Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
In partnership with the National Geographic Institute (IGN), the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department of the Navy (SHOM), the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research (BRGM), the Institute of Development Research (IRD) and the National Library de France (BNF), the French mapping organizes the 25th International Cartographic Conference in Paris, Palais des Congres, the 3 to
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced a historic collaborative effort to build upon current federal investments for regions that support sustainable and livable communities. For the first time ever, HUD and EPA will join forces to competitively award $5.65 million to strengthen the capacity of
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is aiming to be a leader in renewable energy by committing to generate 25% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015 from a current level of 13%. Among the first steps to meeting this ambitious target is a new Community Feed-in Tariff (COMFIT) program to support community-owned projects
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, erection, civil works and commissioning of the plants, as well as for connection to the local power grid and will deliver the turnkey electrical and control solution within an extremely short time span of thirteen weeks. Key products to be supplied include trackers, inverters, low-voltage equipment, medium-voltage switchgear,
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia HE Mrs Ewa Polano will tomorrow, Tuesday 14 June 2011, sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Construction Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works to share experiences and cooperate with Indonesia regarding environmentally sustainable planning and construction. This a field in which Sweden has a long and very
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Thales Alenia Space España has been awarded important contracts summing up to a value of more than 7.5 million Euros. These contracts are for the MUSIS program for Earth observation. The company will be entrusted with the design, development, manufacturing, qualification, supply of electronics for the focal plane of the optical instrument (FPPB), and the
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
U.S. wildfires is a sharable web map that can be used to help report on the 2011 wildfire season. The map shows current data for wildfire locations and related information including photos and videos from social media. Use the map’s Share button to size the map for embedding on web sites. Read More
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Damage to marine and coastal ecosystems could be reversed through more involvement between coastal communities and stakeholders, says the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). A new guide, published today for World Oceans Day 2011 (8 June), stresses the importance of groups working together where they have a stake in the coastline to mitigate the harm caused
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The development of the new think3 proceeding rapidly. In just the first weeks after starting the R&D team has been hard at work and the Official Thinkdesign 2011 Beta version is entering into the build phase ready for its imminent release. Some new functionalities available in this release covered:– Assembly: New Mating management, Gear Constraint,
Monday, June 13th, 2011
The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) today announced the much anticipated release of IntelliCAD 7. IntelliCAD 7 represents the culmination of a fundamental overhaul of the entire IntelliCAD code base undertaken by the ITC and its member companies. It incorporates a complete, new architecture based on and synchronized with the development platform from the Open Design Alliance,
