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Sunday, October 17th, 2010

New IBM Global R&D Lab to Open In Australia

IBM and the Australian and Victorian Governments today announced an agreement to establish a new research and development laboratory in Australia.vThe new IBM Global R&D Lab will be IBM’s first lab that combines research and development in a single organization focused on accelerating progress towards a smarter planet.  The new global research and development lab

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

TerraSAR-X and X-TanDEM in Close Formation Flight

Measuring the World in 3D – this goal is now the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and closer to the space company Astrium, a crucial step: The radar satellite tandem-X on 14.10.2010 with its “twin” TerraSAR-X the close formation flight passed. The two Earth observation satellites tracked at last at a distance of 20 kilometers. This

Friday, October 15th, 2010

New Zealand Modernizes its Infrastructure Network with Trimble GNSS Technology

Trimble announced today that the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited (GNS) and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) have jointly purchased 40 Trimble NetR9™ GNSS reference station receivers as part of a project to upgrade the LINZ PositioNZ GPS network to multi-constellation GNSS and real-time data distribution capability. LINZ is the government department responsible

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Google Adds Styled Maps for the Maps API for Flash

One of the first questions we were asked following the Google I/O session at which we launched Styled Maps in the JavaScript Maps API earlier this year was whether the feature would also be offered in the Maps API for Flash. I’m happy to announce that today we are doing just that. To use Styled

Friday, October 15th, 2010

New Solar Sensors from Kipp and Zonen

Several new Kipp and Zonen sensors are now available for solar-energy research applications. A complete solar monitoring station for research or solar prospecting typically measures global horizontal radiation (GH), direct normal irradiance (DNI), and diffuse radiation. For monitoring GH, Campbell Scientific offers the CMP6, CMP11, and CMP21 pyranometers. These pyranometers measure solar radiation with a high-quality

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Wireless Sensors Expand Measurement Possibilities

It is particularly satisfying for us at Campbell Scientific when we develop technologies or products that benefit a large number of our customers. Because of this, we are excited to release our new wireless-sensor product line that allows sensors to be installed at a distance from the datalogger without connecting cables. Freeing sensors from the location

Friday, October 15th, 2010

AutoCAD for Mac Now Available for Purchase or Free 30-Day Trial

Autodesk a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced that AutoCAD for Mac is now available for purchase. This version of AutoCAD software, one of the most widely used applications for professional design and engineering, makes powerful AutoCAD features and functionality available to customers who choose to work natively on the Mac. Autodesk is making a free*

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Port Hardy Reviews Community Plan

The District is looking to the future by revising its Official Community Plan. “We are entering into this process not only as a requirement under the community charter, but also to give council fresh direction from the community on moving ahead and setting achievable goals and objectives,” said Mayor Bev Parnham. Read More

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

First Set of Smart Grid Standards Submitted to Energy Regulators

A set of five foundational technical standards for Smart Grid interoperability and security have undergone a cybersecurity review by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and have been submitted to federal regulators for adoption. Four of the standards, produced by the International Electrotechnical Commission, deal with communications protocols for the exchange of information on the intelligent power

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

SymetriGEO Services by Astrium supports the UK-led Common Geospatial Tool Set Project (CGTS)

SymetriGEO Services, part of Astrium Services’ GEO-Information division, is supporting the Geospatial and Situational Awareness Demonstration, which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) sponsored Common Geospatial Tool Set (CGTS) research project.  The objective of CGTS, which is being delivered by the Lockheed Martin (UK) led Team SPARTA, is to de-risk future geospatial