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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

New Tool Calculates Air Pollution from Shipping

Untitled Document Shipping emits considerable amounts of air pollutants which affect the climate, the natural environment and human health. In collaboration with the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA), SMHI has developed a new system for calculating emissions from shipping. Knowledge of these has previously been very limited. Shipping is undoubtedly the most significant source of sulphur emissions,

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Training programme on Climate Change for West Africa

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

TerraSAR-X – Tracking the Catastrophic Oil Spill

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

Leica Geosystems introduces SpiderWeb v4.0 – Value added Web Services for GNSS Networks

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

Using ENVI for Image Analysis of Vegetation

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

NASA Awards Grants for Global Climate Change Education

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 Creates Interactive Modeling Tool for Presenting Urban-Planning Projects

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

Video: Tom Rooney, the CEO of SPG Solar

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

Map Scripting 101–New from No Starch Press

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

European Environment Agency and Esri Put Map Service in Cloud

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