Monday, March 5th, 2012
In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new method for determining where emergency vehicle stations should be located. The results of their work could improve ambulance response time for the 200 million Americans who dial 911 each year, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Read More
Monday, March 5th, 2012
Come Election Day, many Illinois voters may find themselves in unfamiliar territory, in a state legislative or congressional district with boundaries far different from they belonged to in the last election. In a nutshell, that’s because of redistricting — a once-a-decade exercise in which boundaries are supposed to be redrawn based on population shifts. This year,
Monday, March 5th, 2012
To check violations and identify slum structures for various schemes, the state government has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to map slums prior to 1991 in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas. A senior civic official said, “The mapping of slums prior to 1991 will help agencies detect encroachments which came up after the
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
The leaders of 12 companies signed a charter that brought the Canadian Oil Sands Innovation Alliance to life with a collective commitment to focus on tailings ponds, greenhouse gas emissions, water and land issues. “You have a very, very public, transparent commitment here,” said alliance chairman Dan Wicklum. “So I think the message that they’re giving
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Two-thirds of China’s cities currently fail to meet stricter air quality standards that the government wants to phase in over four years to combat notoriously smoggy skies, a senior Chinese environmental official said on Mar. 2. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Twelve Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). In some instances the limits were exceeded by significant amounts. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Collectors of the dog licence tax, beware! Your days are numbered. A couple of dozen of computer programmers, graphic designers, and civic activists are meeting in a workshop in downtown Helsinki on a Friday evening in February. They are working on the Avoin ministeriö (“Open Ministry”) website, to be launched at the beginning of March. From the start of March,
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Canada says it is open to collaborating with Russia to establish national boundary lines across the High Arctic, opening the door to joint exploration and mapping after years of tough talk from both sides about sovereignty and the ownership of untapped resources. Read More
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Software and hardware engineering efforts at ITRES have moved into the next phase towards integrating our In-Flight Processing System (IPS) development with new highresolution pushframe thermal TABI-1800 imager. “This is a big milestone for us. It moves us closer to our planned goal of offering real search and rescue (SAR) capability to our imaging product
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Class X students in Kerala are going hi-tech. For the first time in the country, these students would be taught cartography using Geographical Information System ( GIS) and also be able to create their own animation films. Read More
