Thursday, November 25th, 2010
GRAPHISOFT recently announced that it has agreed with the Norwegian Building Industry Association (BNL) to provide all secondary schools in Norway with free ArchiCAD licenses. The BNL is encouraging the schools to use the money saved on licenses to pay for courses for teachers. As a result of this agreement, students are assured that they will
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Designs for the Zayed National Museum have been officially unveiled today by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Conceived as a monument and memorial to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The first group of office staff are due to move in on Monday 6 December 2010 with a phased move for the rest of the 1000 staff planned throughout December and January. Building began in April 2009 when Director General and Chief Executive Vanessa Lawrence CB was joined by John Denham MP to ‘break the ground’.
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
A computer-generated map of Manchester’s urban trees has been created by aerial mapping company Bluesky. The first project of its type in the world, the 3D map is helping authorities across Manchester understand the impact of urban trees on the environment, public health and the aesthetic qualities of the region. Derived from recent aerial photography
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Digital mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) software developer Cadcorp has announced that Newport City Homes has selected Cadcorp SIS Map Editor, Cadcorp SIS Map Modeller and Cadcorp GeognoSIS software for its corporate GIS. Its IT department has been recognised at the Computing/BCS UK IT Industry Awards Ceremony as ‘Small IT Department of the Year’,
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The Society for Conservation GIS would like to invite you to the 14th Annual Conference that will be held from July 16th to 19th, 2011. The theme for the 2011 Society of Conservation GIS conference is “Building Strength”. The goal of the Society of Conservation GIS is to support GIS professionals and communities using GIS as
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The Little Biodiversity Finance Book is a guide to proactive investment in natural capital (PINC) and financing options for biodiversity and ecosystems services. Published by The Global Canopy Programme and launched at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Nagoya, Japan this autumn, it contains a comprehensive yet easily comprehensible overview of financial mechanisms of relevance to
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
Under their agreement to develop technological cooperation between French and Canadian companies, OSEO in France and NRC-IRAP for Canada, is launching a call for proposals (PAA) for the selection of joint innovation projects may receive appropriate funding. The purpose of the AAP is to identify R & D co-developed by companies from both countries likely to
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
DCNS is one of the only companies to offer an expert service robotic structures using a multi-mode robot capable of swimming to reach the structure and then roll on the surface to be inspected. This system allows to appraise a wide variety of structures (ship hulls, offshore platforms, docks, dams …). With this multi-robot missions, DCNS teams
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
As News International newspapers in the UK assess the effect of paywalls launched earlier this year, this seminar will take a look at the latest methods media organisations are employing to monetise their content online. Planned sessions examine the emerging business models being used to attract, collect and protect revenue and look at what consumers
