The Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping aspect of the Living Machine
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The visual representation of the geographical locations for each living machine can help analyze the facilities in use. The characteristics of interest indicate only one “commercial” facility in use, where as “education” facilities make up the greatest portion of all facilities in use. The concentration of the facilities is also restricted to either the west or east coast with minimal facilities spread in between. The greatest concentration of “education” facilities occurs in the general northeast region of the continent, with a half dozen facilities within roughly a 250-mile radius of Washington, DC. The “public” facilities are minimal with only four identified across the country. The surprising observation is that two of those four are functioning within the state of Vermont: one in South Burlington, and one in Sharon.
The labels on the map can be identified within the table below to provide further information such as location, official designation, and a potential weblink.
| Sample | Sample Type | Longitude | Latitude | Info |
| SFPUC | PUB | -122.41942 | 37.77493 | San Francisco Public utilities Commision |
| PPH | COM | -122.681944 | 45.52 | Port of Portland Headquarters, Portland, OR, USA http://www.portofportland.com |
| FU | EDU | -82.385556 | 34.844444 | Furman University, Greenville, SC, USA.[ |
| OTS | EDU | -81.633333 | 41.158056 | Old Trail School, Bath, OH, USA[ |
| VV | PRV | -80.058611 | 26.619722 | Vive Verde EcoCentre, Lake Worth, FL[ |
| EI | EDU | -121.625833 | 36.1075 | Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA, USA |
| NGM | EDU | -79.819444 | 36.08 | Northern Guilford Middle School, Guilford County Public Schools, Greensboro, N.C.[40] |
| EMSR | PRV | -105.576667 | 36.393889 | El Monte Sagrado Resort, Taos, NM, USA |
| MDC | PUB | -94.578333 | 39.099722 | Missouri Department of Conservation – Anita Gorman Discovery Center, Kansas City, MO, USA http://mdc.mo.gov/areas/kcmetro/discovery/info/ |
| OC | EDU | -82.218576 | 41.292929 | Oberlin College, OH, USA http://www.oberlin.edu/ajlc/systems_lm_4.html |
| BC | EDU | -84.293611 | 37.576944 | Berea College, Berea, KY, USA http://www.berea.edu/sens/ecovillage/ecomachine/default.asp |
| SB | PUB | -73.181667 | 44.451944 | South Burlington, VT, USA |
| SEC | EDU | -122.535 | 47.655278 | slandwood Education Center – Bainbridge Island, WA: http://www.islandwood.org/default.php |
| AM | PRV | -124.082778 | 40.866389 | Arcata Marsh, Arcata, CA, USA |
| CSS | PRV | -81.8 | 26.15 | Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Fl, USA (http://corkscrew.audubon.org/about/living-machine) |
| CCC | EDU | -123.821111 | 46.188889 | Clatsop Community College – MERTS Campus, Astoria, OR, USA https://www.clatsopcc.edu/about-ccc/campuses/merts/living-machine |
| PSU | EDU | -77.858611 | 40.791389 | Penn State University, State College, PA, USA |
| OSU | EDU | -82.983333 | 39.983333 | Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA – Dairy Wastewater Treatment |
| PAW | PRV | -85.388056 | 40.193333 | PAWS, Inc., Muncie, IN, USA |
| DS | EDU | -73.443333 | 42.466667 | Darrow School – New Lebanon, NY, USA (http://www.darrowschool.org/page.cfm?p=34) |
| SNRA | PUB | -72.443889 | 43.773611 | Sharon I-89 Northbound Rest Area – Sharon, VT, USA |
| YMCA | PRV | -122.586389 | 47.326944 | YMCA Camp Seymour Gig Harbor, WA USA http://www.campseymour.org/sustainability |
Living Machines for a Growing World 