Saturday, November 5th, 2011
A rift has formed in the shelf of floating ice in front of the Pine Island Glacier (PIG). The surface crack in the PIG runs for almost 30km (20 miles), is 60m (200ft) deep and is growing every day. US space agency (Nasa) researchers expect the eventual iceberg to cover about 880 sq km – an area
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
The benefits from improving Earth observation have been the subject of decades of research and discussion. The need for understanding environmental dynamics is even more urgent now given the recognized issues of climate change, sustainable food sources and increased need for energy. Scientists are increasingly being called upon to provide impartial scientific information to support decision makers. Read
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
The strippenkaart disappears from all bus, tram and metro services from Thursday morning. The public transport chip card is now the only acceptable form of payment. Until Wednesday night, the strippenkaart was still valid in four provinces, although it disappeared from most of the country over the past two years. Read More
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Web developers from around the world are converging on Berlin, with the German capital becoming a significant center for tech start-ups. In a new series, SPIEGEL ONLINE will scratch beneath the surface to find out more about the people, companies and ideas responsible for the buzz. Is Berlin about to take off, or will it
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
The nickel discovery was announced by Anglo American mining company earlier this week, and is said to be very promising. Samples of ore containing 4 percent nickel are found in the Viiankiaapa area, just north of Sodankylä in Finnish Lapland. Read More
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Index of Airborne Geophysical Surveys (Twelfth Edition), Geoscience Australia Record 2011/36, was released by Geoscience Australia on 14 October 2011. The new edition, which is available for free download from Geoscience Australia’s website, is the latest compilation of metadata of Australian open file government airborne surveys and supersedes the previous 11th edition (May 2010). The Index includes
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
DigitalGlobe, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. Third quarter 2011 revenue was $81.3 million, up 1% compared with the same period last year. Included in third quarter revenue is $6.4 million of amortized revenue related to NextView, the predecessor to the EnhancedView contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Not
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Many of our users have asked and we listened. The beta version of OrthoGraph ArchiCAD Import Module has just been released, a dedicated application for extending ArchiCAD to read OrthoGraph Architect’s native “.srvd” file format. The current beta version supports the conversions of up to 5 rooms with full functionality from drawings made using the iPad
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
Maxwell for Google SketchUp offers users the benefits of advanced rendering in a custom built, easy to use package- for free! Maxwell for Google SketchUp is a self contained (standalone) package- it contains its own render engine designed for and fully integrated into SketchUp. No other application is launched when you render your scene, neither does it
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
The distribution arm of Italy’s biggest utility, Enel, has started installing the first smart grid in Italy, part of its push to develop the technology needed to handle electricity flows from decentralized, fluctuating renewable power sources. Several thousand customers will take part in the 10 million euro ($13.7 million) pilot project in the southern region of Molise,
