Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Needham third graders explored the geography and history of Needham by creating their own hand drawn maps that are currently being displayed around town, thanks to the Needham 300 Committee and a grant from the Needham Education Foundation. The program, called Magic of Maps, allowed the students to meet with a professional cartographer who taught them
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Climate change could cause temperatures to rise 3 to 4 degrees Celcius and rainfall to drop 40 percent by the end of the century, if the people of Santiago continue their current habits, says a recent Universidad de Santiago de Chile study. University scientists launched a study into the effects of these changes on the city’s
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
For so many of us, it’s nearly impossible to understand the devastation that occurred in Japan following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami — images from the disaster may be the closest many of us may come to comprehending the scale of destruction. MapQuest recently obtained aerial images from our partners i-cubed and GeoEye, and we
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
“The county council is already investing £16.3 million in road improvements this financial year which is enough money to pay for 200 miles of resurfacing. That’s about the same distance from London to Manchester. This extra funding from Government will allow us to do much more and go some way to making good the damage
Friday, March 25th, 2011
The South Australian Government has inked an eight-year deal with Salmat for land information management services. The deal will include a land information management system within a three-year period with an aim to improve the state’s land administration and management. Salmat’s chief executive, Grant Harrod, said the Integrated Land Information System (ILIS) would provide single system for
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Media coverage of the earthquake in Japan and its aftermath has shown once again that globalization introduces changes in the dynamic information. The fact that the media can broadcast live what happens anywhere in the world is changing the way of perceiving reality and may even be that the sense of alarm is greater at
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Sweden is one of the countries in the world that has absolutely the best condition to convert the energy to 100 percent renewable energy. We in the environmental movement and many of us know that it is possible. Among other things, in light of what is now happening in Japan, it is time that our
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Russian software makers and business people are beginning to recognize the important role of mobile applications for the new generation of smartphones. “On the Russian market, which simply ‘exploded’ after the start of official iPad sales, more and more companies are looking at mobile applications as a new medium for managing loyalty, a space for advertising,
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
The Delhi Assembly approved the Delhi Geo-spatial Data Infrastructure (Management, Control, Administration, Security and Safety) Bill, 2011 by voice-vote. Speaking in the Assembly, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Delhi is the first state to enact such an important Act. Ms Dikshit said the Delhi State Spatial Data Infrastructure (DSSDI) project is one of the flagship
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
Mayor Rob Ford has proposed a revision of the provincially-funded light rail transit plan for Toronto and a privately-financed Sheppard subway. This is the Pembina Institute’s analysis of this proposed plan and our recommendations to city council and the Metrolinx Board. The intent of our analysis is to determine benefits and shortcomings in the current
