Saturday, September 18th, 2010
NORWAY NEWS – Norway’s Ministry of Transport wants to introduce a universal public transport payment system that can be used by passengers on all modes of public transport throughout the country. The ministry hopes to have established a new company tied to the county’s transport companies that can administer a joint ticket scheme by 2011 and
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
EL MUNDO SPAIN – The company decisions Geoconstructivas Almeria (DG) developed through an R & D funded by Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía (CTA), a ‘software’ that will allow governments to respond to emergencies created by an earthquake in question seconds and optimize available resources. The project, called ‘Seisem’ and is expected to be completed at the end
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
SWISSINFO – The final breakthrough of the Gotthard Base Tunnel on October 15 will be a day of rejoicing for Swiss transport policy and Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger. The celebrations will look back on the Gotthard Pass’s great historical and mythical importance to the Swiss, with all its associations with the birth of a nation. Read
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
PRAGUE POST – Prague City Hall has prompted a fresh wave of criticism against its long-troubled OpenCard project after announcing that existing transport passes will no longer be offered and that the personal details from OpenCard holders are being shared with advertisers. Read More
Saturday, September 18th, 2010
URBANTICK – In terms of physical Landscape they both have the Ocean as a defining element of the urban area, together with large water bodies enclosed by the urban area. In both maps these features come through in topography generated from the tweet locations. Read More
Friday, September 17th, 2010
NEW MOBILITIES – An interesting novel way of cartography when it comes to mapping Britain’s ‘social tribes’…aA team of cartographers at London’s City University have created a visualisation of Britain which makes ‘the traditional map of the British Isles look outdated by comparison’. Read More
Friday, September 17th, 2010
HURRIYET TURKEY – Famous Japanese photographer Masakazu Akagi, who is serving as a private photographer for Japanese Prince Tohomito, has been in Turkey for 50 days to photograph underwater beauties around the Aegean town of Muğla. His videos will be aired on Japanese national television and photos will be published in various international magazines. Read More
Friday, September 17th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group 48 million for the strengthening and extension of electricity networks to 423 localities in Cameroon. The implementation of this project will enhance the existing network’s technical performance and will extend electricity supply to 423
Friday, September 17th, 2010
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – Extensive wind power projects in the semi-autonomous Åland Islands have run up against the subsidy policy of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. The province has plans to set up about 60 wind power generators in four separate projects. However, in May it emerged that officials of both the Ministry of Employment
Friday, September 17th, 2010
BBC – The earthquake hazard to London has been under-appreciated, say scientists at the British Geological Survey. They have looked at the history of tremors in the UK and have come to the conclusion that the vulnerability of its capital is far greater than many people recognise. Read More
