Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
The VeniceTable project was sponsored by the European Union’s CIVITAS Project. The CIVITAS Initiative helps cities to achieve a more sustainable, clean and energy efficient urban transport system by implementing and evaluating an ambitious, integrated set of technology and policy based measures. The VeniceTable was delivered as part of the MOBILIS project in Venice led
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Data in different GIS or CAD software have specified line styles, fonts, symbols, and fill styles which might not be kept as usual after being imported into AvisMap format. In order to keep original style settings to the full extent, we present the conception of Style Mapping Table which can be generated by user self
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
archiBLOG – Cluster focuses on innovative forms of urban planning that respond to the needs of the ‘mutating’ city and the impact that new technologies have had on transforming (even extending) city life. We are interested in mobilising new ideas and encouraging intercultural and interdisciplinary dialogue on issues related to the built environment. Read More
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
The new Energy Centre of BTB GmbH, a subsidiary of RWE Innogy, will be inaugurated in Berlin today. The four combined heat & power units of the plant will in the future supply the prestigious Adlerhof Science Park with heat and electricity. The heat supply has been designed to be especially efficient through operation of
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
EU ENERGY – The city of Heidelberg (Germany) – a signatory of the Covenant of Mayors – has launched an ambitious plan to build a large, zero-emissions city district on the site of a former goods station. The new district – which will be known as Bahnstadt – will be centrally located and cover a total
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Sustainability is a broadly used term that is said to encompass three dimensions of the environment, economics and social sustainability. Although sustainable development is often presented within the theory of systems analysis, at present, there are no tools that provide a practical approach to assessing sustainability outcomes. This paper identified issues, targets and performance indicators
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
UNIV SOUTHAMPTON – ECS researchers are developing intelligent medical sensors which can be worn by patients to monitor their symptoms and which will alert GPs if medical intervention is needed. Read More
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
General Electric Canada will open a downtown office to showcase its technology innovations, initially employing 20 application engineers — but that could grow over the next few years to a staff of 80. CEO Elyse Allan said the centre — GE is still negotiating for about 50,000 square feet of space, likely over multiple floors —
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
A new report from Greenpeace and the European Renewable Energy Council shows how Canada can play an important role in addressing climate change while generating jobs in the green economy. The report outlines a blueprint that is nothing short of an Energy evolution – a transformation that has already started, as renewable energy markets exhibit huge
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Due to the current level of registrations, the next starting date for the UNIGIS Geoinformatics / GIScience distance learning program for students from Central Asia can be confirmed for the beginning of October 2010! The UNIGIS Study Centre at ACA*GIScience in Bishkek is offering MSc in GIScience as well as GIS diploma/certificate programmes, candidates have
