Monday, December 27th, 2010
Topcon Positioning Systems’ (TPS) TopSURV 8, the newest version of the popular TopSURV field controller software series, has enhancements to increase productivity on a variety of survey jobs. The new software provides significant new functionality on cross-section staking on roads, import and export of road strings, graphical user interface, multiple new map views, file import/export, in-field
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Maxim Integrated Products announces the MAX2667/MAX2669, the newest additions to its GPS/GNSS low-noise amplifier (LNA) family. Designed using Maxim’s advanced SiGe processes, these fully integrated LNAs feature an exceptionally low noise figure of 0.65dB. This improves receive sensitivity and read range over discrete or highly integrated CMOS solutions.
Monday, December 27th, 2010
GCC countries plan to invest about $3 trillion on infrastructure, leisure and tourism sector by 2020 to diversify their economies and exports as well to get the advantage of growing trade and investment ties with China and India, says a report. “Having realised the urgent need for economic diversification since the past few years, focus on
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Green architect and co-author of the pivotal green design handbook Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough is one of the founders of the green design movement and one of the preeminent thought-leaders of our time. We recently had the opportunity to speak with Bill at the GreenBuild 2010 Conference about his work and the future of
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond today confirmed that the Government’s proposed high speed rail network – which would link London to the West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds – will include a direct link to Heathrow and to the European high speed rail network. Read More
Monday, December 27th, 2010
Karre further expressed hopes that a Memorandum of Understanding on environment and energy technology and sustainable urban development cooperation will be shortly signed with the UAE. A Swedish presence in Masdar City is also under way and will be realised in 2011, with several companies already interested,” she stressed adding that a “SymbioCity – Sustainability
Monday, December 27th, 2010
In what could revive controversy over the state of glaciers in the Himalayas, researchers associated with the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and the government-run Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology suggest that aerosols such as soot—tiny particles that are often the result of insufficiently burnt gases—may be playing a key role in affecting glacier health.
Monday, December 27th, 2010
The year started badly after the failure of the Copenhagen climate summit and got worse with the ‘climategate’ scandal and the largest oil spill in US history. But it was a good year for tigers and wildlife. Read More
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
Late November saw the first Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) meeting to be held in the southern hemisphere take place at the University of Sydney. Attendees gathered for a week of standards and domain working group meetings.
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
For years, Nokia effortlessly dominated the cell phone market. But then Apple and Google muscled in on its turf and changed the game forever. The Finnish company is pinning its hopes on a new operating system, but it might be too little, too late. Read More
