Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
The HUMBOLDT GeoModel Editor is an UML-based, visual editor specifically designed for developing complex application schemas for geodata. It comes pre-packaged with models of all important standards and allows you to export created models in various formats, from ecore over XMI to GML application schemas. Read More
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
BfN – For about 10.000 kilometres of larger rivers and streams of Germany dimension, loss of flooding areas, and status of the remaining active floodplains are presented in three maps. These maps and the status report on floodplains shows that at large parts of streams like Rhine, Elbe, Danube, and Odra only 10-20% of the former
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
EEDA – ideaSpace, part of the new Hauser Forum, is the latest Cambridge business organisation to get behind the Discovering Start-Ups competition run by Cambridge Wireless and supported by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). The new initiative is designed to showcase and support the next generation of wireless technology companies and give them the opportunity
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – The Russian Navy is currently taking measures to integrate the Glonass satellite system with the RSDN-20 radio-technical navigation system, he added. The RSDN-20 is a navaid used to determine positions of aircraft, vessels and submarines; however its effectiveness is low. Integration with Glonass will allow the system to determine positions of objects with the accuracy
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
The Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc. is acquiring Austin-based Site Controls which provides enterprise-wide energy management solutions for multi-site commercial businesses. Site Controls says its energy management platform, Site-Command, “integrates hardware and software to provide customers with real-time centralized visibility and control of multiple locations from a central point. Read More
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
SA MAIL & GUARDIAN – Relatively new in the South African public transport mix is the bus rapid transport (BRT), a system that uses a mix of technology, dedicated road lanes and new-generation buses, to provide high-speed services to commuters in the major cities. Read More
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
EURO/day plus travel expenses)experts of the European Commission (450 according to standard procedures for fee paid for the peer review and QA/QC procedures • Reviewers reimbursed for the time required https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfmindependent experts of FP7: • Registered members within the database of • Restricted group of
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
The GlobalSoilMap.net project aims to make a new digital soil map of the world using state-of-the-art and emerging technologies for soil mapping and predicting soil properties at fine resolution. This new global soil map will be supplemented by interpretation and functionality options that aim to assist better decisions in a range of global issues such
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
BGS – Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have found evidence in the UK of large ash particles from the Icelandic volcanic eruption in April 2010. This discovery will help refine the modelling of ash plume dispersal for future eruptions. Read More
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
NWO – When making malaria predictions you must not look at the average monthly temperature but rather at variations around the average temperature. These have proven to be far more important for the development and survival of malaria parasites and malaria mosquitoes. Rubicon researcher Krijn Paaijmans published this research finding in the journal PNAS. Read More