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City University have created a visualisation of Britain which makes ‘the traditional map of the British Isles look outdated by comparison’.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
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
SABS – Each year the SABS, together with over 160 of its international counterparts, celebrates “World Standards Day.” The celebrations take on different forms, whether they take place in Copenhagen, Nairobi, Vienna, Caracas or Beijing – all the organisations share a feeling of common purpose even though the specific challenges of the day-to-day standards work
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
What works on a small scale also works on a large scale. For the last several years, a helicopter-mounted measuring instrument developed by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has been hard at work detecting methane leaks from natural gas pipelines. Read More
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
IRISH TIMES – Building computer versions of our bodies and using them to diagnose symptoms, anticipate future illnesses and predict side effects of treatment is at the heart of a new international project. Read More
Thursday, September 16th, 2010
L’EXPRESS FRANCE – According to a CSA poll, the economic considerations are paramount ecology in the choice of using public transport. With the economic crisis present since 2005, the main concerns are the parking problems (37%) and congestion (35%) as the main reasons for using networks. Read More
