There's a pretty good book called "War of the Whales" by Joshua Horwitz that discusses the work of whale researcher Ken Balcomb to convince the Navy to limit sonar operations.
I'd be interested in an open source solution for displaying our own streetview-type imagery. The county I live in is quite rural so Google hasn't yet driven our streets. In 2011 the County's public works department paid a consultant to drive the public roads in a streetview-type car. The county has all collected imagery and point clouds, but only outdated software to view it in. I've hacked together a proof-of-concept that loads the panoramic images into a web browser (using three.js) to pan around and zoom. But I haven't figured out how to overlay the road centerlines yet to be more Google-like.
County of San Juan, Friday Harbor, WA. Workflow Systems Analyst/Programmer
City life not cutting it anymore? Come live and work in the beautiful San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington. The person we are seeking will plan and collaborate with multiple departments, agencies, businesses and organizations to establish workflows to pass information easily and efficiently. Knowledge of Sharepoint, database and system administration and web development will be helpful.
About the San Juan Islands:
The San Juan Islands are accessible only by ferry or small plane. Only about 16,000 people live in the county. The San Juan Islands are a popular summer tourist destination for vacationers. Whale watching, kayaking, bicycling and hiking are popular activities.
Count on temperatures around 70° in the summer and 40° in the winter. A happy confluence of weather systems also accounts for the high level of air quality you’ll appreciate across the San Juans.