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  • New flood maps revealed at meeting Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:01AMPeople in Juneau County have sustained severe damage to property due to flooding over the past few years, including last spring.
  • Honoring Hoosier baseball Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:23AMHistorical celebrations and commemorations this week honor the legacy of baseball in Indianapolis that stretches back more than a century. by Rita Kohn The historical marker dedication on July 22 brings attention to Indianapolis' rich and diverse baseball legacy. The four-part celebration includes the 125th anniversary of professional baseball in Indianapolis, starting with formation of the ...
  • Mountains or Molehills? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:49AMFITCHBURG -- With its steep roads and uneven surface, it's hard to have a conversation about the city for very long without someone repeating the conventional wisdom that Fitchburg is the first or second hilliest city in America.
  • Another Leap Forward for Midwest Real Estate Data's connectMLS(TM) System Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:14PMRealtors(R) Now Able to Search by Percentage of Price Change
  • Aviator Bessie Owen Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:02PMOwen became nationally-known when her account of her globe-trotting escapades, Aerial Vagabond, hit the bookstores in 1941.
  • GeoEye Provides U.S. Government Online Access to Imagery Through EnhancedView Web Hosting Service Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:43AMGeoEye, Inc. , a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced the delivery of a new capability to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . GeoEye's EnhancedView Web Hosting Service provides users with password protected, online access to unclassified, high-resolution imagery within hours of its collection.
  • Municipal, County Governments Do More Cooperating Than Arguing - By Megan Poinski Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:30AMMegan@MarylandReporter.comSeventy-five years ago, a group of Maryland cities got together to try to ...
  • Construction agreement on Galesburg City Council agenda Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:33AMThe Galesburg City Council will be asked Monday to approve a construction engineering agreement for the West Main Street overpass, as the project continues to move forward.
  • Best mobile phones: reviews and specifications Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:15AMShort reviews, specifications and links on the top mobile phones currently available, from the Apple iPhone 4 to the Samsung Galaxy S2, plus the BlackBerry Torch and more
  • Registering Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:09PMForest owners intending to enter the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) need to register and identify their forest extents.
  • CANYON LAKE: Goat Hill investors sue property owners association over failed project Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:35PMA real estate investment firm that maintains it has sunk millions into planning a commercial and residential development on Goetz Hill has sued the Canyon Lake Property Owners Association for allegedly blocking that project three years ago.
  • Audi Connect redefines 'mobile computing' Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:29PMPlease excuse any typos here. My fingers are still tingling from an incredibly fast wireless device I tested last week.
  • Son, family journey to Wyoming site of patriarch's death Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:34AMA shoebox in Bob Weaver’s hands contains everything his father, Don, carried the day he died.
  • Rare Glimpse Inside a Predator Drone Control Station Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:22AMA rare behind-the-scenes tour of a UAS ground control station jointly shared by the Italian and U.S. air forces to demystify some of the operations of these robot warrior aircraft.
  • Mental Joss Stone Men Appear In Court To Be Laughed At Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:11PMSTALKERS! We know you're completely insane, but seriously, stalking and trying to kidnap Joss Stone? Really?...
  • Small fire agencies worry about fees Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:57PMGov. Jerry Brown signed fire fee legislation earlier this month, aiming to raise $50 million this fiscal year and $200 million once fully implemented. The fee would be charged to those living in regions, known as “state responsibly areas,” that count on CalFire for protection. Those are mostly unincorporated, rural or backcountry developments. About 73,000 homes are in these “SRAs” in San Diego ...
  • Aquino issues administrative order directing gov’t entities to coordinate the acquisition of data Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:44AMPresident Benigno S. Aquino III has issued an administrative order directing government entities to coordinate with the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) in the acquisition of data from airborne and spaceborne platforms such as satellite imageries, aerial photographs and other related products and services for mapping purposes in their respective projects.
  • Conserving biodiversity with hyperspectral imaging analysis Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:19AMFujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced the development of technology to improve the accuracy of plant identification with aerial hyperspectral images. This enables accurate distinctions to be made even among trees with similar coloring, such as the cedar tree and the Japanese cypress.
  • Palm Spring Hotel Completes Major Lobby and Restaurant Renovation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:08AMThe Courtyard Palm Springs Hotel’s new design features high tech GoBoard®, flexible work and social spaces, and 24/7 food and beverage market. (PRWeb July 15, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Courtyard-Palm-Springs/Hotel-Lobby-Renovation/prweb8640140.htm
  • What will happen to White’s Farm? Meeting attempts to sort out options Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:27AMByline:  Cheri Kelley Breaking News:  No Though the agenda was lengthy, a discussion of the White’s Farm property was the most contentious item of business — yet again — at the regular Board of Selectmen (BOS) meeting held in Durham on Monday, July 11. read more
  • Bone ends 30 years of wondering Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:19AMWhen Wilma Burleigh answered the phone at her Seattle-area home last month, the former Walnut Creek resident learned that out-of-state officers were heading north to visit her.
  • Serial slaying investigators' determination closes the mystery on 1977 Walnut Creek murder Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:32PMA team of investigators, who refused to give up on the search to find Lou Ellen Burleigh's body more than three decades after she vanished from Walnut Creek, hit a needle in a haystack and find the only known piece of her.
  • Halle Berry Wins Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:01PMHalle Berry, Paris Hilton, Joss Stone, and Other Celebs Targeted by Crazed Fans
  • alaplaya Unveils S4 League: Season 2, "Iron Eyes" Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:32PMMUNICH - alaplaya, the leading international free-to-play gaming portal, today revealed that a new expansion is coming to hit its online third-person shooter S4 League later this month. The new season, entitled "Iron Eyes," will be the second installment in a series of major updates to the action-pa...
  • Behind the Scenes: What It's Like Inside a Predator Drone Control Station Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:46AMOnce closely guarded military secrets, remotely operated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are now widely known to play a vital role in modern wars. But even while most people recognize that UAS are extremely important, they usually don’t know how they are controlled and by whom.
  • Geospatial Data Providers Segment Data Products and Continue to Innovate Beyond Just Raw Data #esriuc Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:21AMThe big four data providers, DigtalGlobe, NAVTEQ, TomTom, and GeoEye are no longer playing second fiddle to geospatial software solutions vendors. They are innovating in ways that go beyond simply selling raw satellite imagery or raw street centerlines. From points of interest to live... Continue reading
  • New signage, interpretive exhibits installed along Ballona Creek trail Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:18AMUsers of the popular 7.2-mile Ballona Creek Trail andBike Path between Culver City and Marina del Rey may now notice some new improvements designed to beautify the trail and educate the public about the creek's connection to the area.
  • County officials at odds over budget amount Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:00PMCounty Administrator Rick Helms presented commissioners with a $114.8 million budget on Tuesday.
  • Behind the controls of a Predator drone flight Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:29PMOnce closely guarded military secrets, remotely operated Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are now widely known to play a vital role in modern wars. But even while most people recognize that UAS are extremely important, they usually don’t know how they are controlled and by whom.
  • CAD Software provides solar design tools. Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:34AMWith digitizing aerial imagery, shadow analyzer, and solar radiation calculator, AppliCad Solar Wizard Software enables consultants and contractors to prepare client proposals at initial stage without site visit. Entire structure can be modeled in 3D along with immediate surrounds, and interference effects of shadows from these items explored in detail. Report generator connects all calculated ...
  • White’s Farm options still split in Durham Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:52AMDURHAM — As promised, First Selectman Laura Francis began Monday night’s Board of Selectman meeting with a report on White’s Farm and the plan the board is proposing that would put the brook back on a historical route.
  • State to sell off Howland's land to pay off fraud victims Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:56PMState Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office is looking to sell three parcels of land in Lakeville to help refund the 34 customers and others who were allegedly misled by former Freetown selectman and state Rep. Mark Howland and his alternative energy company. Lakeville conservation authorities, however, question if Howland’s approximately 26 acres on Kristian Way holds enough buildable dry ...
  • Low-flying helicopter gathering radiological readings, will make daily flights through July 28 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:43PMStarting July 11, a low-flying helicopter will measure background readiation levels around Puget Sound, making daily flights between through July 28. Lessons from the nuclear incidents in Fukushima, Japan show the value of a project to measure background radiation levels in several parts of the state. A low-flying helicopter will gather radiological readings this summer, starting next week ...
  • Oshkosh Bound? Sporty’s Has an App for That – and it’s Free Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:10PMWhether flying or driving to the world’s greatest aviation celebration at AirVenture this year, Sporty’s has made your planning easier than ever before with a free app for the show.
  • Bing Rolls Out New Maps Interface Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:16AMAfter months of testing, Bing has now made available its new interface for Bing Maps. Changes include adjustments to the task and navigation controls. Bing says it’s now easier to find the most common actions to complete your tasks. “We’ve …
  • Bluesky Maps Potential for Solar Electricity Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:02AMLeicestershire, UK, July 2011 - Bluesky Solar Maps are helping businesses in the South of England benefit from low cost electricity.
  • PEMEX Signs With DigitalGlobe for Global Basemap Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 7:00AMLONGMONT, CO--(Marketwire - 07/12/11) - DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI - News ), a leading global provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, announced that it has signed a new agreement with Mexico's largest enterprise, PEMEX. The agreement gives PEMEX, a customer of DigitalGlobe's for the last four years and one of the world's top oil producers, real-time, cloud-based access to DigitalGlobe ...
  • Bing Maps Tweaks Its Navigation Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:58PMBing has announced a set of much-needed tweaks to the Bing Maps user interface. Rather than scattering navigation options both above and below (not to mention off to the side of) the map itself, all menu options are now accessible in a nav bar that stretches across the screen above the map.
  • Esri Releases New Version of ArcGIS for iOS Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:47PMNew Version Includes Significant Improvements, More Intuitive Features Visit website for full story...
  • 34th America's Cup Race: Maps! Charts! Aerial Views! the A-Cup Draft EIR Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:02PMClick image to enlarge in a new window [Credit: SFPC] It's here: the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 34th Americas's Cup Race. We've only glanced at Volume 1 and Volume 2. Because they're immense. But seriously worth the...
  • The 2012 Audi A6: Loaded and connected Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:25PMPlease excuse any typos here. My fingers are still tingling from an incredibly fast wireless device I tested last week.
  • Simple clear advice in plain English Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:55AMComputer-based design work doesn't have to be limited to two dimensions for paper or screen presentations. Google Sketchup is a 3D model designer that can be used for all kinds of design work with close links to Google Earth.
  • Civil War aeronautics: the use of balloons for reconnaissance Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:18PMDuring four years of the Civil War, there were many innovations in weaponry, tactics, medicine and naval vessels. In July 1861, Thaddeus Lowe, with the help of President Abraham Lincoln, ushered in a new phase of gathering military intelligence with the Union Army Balloon Corps.
  • Helicopter to gather radiological readings in Seattle-Tacoma area Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:39PMA low-flying helicopter will measure background radiation levels starting Monday, July 11 around the Puget Sound area.
  • Spy Geeks Want Holodeck Tech for Intel Analysts Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:03PMThe holodeck: a room that can create an interactive 3-D hologram of just about any environment you can think of. It’s been the dream of Star Trek nerds ever since The Next Generation debuted on TV. Well brace yourself, Trekkies, and try not to soil those Starfleet unitards in glee. The U.S. intelligence community had [...]
  • Yellowstone river oil spill throws spotlight on ExxonMobil and regulators Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:36PMOil executives criticised for conflicting accounts of breach and regulators accused of failing to ensure safe operation ExxonMobil and the Obama administration faced a growing credibility gap on Thursday over their management of a pipeline break that has fouled the Yellowstone river . Clean-up crews have yet to reach the site of the pipeline break nearly a week after the rupture, which leaked 42 ...
  • Mosquito spraying set Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:09AMThe San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District announced plans to spray for mosquitoes over the Delta region west of Stockton.
  • Wanted: Retailers in Albertville Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:16PMThe Albertville Commercial Development Authority is seeking outside help with retail recruitment.
  • Japan's Fukushima city says its people are safe Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:11AMTOKYO, July 6, 2011 (AFP) - Japan's Fukushima city said Wednesday its 300,000 people are safe from radiation from the stricken nuclear plant 60 kilometres (40 miles) away, seeking to allay fears voiced by citizen groups.
  • Halting smugglers Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:25AMJust inside Nevada, about 10 miles from the San Bernardino County line, sits a small town where Californians go to get their fix of activities that are illegal back home.