Posted on March 19, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

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Earth Watch Report  –  Tornadoes

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18.03.2013TornadoIndiaState of Orissa, KendraparaDamage levelDetails

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Tornado in India on Monday, 18 March, 2013 at 09:44 (09:44 AM) UTC.

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Twelve persons were injured and several houses damaged in a tornado that hit Aul and Rajkanika areas on Sunday. Many trees were uprooted leading to road blockade in many villages. Six persons including two children were injured by flying roof tiles and metal sheets in Balarampur village. Rajkanika Tehsildar Nilanchal Sahoo said a boat carrying 40 persons including 10 women and eight children capsized in river Kharasrota, but all of them could be saved due to timely intervention of villagers. Two medical teams have been sent to the affected villages. Olaver, Balarampur, Kantapada, Jaguleipada, Koilipur, Lahuni, Siko and Baghaboda gram panchayats are worst hit. Collector Durga Charan Behera said free food will be provided to villagers till normalcy is restored…

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In order to do something right, you need the right tools for the job. This rule applies especially towards new users in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

If you are like me, just starting out and wetting your feet, you wish you could take ArcGIS out for a spin and learn in the software that holds over 40% of the GIS software market. But since we may not have the resources as a beginner, it makes more practical sense to try your hand out on free open source GIS software.

Unlike proprietary GIS software, open source software is managed and maintained by vast communities of knowledgeable GIS users. This gives us beginners and casual users a lot of flexibility and hope to get a feel for GIS in relation to mapping and creating our own unique data. With lots of resources and beginner guides online, I found a plethora of software that is ripe…

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