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Friday, July 30th, 2010

Energy goal for 2050: 100% Renewable Electricity Supply

Germany’s electricity supply could make a complete switch to renewable energies by 2050. The technology already available on the market could make this possible even today, but it requires that electricity be used and produced very efficiently. These are the results of a study done by the Federal Environment Agency. Read More

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Speculators Rediscover Agricultural Commodities

With the financial crisis fading into the past, speculation on agricultural commodities markets has returned in force. Food prices are climbing once again as hedge funds rediscover the immense profits that can be made — led by a British chocolate baron. Even by the standards of London’s exclusive Mayfair neighborhood, businessman Anthony Ward leads a

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Broadwind Energy Opens Office in Hamburg, Germany

Broadwind Energy, Inc. today announced that it has opened an office in Hamburg, Germany, and named Michael Stegelmann as managing director of Broadwind Energy Europe GmbH. “Many turbine manufacturers have engineering offices in the Hamburg area, and this new office will enable us to keep pace with rapidly evolving wind turbine technology,” said Lars Moller,

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Lidar and Radar 2011 – China

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, I am pleased to invite you to Nanjing, China for the joint ICA/ISPRS/FIG International Symposium on LIDAR and Radar Mapping: Technologies and Applications (LIDAR & RADAR 2011)! The LIDAR & RADAR 2011 symposium in Nanjing is the first time of this type of event on this active remote sensing

Friday, July 30th, 2010

SQL Server Geospatial Part 3 – Visualizing Spatial Data in SSRS

In the previous post, we finished by calculating population density for the city of Chicago. Today we will continue to build on that same dataset and will look at a cool way to visualize our spatial data using SSRS in SQL Server 2008 R2. If you haven’t done so yet, run through the tutorials in posts oneand two

Friday, July 30th, 2010

GIS Mapping The Planet With Open Source Tools

Pragmatic Bookshelf Desktop GIS Mapping The Planet With Open Source Tools Desktop GIS explores the world of Open Source GIS software and provides a guide to navigate the many options available. Discover what kind of GIS user you are and lay the foundation to evaluate the options and decide what software is best for you. Desktop GIS examines the challenges

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Image: Central Russia and the Moscow

Central Russia and the Moscow region are experiencing their hottest July in history, with record temperatures reaching over 35ºC posing a high fire risk. Several large smoke plumes originating from burning peat fields and forest fires are visible in this Envisat image covering the area east of Moscow. Read More

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

PCI Geomatics Enhances Geospatial Processing Abilities with ProSDK 1.5

PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of geoimaging software and systems, is pleased to announce the release of a new version of its Professional Software Development Kit (ProSDK), an integrated toolkit used for building highly automated and customized workflow solutions. The ProSDK includes a set of libraries, header files, and tools that allow users to run

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Wiring the Ocean

Oceanographer John Delaney is building an underwater network of high-definition cameras and sensors to turn the world’s oceans into a massive interactive lab. Delaney and a University of Washington research team are implanting robotic sensor arrays along the Juan de Fuca Ridge and other ocean sites — on the ocean floor and throughout the water

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Arizona Geospatial Data and Maps

The Arizona Geospatial Data and Maps is the successor to the Arizona Electronic Atlas. This new site provides geospatial data to download and simple prepared maps you can view, save, or print. You will find all of the geospatial data you previously could download on the Arizona Electronic Atlas and the Arizona Historic Census GeoDatabase