Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Untitled Document SMHI has been commissioned by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to organise a training programme on climate change for decision makers from West Africa. Preparations and selection of participants are currently being carried out, before the course start in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in November. Read More
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Untitled Document If an oil spill wasn’t responsible for the formations in these TerraSAR-X images, they might seem like the work of an artist. The images were acquired over the Gulf of Mexico on 9 July 2010. For researchers, such imagery is key in forecasting the distribution of the oil slick. Read More
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Untitled Document Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce Leica SpiderWeb v4.0 aspart of the new reference station software update that also includes Leica GNSS Spider v4.0 andLeica SpiderQC v4.0. SpiderWeb v4.0 features an all-new Business Center web portal combinedfor SpiderWeb and GNSS Spider Network RTK Services and the unique Coordinate ComputationService has been further enhanced. Leica
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Untitled Document Please join us for this one hour webinar to learn about the wide array of tools ENVI offers for remote sensing applications of vegetation. Many applications today rely on the knowledge of vegetation health in a given region and over a span of time. Byusing ENVI with multispectral and hyperspectral data sets, much information can
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Untitled Document NASA has awarded USD7.7 million in cooperative agreements to seventeen organisations across the United States to enhance learning through the use of NASA’s Earth science resources. The winning proposals in the Global Climate Change Education Awards illustrated innovative approaches to using NASA content in elementary, secondary and undergraduate teaching, and lifelong learning. The
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
CEA-Leti said today that it has designed and created a unique 3D interactive-modeling tool, based on a new user interface that could change the way urban-planning projects are presented. The HIRAM (Humanities, Innovation and Research in the service of Mediation Architecture) modelling tool, which is based on recommendations by architects and urban planners, makes it possible to turn a town-planning model
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
The Washington Journal wraps up its week-long series on energy issues, with a conversation about solar power. Tom Rooney, the CEO of SPG Solar, the second largest solar company in the U.S., joins us today. He discusses the benefits of solar power and the incentives the government provides to encourage homeowners and utility companies to
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Web applications like MapQuest and Google Maps simplify the way we navigate, offering nearly instant directions to the closest dentist, auto mechanic, or happy hour spot. For developers looking to incorporate an innovative, useful tool into their application or website, an interactive map can spur interest and encourage repeat visits from users. But how does
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Esri have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The agreement supports the design and development of ways to share and access essential geographic environmental data provided by the agency’s 38 European member countries. EEA, which already uses Esri’s geographic information system (GIS) products, will now work closely with Esri to
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Trimble has acquired the assets of privately-held Accubid Systems based in Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed. Accubid’s family of software products allow electrical and mechanical contractors to analyse their estimates in great detail including CAD-based estimating and takeoff and then export the data into project management, accounting and procurement applications. The acquisition of Accubid
