Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) can provide reliable positioning information under optimum conditions, where at least four satellites can be accessed with sufficient quality. In critical situations, for example, urban canyons or indoor, due to blocking of satellites by buildings and severe multipath effects, the GNSS performance can be decreased substantially. To overcome this limitation,
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
PHYSORG – The U.S. was one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2009, second only to China, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
TELEGRAPH UK – Why the UK’s leader in the embryonic ‘rainwater harvesting’ market might need legislative change and a new sales strategy to maintain growth in austere times. Read More
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
SAT NEWS – Acoustic tests on a new generation of Glonass-K navigation satellite have been completed at a plant in southern Russia. “These types of experimental tests were carried out to confirm the resilience of the Glonass-K satellite to the acoustic pressure which will be applied on it when it is orbited,” a statement by the
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
This agreement represents a major step towards the grant of the first license ever issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for a commercial-scale wave power project in the US. The SA supports the responsible, phased development by OPT of a 10-PowerBuoy(R), 1.5 megawatt capacity wave energy station in a manner that protects ocean
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
WETLANDS INT – The disastrous forest fires that are currently raging in Russia have led to significant fires in the drained and degraded peatlands. These occur close to Moscow and densely populated areas in Central European Russia. They are causing huge air pollution problems as well as direct risks for the people in the region.
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is committed to joining IUFRO and other key organisations worldwide to ensure that forests are managed sustainably for current and future generations. APN scientific research and capacity development activities in response to the challenges in the forestry sector under the broad umbrella of global environmental change will
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Pitney Bowes Business Insight today introduced the Geosk™ Platform, the geospatial industry’s first location-based Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering. The Geosk Platform boasts the most comprehensive geospatial data catalogue and delivers it via an easy-to-use, cloud-based portal that lets customers pay as they go. With the Geosk Platform, customers can immediately access and integrate the most current
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
It looks like Enbridge, the Canadian company behind the recent oil spill in Michigan’s Calhoun County near Marshall, is making an attempt to do some good to the environment. The company in collaboration with First Solar is working on the largest photovoltaic solar energy facility in North America. The Sarnia Solar Project in Ontario is being expanded
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
THE ATLANTIC – John Gerth, of the computer science department at Stanford, sent a link to a powerful illustration, by Latoya Egwuekwe, of the spreading effects of unemployment across the country during this recession. The animated version is here, and a sample frame, showing conditions back in the palmy days: Read More
