Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
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
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
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
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
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!
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
Sparx Systems, a global vendor of UML modeling tools based on open standards will sponsor the Interoperability Workshop at the next ISO/TC 211 meeting being held from 24-28 May 2010. The global geospatial community increasingly uses Enterprise Architect, the flagship UML modeling platform from Sparx Systems for the development of industry reference models and to
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
The EU ETS is one of the main and most prominent measures introduced by the EU to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and reach its target under the Kyoto Protocol. The main source of information on the scheme at EU level is the Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL), run by the European Commission. The EU
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
Monitoring the green roof’s success in reducing runoff is critical to the project, according to Darla Cravotta, the special projects coordinator with Allegheny County. “We can’t talk about the benefits of a green roof without monitoring it,” said Cravotta. “But when we have data, we can encourage other people to build green roofs,” she said.
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
ESA’s SMOS satellite completed its six-month commissioning this week and formally began operational life. This milestone means the mission is now set to provide much-needed global images of soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the water cycle. Read More
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
While technological advances produce cleaner vehicles, more and more passengers and goods are travelling further distances, thereby offsetting efficiency gains. Based on analysis of long-term trends, a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report calls for a clear vision defining Europe’s transport system by 2050 and consistent policies to achieve it. Read More
