Saturday, June 18th, 2011
The authorities in the Bulgarian capital Sofia are still mulling the route and type of the third line of the Sofia Metro, while the first two lines are still under construction. Four different options for the third line of the Sofia Metro will be presented on Monday by the Czech firm Metroproekt Prague, a consultant to the Sofia Municipality, the Monitor daily reported Saturday. Read
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Yesterday, Google’s special cars and tricycles equipped with cameras have begun photographing streets in Poland cities – Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Poznan and Wroclaw. The images will be made available in Street View, a Google Maps feature that allows users to take virtual trips around the world. Panoramic views along many streets in 27 countries are already
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
“Where am I”, asks British architecture critic Jonathan Glancey, 51, spreading his arms theatrically inside the Kamppi Center shopping mall in the centre of Helsinki. “Am I in Shanghai? Or Hamburg? Or America?” On the digital bus schedule display on the wall he looks at the names of places, supposedly to find out where he is. “This is anywhereish. Is
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
The library and archives contain medieval manuscripts, maps, plans, drawings and books compiled by monks and the dean and chapter from the Middle Ages right through to the present day. Mr Morrison said: “The monks collected manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages so they would have needed books for their own education. Read More
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Whether at sea, on rail, stacked or stored, shipping containers can now be tracked worldwide via satellite with Cont-Trak, developed through ESA’s telecommunications programme. Field trials have been carried out at a container depot in Halifax, Canada to test different stacking situations, and during shipping from Europe to North America. Containers were fitted with Cont-Trak terminals,
Friday, June 17th, 2011
There are still three months to go for the opening of the 53rd Photogrammetric Week to be held at the University of Stuttgart, Sept. 5 to 9, 2011. As the years before we have compiled for you an attractive program of lectures in the mornings (Conference Speaker, Keynote Speakers, Invited Speakers only) and hopefully excellent
Friday, June 17th, 2011
This five day workshop will explore statistical analysis of assemblage and multi-variable environmental data that arise in a diverse spectrum of environmental and biological science research, such as environmental impact assessments, basic studies of community ecology, monitoring of biodiversity and analysis of water quality indices.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
We’ve discovered a fairly significant bug in yesterday’s Depiction update that corrupts saved Depiction files, and can also cause problems loading new files. We hope to have a fixed version of Depiction 1.3.1 available tomorrow morning, and we will email you when it is available. In the meantime, if you need to use Depiction before
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Lack of international recognition of the fundamentals of Brazilian history has been a key factor leading to a clash of international responsibilities and national rights that has inhibited past conservation efforts in respect of the Brazilian Amazon. However, emergent convergence of national action and international support, including in the context of nascent REDD programs, could now
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
Digital printing enhances creative output in unprecedented ways through HP’s sponsorship of the 2011 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Young Lions Competition, a weeklong event, bringing together rising advertising professionals from around the world, challenging them to produce innovative campaigns in five categories – cyber, film, media, print and marketing.
