Friday, November 19th, 2010
BBC – Scientists think they can now explain the sequence of events deep inside the Earth that led to the major volcanic eruptions on Iceland earlier this year. Using data from satellite radar, GPS, and seismometers, the group has sketched a blueprint for the “plumbing” underneath Eyjafjallajokull. Read More
Friday, November 19th, 2010
ESA – Marking a significant milestone for Europe’s next fleet of meteorological satellites, ESA has given the go-ahead to Thales Alenia Space in France to start work on developing the Meteosat Third Generation. Read More
Friday, November 19th, 2010
CSIRO – CSIRO’s graphics processing unit (GPU) cluster is now Australia’s ‘greenest’ supercomputer ranking 11th on an internationally recognised list of the world’s 500 fastest and most energy efficient supercomputers – the Green500 List. Read More
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – The Norilsk-Nickel operated vessel Monchegorsk arrived at the port of Dudinka on Thuesday after a 41 day long round-trip to China via the Northern Sea Route. The ice-classed diesel-electric vessel sailed from Murmansk on September 15 via the port of Dudinka by the Yenisei River and further to Shanghai with metal. She became the first
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – “We are planning to launch two Nigerian satellites on board our carrier in December,” Lavrov told reporters on Wednesday after a meeting with his Nigerian counterpart Odein Ajumogobia in Abuja. NigeriaSat-2 will be used primarily for resource management and mapping of the Nigerian territory, while NigeriaSat-X will assist with disaster relief and global
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
ADB – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is investing up to $20 million for its first-ever investment in a private equity fund solely focused on supporting the development of water-related infrastructure in the region. ADB’s Board of Directors approved the equity investment in the Asia Water Fund which will invest in water and wastewater assets in the
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
ESPON – The first research themes have focused on the functionality of major urban agglomeratons, the diversity of development options for rural regions, demography and migratory flows, the risks for regional economies of energy price fluctuations, territorial impacts of climate change and progress in techniques in support of territorial impact assessment of EU sector policies. Read
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – Finland’s state municipal subsidy system shares the wealth of municipal tax revenue, and the biggest payers are found in the Helsinki region. About three percentage points of municipal tax rate paid by residents of Helsinki and Espoo are paid to other parts of the country. In Helsinki the figure next year will be EUR
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
Anyone in the United States who needs to schedule and route multiple stops throughout the day for a single vehicle can now use ArcLogistics free of charge. ArcLogistics is cloud-based vehicle routing and scheduling software that creates optimum routes and schedules based on specific business operations including vehicle capacities, driver specialties, street network restrictions, and
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
EUROGEOGRAPHICS – The INSPIRE monitoring and reporting results are now accessible through the INSPIRE website. For every country the overview table provides a link to the country’s INSPIRE Monitoring and Reporting webpage (where avaialable) and a link to the country’s monitoring and reporting documents. Read More
