Monday, June 6th, 2011
A new method for calculating the role that mangrove restoration plays in slowing climate change, by capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, has been adopted. The methodology is adopted under the UN climate change convention’s Kyoto Protocol, as part of the Clean Development Mechanism that supports emission reduction projects in developing countries. This
Monday, June 6th, 2011
The UK National Ecosystem Assessment’s analysis of the social and economic benefits of our natural environment was published last week, and described by Caroline Spelman as: “a vital step forward in our ability to understand the true value of nature and how to sustain the benefits it gives us.” Ms Spelman hoped that the NEA will contribute to
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Ground-level ozone is one of the most harmful air pollutants in Europe today. A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that despite efforts to reduce ozone pollution, in 2010 levels continued to exceed the long-term objective established in EU legislation to protect human health. EU Member States will also face difficulties in
Monday, June 6th, 2011
LizardTech, a division of Celartem Inc. and a leading provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, is exhibiting in booth #724 at the Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E) conference in Dallas, Texas this week. The company will showcase its entire line of geospatial products, including the recently launched GeoExpress® 8, which enables
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Surrey Police have selected gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets to supply them with software from their Symphony Bluelight suite of emergency services products. Similar to Aligned Assets’ SinglePoint solution that is well-established at British Transport Police, Surrey Police will be using the advanced web services in SinglePoint to act as a bridge between their gazetteer data and
Monday, June 6th, 2011
Are you implementing an innovative project and do you want to showcase it as an example of its kind in Europe? Are you in charge of a project geared to innovation, sustainable development, demographic change or urban development? Have you created a website that tells the general public all about projects supported by the European
Monday, June 6th, 2011
The Danube, Europe’s second longest river at around 2 850 km, links the Black Forest to the Black Sea and runs through ten countries, with four more in its basin. Hydro-electric power stations, a Pan-European transport corridor and home to some of Europe’s rarest species – the pressures placed on the river are often conflicting
Monday, June 6th, 2011
ArcSoft, Inc. announced that its best-selling multimedia player, ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 5, is now integrated with Spatial View’s innovative auto-stereo 3D solution, the 3DeeScreen, allowing users to view glasses-free 3D on standard laptops.
Monday, June 6th, 2011
ITT Corporation has been recognized by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with an Outstanding Team of the Year award for its superior efforts and commitment to excellence in building one of the world’s most advanced weather instruments—the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). This satellite weather instrument is part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental
Monday, June 6th, 2011
This API allows developers to work with file geodatabases outside ArcObjects (the library of software components that make up the foundation of ArcGIS). With this API, developers can now create independent applications to view or modify data stored in a file geodatabase. Geodatabases comprise the native structure for ArcGIS to store, manage, and use geospatial
