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Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Eco Loans in Serbia

Energy efficiency is good for the climate, and its a money-saver, too. Those are two major arguments in favor of companies switching over to energy-saving technologies – something that is being done in Serbia. Modernization in that country’s energy sector is urgently needed; energy usage is rising fast, but the sector is plagued by inefficiencies. Now,

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Spatial Roundtable Addresses Modernizing Mapmaking

New technology is changing the face of mapping organizations around the world. Are national mapping agencies and traditional mapmakers able to keep up? The question is posed at the Spatial Roundtable by Mark Cygan, Esri’s map, chart, data production, and spatial data infrastructure (SDI) industry manager. Cygan and other industry leaders discuss which strategies and

Monday, August 29th, 2011

ILMF 2012 – Call for Papers Deadline Reminder

Authors wishing to submit a paper for the conference are requested to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words. ILMF is the premier event for the LIDAR industry attracting professionals from all over the world, supported by ASPRS and will be held in Denver, CO from January 23-25, 2012.

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

E-WAVE Project Explores the Wave Energy Potential in Cyprus

The aim of the E‐WAVE project is the development of an integrated, fully operational high resolution system for monitoring the energy potential from sea waves at the Exclusive Economical Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus and the wider eastern Levantine, coupled with the well established Cyprus Coastal Ocean Forecasting System (CYCOFOS). The new system will include :

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

UN-HABITAT Report to Promote Sustainable Housing

Urbanization is one of the most powerful, irreversible forces in the world. It is estimated that 93 percent of the future urban population growth will occur in the cities of Asia and Africa. The persistent problems of poverty and slums are in large part due to weak urban economies. Cities act as engines of national economic

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

LMI Technologies – New Distributors and Gocator to New Markets in USA and Europe

LMI Technologies, a global industry leader in 3D laser measurement and control sensor technology today announced the signing of distribution agreements with Braas Company (USA), FLW of PA (USA), Inc., and DVC machinevision BV (Netherlands/Belgium/ Luxembourg). This expansion of distribution brings the all-in-one Gocator 3D smart sensor to a market of factory automation customers looking

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Masdar Students’ Energy and Water Use Monitored

When this year’s batch of new students at Masdar Institute signed up for their courses, they expected they would be there to learn and conduct research. They might not, however, have suspected that they would be the subjects of a Big Brother-style social experiment. Other researchers will be watching them closely; not for their personal interactions and

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Esri Hurricane & Cyclone Tracking App Combines Social and Official Data

The insurance industry, and those of us attached to it, are tracking Hurricane Irene with special interest and with special capabilities. A new map created by GIS software provider ESRI (Redlands, Calif.) combines extremely detailed street and topographical mapping with storm tracking features and, perhaps most interestingly, with volunteered insight provided by individuals using popular

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Autodesk Acquires Numenus’ Ray Tracing Technology For Undisclosed Sum

Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) announced that it has acquired certain technology related assets from Numenus GmbH, a software provider of high-end visualization technology used to efficiently render and review 3D datasets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  The transaction is expected to have no impact on Autodesk’s guidance issued on August 18, 2011. Numenus’ founders are

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Altair Engineering Announces HyperWorks 11.0 Workshop Series

Altair Engineering, Inc., a leading global provider of simulation technology and engineering services, has announced its HyperWorks 11.0 Americas Rollout Series, a series of one-day workshops aimed at educating customers and partners on the features and updates in HyperWorks 11.0, the latest version of Altair’s computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite.