Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
I wanted to share with you the outcome of the Forum on Earth Observations IV – Climate, Energy, and National Security: Meeting the Environmental Information Challenge. We have widely disseminated this meeting summary to the Hill, industry, academia, NGOs and government agencies. It can also be found in the event web site (www.ForumonEo4.com). I want to also
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Scotland is to design a blueprint to ensure carbon capture and storage technology (CCS) can be implemented effectively around the world. The Global CCS Institute has asked Scotland to develop a toolkit to help nations test the strength of regulations and the permitting process, build knowledge and test public engagement, ensuring CCS can be safely
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Alibre Inc. announced the inclusion of the simple, yet powerful rapid concept creation and surfacing design tool, Moment of InspirationTM (MoI), in Alibre Design Expert. Created by Michael Gibson, the original designer of the Rhino modeling tool, MoI makes product and concept design easy, fast, and accessible to more designers.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
MecSoft Europe, the exclusive distributor of MecSoft Corporation products in Europe and a leader in mid-range CAM software, today announced the release of a new VisualMILL for SolidWorks configuration called PRO/DUO. “With our PRO/DUO product, multiple operators have the freedom to choose their preferred programming environment,” stated Ulrich Oehler, CEO of MecSoft Europe.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Botanical Research Institute of Texas to present its 2011 International Award of Excellence in Conservation to John Cain Carter for persuading Brazilian landowners to use sustainable land management practices to improve the environment and save the Amazon rain forest.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Portugal joining ESA as a Member State, José Mariano Gago, Portuguese Minister of Science and Higher Education, and Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA’s Director General, met today at Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisbon.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that Essent Local Energy Solutions (ELES) has successfully implemented a new utility geographical information system (GIS) for the design, management, and operation of its growing district heating network with the help of Bentley sisNET. ELES
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, today announced that Okaloosa Gas, a private utility serving over 37,000 customers in four counties in northern Florida, has implemented Autodesk software to help them better plan, design, build and manage their natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure. With more complete and accurate
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
NAVTEQ today announced the launch of the NAVTEQ Virtual Developer Lab, a remote testing service designed to dramatically reduce the time and resources required to develop, test, monitor and deploy mobile phone applications. The Virtual Developer Lab, powered by DeviceAnywhere, is designed to support the development and pre-commercial testing of location-aware apps that use NAVTEQ®
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Canada’s universities welcome the announcement by the government of Canada to extend the completion deadline for the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP) from March 31, 2011 to October 31, 2011. “The Knowledge Infrastructure Program is transforming campuses across the country, and improving the quality of the research and learning experience for Canadian students,” said Paul Davidson, President
