Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Researchers at the University of Granada (UGR), Spain, have developed a microchip that improves night vision for drivers. The system complements the illumination of the car and will alert drivers to obstacles on the road, the scientists explain. The device was invented in the framework of the EU-funded DRIVSCO (Learning to emulate perception action cycles
Saturday, September 29th, 2007
CORNELL DAILY SUN – The Sustainability Hub, an umbrella organization composed of several student groups, announced recently the formation of the Sustainable Investment Coalition. The Coalition will seek to promote the investment of the University’s endowment, approximately $5 billion, in companies that employ sustainable practices. Read More
Friday, September 28th, 2007
SCANEX R&D Center announced the start of stereo images reception from Indian IRS-P5 Cartosat-1 satellite by its own stations in Russia. Under the license agreement, signed between SCANEX and ANTRIX, the first stereo pairs of the Russian territory were successfully acquired from the CartoSat-1 satellite at UniSCan ground station, installed in Samara. The received images
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Autodesk, Inc. will hold a two-day executive forum on October 4-5 in conjunction with the Melting Ice: A Hot Topic — Envisioning Change art exhibit, hosted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Natural World Museum (NWM) at the BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, Belgium. The forum will bring business, technology and
Friday, September 28th, 2007
In its ongoing quest to equip the global water industry with the world’s most powerful and comprehensive geospatial infrastructure modeling and design solutions, MWH Soft, a leading global provider of environmental and water resources applications software, today announced the worldwide availability of the new InfoWater Executive Suite for power ArcGIS (ESRI, Redlands, CA) users. It’s
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Information Builders, the leader in production business intelligence (BI) systems, today announced that it has reached a worldwide OEM agreement with ESRI. Information Builders will now bundle ESRI ArcGIS Server along with its WebFOCUS business intelligence and iWay Software integration solutions. ArcGIS Server 9.2 extends the robust reporting capabilities of its BI solution through the
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
REGISTER HERALD – A committee charged with researching a future funding stream for the county’s geographic information system recently proposed to Preble County Commissioners a $1 increase in property conveyance fees, effective January 1. Representatives of several agencies who utilize GIS widely in their operations met with commissioners to discuss the need for the system,
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
BLOG- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON – we just penned a new working paper outlining in more detail the challenges modellers face when creating agent-based models focusing on geo-spatial phenomena. Note how the challenges have gone from five to seven. The paper is called “Key Challenges in Agent-Based Modelling for Geo-Spatial Simulation. Read More
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
SUN – SENTINEL – With foreclosures rising and home prices diving, there is a bright spot in California’s residential real estate market: Solar-powered homes are starting to outsell traditionally electrified new homes in several markets, and developers are stepping up their use of the technology. Read More
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
OTTAWA SUN – Seven years after Walkerton’s deadly tainted water tragedy, municipal water and sewage systems across Ontario continue to suffer from chronic neglect and disrepair, says an industry report released Wednesday. Leaky water pipes across the province lose $160 million worth of clean, treated drinking water into the ground every year and dozens of
