Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
GE announced today a $200 million open innovation challenge that seeks breakthrough ideas to create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient electric grid, and accelerate the adoption of more efficient grid technologies. GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt unveiled the challenge, the “GE ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid,” here today. The global challenge invites technologists, entrepreneurs and
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Procedural Inc., the developer of the 3D city modeling software CityEngine, announces that it has joined the ESRI Business Partner Program as a Complementary Technology Provider. Participation in the program will create new opportunities for the two organizations to better serve customers with smart 3D city solutions based on GIS data and procedural modeling techniques.The
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
FT – Siemens is set to unveil a strategic partnership in Russia on Thursday that will see Europe’s largest engineering group enter the country’s fledgling wind energy market. Peter Löscher, chief executive, will announce the joint venture with two Russian partners on a trip to the country with Angela Merkel, German chancellor, people close to the political
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
BARCELONA REPORTER – The 80 km/h speed limit into Barcelona has cut pollution by 11%. The speed limit on access roads to Barcelona has lowered, by 11%, the amount of particulate pollutants PM10 and nitrogen oxide, since its inception in January 2008, to be added is a 3% additional decrease in the number of vehicles in
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Günter Behnisch, a former U-boat commander who became West Germany’s top architect, died on Monday aged 88. His radical modern designs, including the Munich Olympic Stadium, marked a departure from the bombastic architecture of the Nazi era and shaped the face of the new German democracy. Read More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Ashtech today announced that its new MobileMapper® 100 handheld GNSS receiver and its MobileMapper 6 handheld GPS receiver support ArcPad® 10, ESRI®’s newest mobile software. As an Authorized ESRI Business Partner, Ashtech is offering an exclusive MobileMapper and ArcPad 10 bundle in the U.S. market. The combined power of the new ArcPad 10 software and
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
GE today unveiled Nucleus™, an affordable, innovative communication and data storage device that provides consumers with secure information about their household electricity use and costs so they can make more informed choices about how and when to use power. GE’s Nucleus brings the promise of the smart grid into consumers’ homes. As utilities deploy smart
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
SCOTTISH GOV – Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (GERD) Scotland 2008. The publication includes the latest statistics to 2008 on Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD), which comprises that undertaken by business, higher education and government sectors. Regional and international comparisons are included. Read More
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
NRCAN – Now, thanks to a team from Natural Resources Canada’s Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS), Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and theDepartment of National Defence (DND), sharing imagery is both practical and convenient. A suite of fifteen National Master Standing Offers (NMSOs) put in place by the team allow for simple procurement and
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
To help communities adapt to these changes, Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan’s) Climate Change Geoscience program — in partnership with the Government of Nunavut, the Canadian Institute of Planners and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada — is working to build climate change planning capacity at local, regional and territorial levels through the Nunavut Climate Change Partnership. The partnership is currently
