Friday, May 6th, 2011
Weather impact on the flow of traffic and safety is high. Sudden and damaging weather events such as storms and floods may be generated in the worst case of paralysis of the transport system and cause serious economic and human consequences. Climate change means that extreme weather events is expected to become more common in the future
Friday, May 6th, 2011
The Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Environment, Katherina Reiche, has opened today in Shanghai, the international trade fair for practical environmental IFAT China. Companies in the areas of water supply, sewerage, waste disposal, recycling, air pollution control, environmental technology and renewable energies will exhibit their products and services. “China’s demand for environmental technologies is enormous. The
Friday, May 6th, 2011
The Regional Forestry Office organized by Cologne Sauerland State Office of NRW Forest and wood a forest of action on the “forest Borders” on the occasion of the International Year of Forests. The action is a joint initiative of the Forestry Commission and various partner organizations, who are about to take care of people with health
Friday, May 6th, 2011
Sir William (Bill) Callaghan has been appointed Chair of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), the body responsible for managing England’s marine resources, by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman. Sir Bill will chair the Board, which oversees the strategic direction of the MMO, from 1 May 2011 for three years. He will be paid £110,000 a year pro
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
The VisionMaster FT Radar/ARPA is the heir to the Sperry Marine BridgeMaster series of radar products, which have established an unmatched reputation for reliability and performance with more than 18,000 units delivered worldwide. With VisionMaster FT, Sperry Marine moves the bar to an even higher standard.
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Departure of director from National Institute of Food and Agriculture casts uncertainty over future of flagship funding programme. A nascent revolution in US agricultural science lost its leader last week. Roger Beachy, director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) in Washington DC, resigned his post, effective on 20 May, saying that he wants to
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
WeatherSpark is a new type of weather website, with interactive weather graphs that allow you to pan and zoom through the entire history of any weather station on earth. Get multiple forecasts for the current location, overlaid on records and averages to put it all in context. We’re still in beta, so please pardon any rough edges
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
In this global society, people are free to travel to all corners of the world regardless of whether they’re carrying an infectious disease. This freedom of movement can cause global health concerns such as the spread of infections and the risk of pandemics. Geospatial information systems (GIS) are currently being used to help scientists and
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
HillTop CMS, the website content management system used by over 50 US congressional offices, now enables legislators to share information with constituents in an enlightening geographic context. GSL Solutions leveraged Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) technology to bring web mapping capabilities to its HillTop software. “In a state as large and diverse as Florida, constituents should have the best available
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Forestry Commission England has launched a free iPhone app to find your local woodland, download handy trail maps or learn about trees with an easy to use tree identifier. The award-winning app is available to download from iTunes from 25th April. Visitors can search for sites by event or activity, or find basic information such as
