Friday, November 12th, 2010
GHANAWEB – Today the 17th of November is world Geographic Information Systems (GIS) day. A day set aside by users, developers and vendors to showcase to the world real-world application of GIS. GIS day is held each year across the globe in the third week of November, on the Wednesday during Geography Awareness Week. A
Friday, November 12th, 2010
THE ECONOMIST – Last month Kai Krause, a computer-graphics guru, caused a stir with a map entitled “The True Size of Africa”, which showed the outlines of other countries crammed into the outline of the African continent. His aim was to make “a small contribution in the fight against rampant Immappancy”—in particular, the fact that most
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
PRECISION PAYS -If you’re just starting to look at more advanced precision agriculture practices on your farm such as auto steer, take a look at your operation to see which signal is right for you. Jonathan Hall, a grad assistant at Auburn University, offers some tips on the Precision Ag Blog. Read More
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
AUTOPIA – No one knows how to get around a city faster than a cabbie, which is why Microsoft is looking to taxi drivers to improve online mapping tools. T-Drive, designed by Microsoft Research Asia, reportedly provides far more useful information than Google Maps or Mapquest. The tool can shave drive times as much as 5 minutes,
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
LE MONDE FRANCE – This specific environmental bonus on LPG was introduced in the Grenelle Environment Forum in 2007 with a commitment to maintain until the end of 2012, according to the French Committee of butane and propane (CFBP). The Minister’s entourage said that “the bonus for hybrids (petrol / LPG) is maintained at 2 000 euros, but
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
REVERSE ZONE – The first task of an evidence-based plan is to set objectives. But the types of objectives that go into these plans have to be re-examined. I don’t mean that the objectives themselves have to be evidence-based. By and large in a democratic society it is a political process that should be setting objectives.
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
EEA – The impacts of unwanted noise can range from mild disturbance to serious disease. At a prestigious ceremony in London last night, the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Noise Abatement Society (NAS) announced a new European noise award, which will recognise innovative solutions to noise problems. Today, the EEA also publishes a set of
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
POWER GEN – The six dams have a total cost of 2.9bn reais ($1.72bn) and will have a combined capacity of 645 MW, according to official figures. During the inauguration, Mines and Energy Minister Marcio Zimmerman said hydroelectric energy “is much more than a renewable energy” source because it also “brings progress and development to the region.”
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
MONTREAL GAZETTE – The Quebec government unveiled its long-awaited new plan for the Turcot Interchange on Tuesday morning. The new plan is to cost $3 billion, double the price tag of Transport Quebec’s original project, unveiled in 2007. Read More
Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
RIA NOVOSTI – The temperature in Moscow reached 11.9 degrees Celsius (53.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday setting the first record in the fall of 2010, the Fobos meteorological center said. “The record of 1952 when the temperature reached 11.7 degrees Celsius was beaten at 7.00 p.m. Moscow time,” the center’s spokesman said. Read More
