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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Drake Landing Solar Community Surpasses Targets

On Tuesday, May 25, the Drake Landing Solar Community, Natural Resources Canada and project partners will mark the significant accomplishment of being the first thermal solar community in the world to have 80 percent of its annual space heating requirement provided by solar thermal energy. A live performance Web site to track key functions of

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

A Bridge Too Far for Repairs

An ancient river crossing is still waiting to be fixed, despite being out of action for nearly a year. Rothbury’s iconic stepping stones over the River Coquet were damaged during floods in July 2009.Northumberland County Council last year agreed to repair and replace them but nothing was done.Now Rothbury Parish Council is again asking for

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Scottish Homes Taken with Thermal Imaging Cameras

Images of about 10,000 properties will taken as part of a pilot scheme run by both the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) and the Scottish Government. The scan results will help the association to prioritise work on energy efficiency measures such as loft, cavity wall and water tank insulation in around 2000 properties. Read More

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Exprodat Consulting Signs Quarry One Eleven to Make the Right Noise

Exprodat Consulting has a great story to tell. The company not only successfully provides tailored Exploration & Production (E&P) GIS training courses and consulting to the world’s Oil & Gas companies but it also creates and supplies the innovative ‘Team-GIS’ software.   Jules Cullen, Sales & Marketing Director of Exprodat Consulting knows that it is

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

ESRI Launches ArcGIS.com and ArcGIS Explorer Online

ESRI announces the launch of ArcGIS.com, a Web site for finding and sharing geographic information system (GIS) content, organizing geographic information into groups, and building communities. A new browser-based version of ArcGIS Explorer, ArcGIS Explorer Online, also launches with the site and provides direct access to ArcGIS.com content.

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Farallon Geographics Delivers Mobile Data Collection App on Android Platform Using FME Server

Farallon Geographics has developed and deployed a workflow-driven mobile data collection application to streamline the development of a comprehensive and accurate storm drain geodatabase and geometric network for a Bay Area city. The application uses the Open Source Android mobile platform, allowing it to run on a wide range of devices. The mobile data collection

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Why We Need Standards for Housing Design

By design quality, we are talking about creating places that work well, not about architectural style. Design quality, after all, is fundamental to how places work: road layouts that prioritise pedestrians; public spaces that are safe and attractive; buildings that are at an appropriate scale and density to support local services. Read More

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Update on IGARSS Community Remote Sensing (CRS)

We are closing in rapidly on the July IGARSS conference (http://www.igarss.org) and the CRS-focused plenary promises to be quite exciting.  The keynote will be given by two leaders of the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Aneesh Chopra, President Obama’s Chief Technology Officer, and Shere Abbott, Associate Director for Environment.  They are quite

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Nomad 800 Series Rugged PDA

There are several models in the 800 series (see brochure), the 2 most popular being the 800L and the 800LC.  Both have 806 Mhz processor, 1 Gig internal memory, integrated GPS, VGA screen, Bluetooth, 802.11, 14 hour duration battery etc.  The 800LC model also has an integrated camera.     Run Crest, ArcPad or other Windows

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

TOPO! Pro – Map and Manage Your World!

During an emergency situation, whether it is a natural or man made disaster, features of the landscape change at lightening speed, at any time and often in ways that are impossible to predict.  Responding effectively to a disaster requires information about the situation to flow seamlessly and quickly between field operatives & control centres. TOPO!