Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Autodesk, Inc. announced that direct access to download and purchase companion apps is available in AutoCAD 2012. AutoCAD software users can immediately browse, download and purchase more than 100 apps using the new Apps tab within AutoCAD. The companion apps help design professionals find and immediately download solutions to some of their most pressing design
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
MapleSim 5 provides many enhancements to help you manage the complexity of your models. With its broader application scope, streamlined modeling environment, and ability to efficiently simulate even more systems, MapleSim 5 makes it easier to tackle large projects and get results quickly. Read More
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
Onset announced a live webinar on Wednesday, June 29, at 2:00pm EDT entitled, An Innovative Approach to Low-cost Monitoring-based Commissioning. The hour-long webinar, presented by NorthWrite, Inc. CEO and co-founder Patrick J. O’Neill, Ph.D., will discuss an innovative, low-cost approach to Monitoring-based Commissioning (MBCx) that helps identify, implement, and track cost-effective energy saving measures in small and
Friday, June 17th, 2011
On May 19, 2011, the Mississippi River reached a historic crest at Vicksburg. According to the Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service (AHPS) of the U.S. National Weather Service, the river reached 57.10 feet (17.40 meters) that day. By early June, flooding had receded considerably around Vicksburg, but water remained high. On June 14, the AHPS reported
Friday, June 17th, 2011
As people move from rural to urban settings in search of economic opportunities, urban agriculture is becoming an important provider of both food and employment, according to researchers with the Worldwatch Institute. “Urban agriculture is providing food, jobs, and hope in Nairobi, Kampala, Dakar, and other cities across sub-Saharan Africa,” said Danielle Nierenberg, co-director of
Friday, June 17th, 2011
From military beginnings, mapping the south east coast of Britain for fear of invasion by Napoleon, through to the modern digital age, Ordnance Survey has played a constant and vital role for charting the changing face of the nation for over two centuries.
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Whether at sea, on rail, stacked or stored, shipping containers can now be tracked worldwide via satellite with Cont-Trak, developed through ESA’s telecommunications programme. Field trials have been carried out at a container depot in Halifax, Canada to test different stacking situations, and during shipping from Europe to North America. Containers were fitted with Cont-Trak terminals,
Friday, June 17th, 2011
Today, the European Commission has signed an agreement confirming the transfer of funds to ESA for the initial operations of the space component for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme. The agreement, which secures €104 million, was signed at ESA Headquarters in Paris by Heinz Zourek, Director General of the European Commission’s DG Enterprise
Friday, June 17th, 2011
There are still three months to go for the opening of the 53rd Photogrammetric Week to be held at the University of Stuttgart, Sept. 5 to 9, 2011. As the years before we have compiled for you an attractive program of lectures in the mornings (Conference Speaker, Keynote Speakers, Invited Speakers only) and hopefully excellent
Friday, June 17th, 2011
This five day workshop will explore statistical analysis of assemblage and multi-variable environmental data that arise in a diverse spectrum of environmental and biological science research, such as environmental impact assessments, basic studies of community ecology, monitoring of biodiversity and analysis of water quality indices.
