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The Triangle woos the tech giant's fiber network Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:02PMLike nervous suitors vying for the marriage hand of a maiden, communities are putting together creative proposals to catch the attention of Google. It was just a month ago when the mega corporation announced it was looking to partner with a U.S. city to launch its newest project [ read Google's fiber proposal, PDF ]. But already, several hundred communities have set their sights on securing a ...
The World as Their Canvas Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:44PMVisual books about maps, the design firm Unimark International and African and Central Asian “war rugs.”
Wind Farm project open house March 9 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:23AMBroken Bow and Custer County residents will have an opportunity to provide input to Nebraska Public Power District on the routing of a 115-kilovolt (kV) transmission line that will support the planned wind farm operation expected to go into operation in 2012.
Granite State storm blog Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:33AM Merrimack chief: 40 percent still out Rochester shelter relocated Gov. Lynch activates 50 National Guard members PSNH: Two thirds have power back Unitil: Power restoration nearly complete National Grid: 2,100 remain without power Hooksett: Section of Route 3A closed NHEC: Focus on Raymond, Sunapee, Plymouth UnionLeader.com will be updated regularly throughout this crisis. See the home page for ...
Two tributes to Reds Wolman (1924 - 2010) [Highly Allochthonous] Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 9:47AMM. Gordon "Reds" Wolman was a towering figure in 20th century fluvial geomorphology, fundamentally shaping our understanding of river forms and processes, profoundly influencing environmental education and river management, and educating scores of students that continue to push the boundaries of our scientific understanding of landscape and hydrologic processes. But to say that Reds merely ...
Forbes India: The man who exposed Pachauri's IPCC Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:50AMRetired geologist took apart alarmist claims about melting glaciers.
Power lines input sought Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 8:56PMSAN ANGELO, Texas —Eldorado residents scrutinized poster-sized aerial photos of their land Monday night as part of an open house to see where proposed transmission lines might stretch across West and Central Texas.The Lower Colorado River Authority’s LCRA Transmission Services Corp. hosted the gathering, stocking the Schleicher County Civic Center with engineers, ecology experts and other staff ...
Ice Losses in Antarctica Move South Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 9:13AMThe colder side of the Antarctic Peninsula now shows signs of melting.
How IT contractors can health check clients, agents, umbrellas Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:14AMFor many an IT contractor, the long awaited major order or role is the whole reason to be in business. Using your IT skills to your maximum advantage.
Augmented reality comes to Bing Maps Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 2:10PMAt the TED2010 conference, Microsoft architect Blaise Aguera y Arcas demoed the new Bing Maps features, which are are based on the concept of augmented reality.
Augmented reality comes to Bing Maps Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 2:10PMAt the TED2010 conference, Microsoft architect Blaise Aguera y Arcas demoed the new Bing Maps features, which are are based on the concept of augmented reality.
Nick Carr: Brooklyn's Mansion on the East River Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 9:20AMI was walking down Hudson Ave today in Brooklyn's Vinegar Hill neighborhood when I realized I'd never taken any of the roads leading east. Why...
Nick Carr: Brooklyn's Mansion on the East River Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 9:20AMI was walking down Hudson Ave today in Brooklyn's Vinegar Hill neighborhood when I realized I'd never taken any of the roads leading east. Why...
Painting as theater, from Guillermo Kuitca Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 10:44AMCrisis came early for Guillermo Kuitca.
Landowners confused by association newsletter Saturday, February 20, 2010 @ 7:15AMShakespeare once asked, "What's in a name?" While the Bard was discussing flowers, a newsletter recently mailed out to hundreds of property owners east of the river asking them to join the Rio Communities Landowners Association has caused confusion.
GIS program moving forward Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 12:23AMNathan Strickland nathan.strickland@franklincountytimes.com
Hiperwall Delivers High-Performance, Low-Cost Video Wall System Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 10:17AMIRVINE, Calif.----Hiperwall, Inc. today announced the expanded availability of its namesake high-performance, low-cost video wall system featuring ground-breaking software that eliminates complex hardware and allows non-technical users to manage the display of video and data feeds at the click and drag of a mouse.
Texas looks at what work needs to be done to Interstate 35 Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 3:27PMState leaders are turning to cities, counties and others at the ground level of government in an attempt to get locals to help the state identify what the needs are from one end of I-35 to the other -- a 500-mile stretch across Texas.
ARCHIBUS Bundles ESRI ArcGIS Map Services in Web Central Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 6:07AMBOSTON----ARCHIBUS Inc. , the #1 developer worldwide of real estate, infrastructure, and facilities management software, announces the integration of a select set of ESRI ArcGIS map services with ARCHIBUS Web Central V.18.2., the world’s most powerful, and widely used, intuitive business transformation platform.
Spatial Energy Adds 19 Oil & Gas Basins To BasinWatch Service Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 5:05AMSpatial Energy, the energy industry's source for digital imagery and related solutions, has added 19 oil and gas producing basins to its BasinWatch imagery service
Google Maps Labs Adds Experimental Features to Maps [Maps] Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 2:11PMVirtually every Google service has a Labs section devoted to implementing experimental features. There's Gmail Labs, Google (Search) Labs, Google Calendar Labs, and now, Google Maps Labs. So what can...
Tech Ticker Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 9:50PMGoogleEnhances mapsInternet giant Google on Friday rolled out experimental Google Maps features, a day after rival Microsoft enhanced its Bing Maps.
In Hindsight: Google Buzz, a faster Web and 'Parisian Love' Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 6:29PMThe week was pretty much all about Google, which aired a Super Bowl ad, launched a new social sharing service, bought a San Francisco startup, revealed plans to speed up the Internet and added options to Google Maps. Plus: EA reports its 12th loss in a row. Silicon Valley's first IPO of 2010 gets a tepid response.
Olympics Embrace New Technologies Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 2:01PMThe Winter Olympic Games kicking off on Friday will see new snowmobiles from Google that are rigged with cameras, so that viewers at home can experience first-hand views of the slopes, AFP reported.
County gathers information for flood maps appeal Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 11:12AMPlans to appeal newly proposed floodplain maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could be on the horizon for the Madison Fiscal Court.
Travel: Joshua Tree National Park in 5... Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 6:58AMAn oasis of beauty just a few steps from a city of swank
Google Street View hits the slopes Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 12:28AMTech giant Google is taking its Street View function to a whole new level -- more than 2,000 metres into the skies of British Columbia's Whistler Mountains.
Driver to stand trial over deaths Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 10:37AMNEBO resident Marion Graham was travelling behind a grey sedan along the Peak Downs Highway and was the only one who saw the driver and passenger die.
WhiteStar To Demo Streaming Imagery, Re-Branded Products At ESRI PUG Tuesday, February 9, 2010 @ 1:37AMWhiteStar Corp., a supplier of cartographic data products and services to the oil and gas industry, will demonstrate the new WhiteStar Streaming Imagery service along with the recently re-branded line of WhiteStar Exploration Cube map products next week at the ESRI Petroleum Users Group (PUG) Conference
Ramon Nuez: Using Google Earth to Take a Walk on Mars Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 10:51PMGoogle Earth is a virtual globe application. This is a program that can be used to view the Earth's surface -- in both 2D and...
Artists create billboards to highlight environmental awareness during February Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 8:34PMEnvironmental awareness meets art this month with Future and Forgotten Landscapes, a series of painted billboards focused on environmental health in Bloomington.
Local planning regs ‘simple,’ surveyor Branson declares Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 5:40PMLongtime local surveyor Denny Branson disagrees with those who say Henderson planning, zoning and code regulations are too complex.
Mapping: now a bird’s eye view Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 8:47AMFrom paintings on cave walls advising locations and directions to food sources, to maps from ancient Rome and Greece – used by Alcibiades as he traveled about in alternating forms of treachery -- to the incredible 3-D graphics available today, maps have been used not only to get from here to there, but also as cultural and intellectual guideposts of the countries and persons from whence each came.
Researching sustainability Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 3:51AMAn aerial view of Corradino, Marsa and Blata l-Bajda. By aggregating information on a common GIS platform the institute can assist planning, research and monitoring, and provide a source of inspiration and intelligence for new ventures.
Rock crushing operation seeks equipment relo Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 1:18PMAggregate Industries wants to upgrade with new technology.
County officials present Greenway Master Plan Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 8:13AMUPPER DARBY – The Delaware County Planning Department presented an overview of the Darby Creek Greenway Master Plan at the Upper Darby Municipal Building last week.
'Brown-out' testing allows safe landings Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 10:20PMDriving in a dust storm with zero visibility can be nerve-racking, dangerous and sometimes fatal. Imagine trying to land a helicopter or other aircraft in conditions often referred to as “brown-out,” and not knowing if you will land safely?
Multiple gypsy moth spraying open houses set Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 6:37AMSeveral area open houses have been scheduled for early February to allow the Ohio Department of Agriculture the chance to educate the public on gypsy moth treatment plans for the coming year.
Search for frozen camera may reveal who climbed Everest first Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 7:12AM(PhysOrg.com) -- An Everest historian believes he may have pinpointed the last resting place of mountaineer Andrew Irvine, who died on a mission to climb Mount Everest in 1924, almost 30 years before the successful climb of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. No one knows whether or not Irvine and his companion George Mallory ever reached the summit, but the remains of Irvine, and ...
MuskokaTech Releases PathAway GPS 5 for Symbian Smartphones Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 1:01AMVersion 5 of the popular GPS Navigation, Mapping, and Tracking Software now available for Symbian Series 60 3rd and 5th Edition Smartphones
Airborne Radar Looks At Haiti Earthquake Faults Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 8:06AMImage 1: NASA's UAVSAR airborne radar will create 3-D maps of earthquake faults over wide swaths of Haiti (red shaded area) and the Dominican Republic (yellow shaded area). Image credit: NASAImage 2: The UAVSAR underbelly pod is in clear view as NASA's Gulfstream-III research aircraft banks away over Edwards Air Force Base during aerodynamic clearance flights. Image credit: NASA/Lori Losey
Funds sought for new aerial survey Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 12:21PMThe regular meeting of the Jackson County Commissioners was held on Monday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m. The minutes of the Jan. 19 meeting were approved, with a minor change. There were no blanket purchase...
Silverthorne seeks ideas for revamped Rainbow Park Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 9:51AMSILVERTHORNE - The Town of Silverthorne wants to spruce up Rainbow Park, and it's looking to local residents for ideas. The park, adjacent to the Silverthorne Recreation Center, currently features tennis courts, a skate park, a playground, a playing field, volleyball courts, basketball courts and a pedestrian path. About 5 acres of the park's land are undeveloped. The town drew up the park's ...
Historical Development: Could a Frozen Camera Dethrone Hillary and Norgay as the First to Summit Everest? Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 9:03AMOn June 8, 1924, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine left their camp less than a kilometer from the summit of Mount Everest on a mission to be the first mountaineers to ascend the world's highest peak (8,850 meters). They were never to be heard from again. Whether either man reached the summit--almost three decades before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's historic 1953 climb--has been an open ...
RIT Mapping Damage in Haiti Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 9:50PMTaking sixty thousand aerial images
ExWeb interview with Ryan Waters and Cecilie Skog, “The mental part was the most difficult part” Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 1:20PM01:04 pm CST Jan 22, 2010 (ThePoles.com) Cecilie and Ryan phoned ExplorersWeb from their tent on the Ross Ice Shelf.
Retiring Forest Service employee gives thoughts Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 1:18AMWhen Mark Orme first worked at the Targhee National Forest in St. Anthony in 1981, timber sale maps were drawn by hand from aerial photos, and acreages were calculated using a dot overlay counts.
Root Coverage Offers Detailed Crowd-Sourced Cellular Coverage Maps [Cell Phones] Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 3:56PMThe coverage maps provided by cellphone companies don't really tell you all that much about the quality of the coverage they offer. If you'd like a real-world look at coverage, you can check out Root...
Smoke on the water Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 6:21PMSurrounded by bush and boats, Briar Jensen enjoys a perfect day trip to Bobbin Head.
Garmin® Widens Its Horizons, Introduces 7-Inch Stand-Alone Touchscreen Chartplotters with Radar Capability and Built ... Thursday, January 7, 2010 @ 6:00AMOLATHE, Kan.----Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the GPSMAP® 700 series – the first touchscreen controlled stand-alone marine chartplotters with radar capability and built-in sonar at an affordable price that’s easy to justify for any boat or budget.