Sunday, September 16th, 2007
The importance of cooperation at all levels was emphasised by EU Justice, Freedom and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini at the inaugural meeting of the European Security Research and Innovation Forum (ESRIF). ESRIF is intended to foster a public-private dialogue on security research by bringing together all relevant stakeholders. Together, forum participants will make proposals for
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
An EU project has developed technologies to take on the twin challenges of reducing the fuel consumed and CO2 emitted by marine diesel engines. Although shipping is considered the most environmentally friendly form of transportation, the air emissions from ships’ exhausts still worry environmentalists and marine engineers alike. Professor Nikolaos Kyrtatos, the coordinator of a
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
IBM, has named ESRI a recipient of its 2007 Public Sector Top Star Award for consistently demonstrating the “Best of the Best” business partner qualities. ESRI was recognized for forging a successful partnership with IBM, as well as building success in the marketplace, at IBM’s PartnerWorld 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri. “IBM and ESRI are
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
An announcement from The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) describes the publication of the OpenGIS Transducer Markup Language (TML) Implementation Specification as an approved OpenGIS Publicly Available Standard. Sensor systems “have two basic parts: a sensing element and a transducer that converts energy from one form to another form (usually an electric signal) that can be
Sunday, September 16th, 2007
Lenticular printing-customers like it because it grabs attention, increases product recognition and boosts sales. xpedx introduces Opticular(TM) for digital special effects, a production package for lenticular printing that gives print and creative professionals an easy and inexpensive way to produce special effects such as zoom, flip, 3D imaging, motion and morph. Read More
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that Empresa de Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Bogota (EAAB), the water and sewer utility of Colombia’s capital and largest city, has selected SewerGEMS, Bentley’s urban sewer modeling solution, to support the utility’s sewer master plan. The plan’s key goals include extending wastewater and stormwater services coverage to the entire metropolitan
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
A high tech $350,000 Canadian “bird” is flying above the Richmond Ranges looking deep into the hills for gold this week. The large torpedo shaped sensor is suspended beneath a helicopter that has been surveying parts of the ranges to the north-west of Blenheim. It’s known colloquially as a bird. Read More
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
DigitalGlobe, provider of the world’s highest-resolution commercial satellite imagery and geospatial information products, announced that the launch of the new WorldView-1 satellite will be broadcast live over the Internet. The launch will take place on Tuesday, September 18 at approximately 11:20 AM PDT. The launch is scheduled for 11:35 AM PDT. Read More
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
43% of Scottish Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have an environmental policy in place, the highest rate in the UK, according to an SME-nvironment independent survey. The survey, produced for the environmental guidance website NetRegs, also reveals that 49% of Scottish SMEs have already taken practical environmental measures, an increase of 17% since 2005. Read
Friday, September 14th, 2007
“The GMR 24 is the ultimate in versatility when it comes to marine radar,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “The unit features four thousand watts of transmit power, dual rotation speed for faster near-target updates, and plug-and-play reliability on the Garmin Marine Network — with a footprint that works on almost
