available through unconventional wells map viewer

March 18, 2015 by James Whitacre

You can now access records from seven DEP oil & gas reports through the GIS Lab’s unconventional wells map viewer. All records from the permits issued, SPUD, PUC, waste, compliance, production, and well formation reports are now available for each well in the map. To access these records, click on a well of interest. In the well pop up, click “Show Related Records” to access a table of records specific to that well.

GIS Lab Releases Web App Highlighting Forest Ecology Research at Powdermill.

January 26, 2015 by James Whitacre

The CMNH GIS Lab has released a web app highlighting recent forest ecology research initiatives at Powdermill Nature Reserve following a unique research opportunity, a large wind storm in June 2012. The project aims to test the long-term effects of salvage logging and deer exclusion on forest regeneration and wildlife following a major disturbance. The application combines maps, photos, and some background text to acquaint users with the project.

Click here to see the web app!

UAV Imagery Added to Powdermill Nature Reserve Map

November 3, 2014 by James Whitacre

In collaboration with Civic Mapper, the Powdermill GIS Lab has captured fine-scale aerial imagery across various part of Powdermill Nature Reserve using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Imagery from two locations, the nature center and the avian research center, have been added as an optional layer to the Powdermill Nature Reserve web map. (Note: for best results turn off the Powdermill Nature Reserve boundary layer). The imagery was captured on October 29th and 31st using a Go Pro camera on a DJI Phantom 2 flying at 40 meters. If you would like either of the full mosaic images (with or without georeferencing), please contact the GIS Lab.