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
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The 112.pt was awarded with the 112 National System of Excellence by the Association of the European Emergency Number (EENA) in a ceremony held on November 8th, in Brussels. Critical Software was the chosen technology partner of the Ministry of Interior to operate a major overhaul to 112.pt, which has now been recognized as an
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
On the 7th December 2010 the EMMON project will be presenting the first integrated system prototype demonstrator. This will show a significant number of nodes working together (from 200 – 250). We will be showcasing the Wireless Sensor nodes, the Cluster heads up to the Gateway system components. This demonstration will be held at ISEP premises in Porto,
Thursday, November 25th, 2010
The organizers saw SB10 as being about creating a knowledge base for the design and construction of 0-impact buildings and environments. That means 0-impact with respect to water, energy, materials, air and land. The focus of SB10 was on advanced developments and innovations in those fields. Read More
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
GPS stands for ‘global positioning system’, and gizmos that make use of the technology are also known as GPS receivers or satellite navigation systems (‘satnav’ for short). The benefits of using a GPS device are to show your location, plot routes and find your way around using digital maps. It’s amazing, you’ll wonder how you
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
The organizations sponsoring OWS-8 seek open standards that address their interoperability requirements. OWS-8 will be organized around the following threads: 1) Observation Fusion — Detection, tracking, and bookmarking of moving objects in video using Sensor Web Enablement (SWE) and other OGC standards; as well as coverage access and processing. 2) Geosynchronization (Gsync) — Distributing bulk
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
As part of our December-January training schedule we have included introductory and intermediate desktop GIS training courses, but also a new INSPIRE/ SDI network services training seminar that deals with discovery, download and transformation services. For more see the Network Services Seminar webpage, and the training schedule.
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Farm Market iD, a leading provider of farm-level U.S. agricultural data, announced today it has made available for commercial use previously unavailable information on more than 26,000 agricultural producers in Florida derived from local ownership records, and enhanced by GIS (geospatial information system) data and satellite imagery. Crops included in the data represent 1.7 million planted acres,
