Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Some P.E.I. farmers are turning to a new kind of software to keep nitrate levels in check and make their job easier — using an iPhone. “They’ve got apps for everything and now we’re developing an app, the is developing an app for producers like ourselves,” said Kevin MacIsaac, a potato farmer in Bear
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
HP today announced the opening of a state-of-the-art research facility in Fort Collins, Colo., in which the company will advance sustainable data center technologies. The new facility will expand on HP’s Converged Infrastructure architecture by developing technologies to eliminate IT sprawl, increase energy efficiency and reduce power consumption to help clients minimize their carbon footprint and reinvest
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
The Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) will be holding its first Regular Session of 2011 on 4–5 April in Mexico City to discuss upcoming CEC cooperative work, the Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters (SEM) process and the environmental impact of freight transportation in North America. JPAC—15 citizens appointed by
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Planetek Italia is starting the activities to set up the INSPIRE Geoportal, the central portal for environmental information in the European Union. The company has been awarded the tender for the”Development of the technical components of the INSPIRE Geoportal at European Level”, of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) – Institute for Environment and Sustainability. This
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Safe Software today announced that FME, the leading technology for spatial data transformation, enabled the City of Santa Rosa to implement an integrated water and sewer asset management system by eliminating complex and time-consuming CAD and GIS data integration processes. Conversion tasks that typically took hours are now completed in minutes, while also helping the
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
On 8 March 2011 the Alpine Conference has officially recognised and rewarded eight Alpine regions – among which five Econnect pilot regions – for their exemplary work aiming at the creation of an alpine ecological network. The XIth Alpine Conference in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, honoured the efforts of these regions in improving ecological connectivity
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Do you want to identify the ideal and priority surface to establish future connectivity measures? Then you can use the online tool JECAMI (Joint Ecological Continuum Analysing and Mapping Initiative-Web services). JECAMI covers the surface of the seven Econnect pilot regions where it e.g. enables visualizing at the same time habitats of species and results of
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Getmapping has announced a huge 20% discount on sales of all data products, including OS MasterMap, bought during April 2011. The discount applies to sales via the online datastore www.getmapping.com and through the dedicated Sales Order Team who can be contacted on: 01252 845444 – 9am-5pm Monday-Thursday and 9am – 4.30pm Friday. www.getmapping.com
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Forest Trends and ACT Brasil recently issued a new report which documents, demonstrates and analyzes from a multidisciplinary perspective the process of obtaining free, prior and informed consent from the Paiter-Surui People regarding the Surui Carbon Project. This project represents a promising and innovative endeavor in the Amazon, because it is designed to enhance environmental
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
GstarCAD, a leading provider of 2D/3D CAD software, was invited as the only enterprise from private sector to attend and make an important speech at the Regional Training of Trainers Program for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Support Institutions organized by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the National Intellectual Property Office of
