Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
IAAC SPAIN – The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and HP are pleased to announce the 3rd Advanced Architecture Contest, on the theme of THE SELF-SUFFICIENT CITY: Envisioning the habitat of the future.The aim of the competition is to promote online discussion and research through which to generate insights and visions, ideas and proposals that help
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
INDEPENDENT UK – A new institution opens in Moscow, backed by a Kremlin-friendly businessman and a leading international architect, which hopes to raise a new generation of thoughtful and tasteful urban planners, and help save the city from architectural Armageddon. Over the past two decades, Russia’s oil wealth has driven a frenzied construction boom in
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
By design quality, we are talking about creating places that work well, not about architectural style. Design quality, after all, is fundamental to how places work: road layouts that prioritise pedestrians; public spaces that are safe and attractive; buildings that are at an appropriate scale and density to support local services. Read More
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
We are closing in rapidly on the July IGARSS conference (http://www.igarss.org) and the CRS-focused plenary promises to be quite exciting. The keynote will be given by two leaders of the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Aneesh Chopra, President Obama’s Chief Technology Officer, and Shere Abbott, Associate Director for Environment. They are quite
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
There are several models in the 800 series (see brochure), the 2 most popular being the 800L and the 800LC. Both have 806 Mhz processor, 1 Gig internal memory, integrated GPS, VGA screen, Bluetooth, 802.11, 14 hour duration battery etc. The 800LC model also has an integrated camera. Run Crest, ArcPad or other Windows
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
During an emergency situation, whether it is a natural or man made disaster, features of the landscape change at lightening speed, at any time and often in ways that are impossible to predict. Responding effectively to a disaster requires information about the situation to flow seamlessly and quickly between field operatives & control centres. TOPO!
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
STANDARD KENYA – For a continent where millions of people depend on agriculture for their livelihood, the prospect of depleted soil fertility is bad news. But soils on the continent are fast becoming nutrient deficient with low yields spelling a bleak future for many. Keith Shepherd, a soil scientist with the Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
KUWAIT NEWS – The state-run Petrovietnam Oil and Gas Group has decided to give priority to Japanese companies for participation in a total of roughly JPY 3 trillion (USD 33 billion) in infrastructure development projects in Vietnam. Read More
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
SKToday – The crisis management team that held an extraordinary session at the Government Office on Monday identified two areas of Slovakia that are most threatened by heavy rains – the southern part of eastern Slovakia and northern Slovakia. “We took decisions concerning a certain concentration of equipment and personnel that will be available immediately
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – The Finnish Defence Forces are considering the possibility of buying drones for aerial surveillance. The Finnish Army has been in touch with more than ten different manufacturers of unmanned flying aircraft. The Finnish military is interested in buying unarmed drones weighing about ten kg. each, capable of sending live video, and infrared
